
Technical Lead
Zeidex -
Maadi, CairoJob Details
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Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Tech Lead to drive the technical direction and delivery of high-quality solutions. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership, mentorship, and architecture design skills, as well as a deep understanding of secure, scalable systems. You will guide cross-functional teams, ensure adherence to best practices, and contribute hands-on when needed.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership:
- Lead the design and development of scalable, secure, and maintainable backend systems.
- Drive the architecture and implementation of microservices-based solutions.
- Enforce coding standards, code reviews, and best practices across the development lifecycle.
DevOps & Infrastructure:
- Manage infrastructure on AWS using IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation).
- Automate CI/CD pipelines and deployments.
- Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and cost optimization of cloud resources.
Security & Performance:
- Integrate security-by-design practices and conduct threat modeling and vulnerability assessments.
- Optimize application performance, database queries, and system scalability.
Database & Backend Expertise:
- Design and maintain complex data models using MySQL.
- Ensure database tuning, backups, and replication strategies are in place.
Team & Agile Collaboration:
- Work closely with product managers, designers, and QA to ensure timely delivery.
- Act as a mentor to junior developers, fostering technical growth and excellence.
- Provide time and effort estimations for tasks and projects.
- Champion agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban).
Innovation & Extras (Nice to Have):
- Contribute to ML-related architecture if needed.
- Experience or interest in GoLang development.
- Stay updated on emerging technologies and introduce tools or practices that drive productivity.
Job Requirements
- 8+ years of backend development experience, with strong PHP expertise.
- 3+ years in a tech lead or senior engineering role.
- Proven experience with DevOps, AWS, and automation tools.
- Solid understanding of microservices architecture and RESTful APIs.
- Strong database design and optimization skills (especially MySQL).
- Familiarity with security practices, including OWASP standards.
- Experience with Agile/Scrum environments and time estimation techniques.
- Excellent problem-solving, system thinking, and communication skills.