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**Job Title:** Software Team Lead
**Company:** Estidama
**Location:** International role (On-site work model specified)
**Employment Type:** Full-time
**Salary:** 17,000-20,000 AED / month (approximately 4,500-5,000 USD | 12,500 to 14,650 GEL)
**Role Overview:**
We are looking for a Software Team Lead with strong hands-on Java expertise to design, build, and lead the development of SME-focused finance, payments, and lending platforms. This is a technical leadership role for someone who can architect and deliver real-world transactional systems, lead engineers day-to-day, and work closely with product and business stakeholders in an international environment.
**Responsibilities:**
* Lead the design and development of backend systems for payments, invoicing, settlements, reconciliations, and SME lending workflows.
* Write production-grade Java code and set technical standards across the team.
* Own system architecture, API design, data models, and service integrations.
* Lead and mentor a software development team (code reviews, planning, technical guidance).
* Collaborate with product, finance, and operations teams to translate requirements into scalable systems.
* Build secure, reliable, and auditable transactional systems.
* Drive improvements in performance, stability, and automation.
* Support release cycles and ensure high-quality production deployments.
**Required Qualifications (Must Have):**
* Strong hands-on experience with Java (backend development is core to this role).
* Proven experience leading a software development team or acting as a technical lead.
* Experience building transactional systems (payments, financial platforms, lending, or similar).
* Solid understanding of: APIs (REST/JSON), Databases & data consistency, Transaction processing and error handling.
* Comfortable working in Agile/Scrum environments.
* Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
**Desired Qualifications (Nice to Have/Strong Advantage):**
* Vue.js experience (or other modern frontend frameworks).
* Experience with payments, fintech, or financial systems.
* Exposure to SME lending, credit systems, or loan lifecycle management.
* Experience with: Microservices architecture, CI/CD pipelines, Cloud environments.
* Background working with international teams or platforms.
**Contact Email:** michael.parrella@estidama.ai