Lead Backend Developer

Our client is building a modern cross-border payments and financial infrastructure platform (exchange, clearing, messaging, digital currency) for banks and financial institutions. We're looking for a Senior Back-End Java Developer (5+ years) to help design and build our core services.

Profile summary

* 5+ years of professional experience in back-end development with Java

* Strong hands-on experience with Java 11+, Spring / Spring Boot, and RESTful APIs

* Solid background in distributed systems / microservices, including service discovery, resilience, and observability

* Excellent knowledge of relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL) and familiarity with NoSQL stores

* Experience with message brokers/streaming (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar)

* Strong focus on clean code, testing (unit/integration), and code reviews

* Comfortable with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

* Good understanding of security, performance, and scalability in financial or mission-critical systems

* Leadership: ability to supervise and track progress of the back-end team, perform regular code reviews, enforce coding standards and best practices, mentor junior and mid-level engineers, and collaborate on architectural decisions

* Strong communication skills and ability to work closely with product, QA, DevOps, and front-end teams

* Bonus: experience with payments, FX, cross-border transfers, ISO 20022, SWIFT, or other financial protocols; exposure to event-driven architectures and DDD

Languages and location

* Fluent English is a must (written and spoken)

* Location: strong preference for UAE, Dubai, with flexibility for remote candidates who are highly qualified

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys owning services end-to-end, leading by example on code quality, and helping shape the technical backbone of a next-generation financial network.