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**Job Title:** Tech Lead Full Stack Java/Rust
**Company:** Astra Tech
**Job Description:**
Astra Tech is seeking a hands-on Technical Lead / Principal Engineer to design and build a new lending orchestration platform for the Botim Money ecosystem. This is an execution-first role where you will own the system architecture and implement the core platform, working in a small, senior, AI-augmented squad. The focus is on speed, correctness, and clean architecture, not large-team management. The platform will integrate with Nucleus (FinOne Neo), internal financial systems (KYC, payments, disbursement, repayment), and external scoring providers via APIs.
**Key Responsibilities:**
* Own the architecture and core implementation of the lending orchestration layer.
* Design API-first, event-driven workflows for lending lifecycle management.
* Implement and evolve backend services using Java (preferred) or Rust.
* Define service boundaries, contracts, and integration patterns.
* Lead by example through hands-on development and code ownership.
* Ensure resilience, idempotency, and fault tolerance in all integrations.
* Drive rapid delivery using AI-assisted development (live coding, test generation, refactoring).
* Establish lightweight coding standards, review practices, and architectural guardrails.
* Collaborate with product and domain stakeholders to translate lending flows into technical solutions.
* Work closely with Automation QA to embed quality from day one.
* Ensure observability, logging, and operational readiness are built into the platform.
* Act as the technical decision-maker for scope, trade-offs, and sequencing.
**Required Technical Skills:**
* 7+ years of backend or full-stack engineering experience.
* Strong hands-on expertise in Java (preferred) or Rust.
* Proven experience designing API-centric, integration-heavy systems.
* Solid understanding of event-driven architectures, workflow orchestration, and distributed systems fundamentals.
* Experience integrating with financial systems (payments, lending, wallets, KYC).
* Familiarity with relational databases (PostgreSQL or equivalent).
* Experience with containerized environments (Docker; Kubernetes optional).
* Strong focus on clean architecture, domain modeling, and maintainability.
* Comfortable using AI tools daily to accelerate development.
**Nice to Have:**
* Prior experience with lending platforms or LMS integrations.
* Exposure to Nucleus / FinOne Neo or similar systems.
* Experience building orchestration or middleware platforms.
* Rust experience for performance-critical components.
**Benefits:**
* High-ownership leadership role with real influence on people, processes, and delivery.
* Opportunity to build and shape a new engineering hub from the ground up.
* Direct collaboration with international teams across Georgia and the UAE.
* Competitive compensation package.
* 20 fully paid vacation days.
* 15 fully paid sick leaves.
* Paid public holidays.
* Compensation for health insurance and sports club membership (after trial period).
* Fast-paced environment within a rapidly scaling global tech ecosystem.
**Recruiter Contact:** anastasiia.sokha@usoftware.co