# Technical Team Lead

> Arabic.AI · Amman, Jordan · Full-time · Posted 2026-05-05

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Technology, AI & Products

## Description

**Job Purpose** 

As the Team Lead at Tarjama&, you will be responsible for leading a technical team in the design, development, and delivery of high-quality technology solutions aligned with Tarjama’s strategic goals. This role ensures the successful execution of engineering tasks, enforces development best practices, and acts as a hands-on contributor while also coordinating with cross-functional teams. The Team Lead mentors team members and ensures the timely delivery of projects. They also translate technical direction into day-to-day implementation. 

**Duties & Responsibilities** 

Technical Leadership & Execution Oversight 

-   Oversee daily development activities, ensuring alignment with coding standards, architecture guidelines, and delivery timelines. 

-   Guide system design and architecture discussions, providing hands-on technical input where needed. 

-   Support engineers in problem-solving, debugging, and performance optimization, acting as a key technical escalation point. 

-   Review and approve key code components, ensuring quality, scalability, and maintainability. 

Team Management & Mentorship 

-   Lead, coach, and develop a team of engineers with varying levels of experience. 

-   Conduct regular 1:1s, performance check-ins, and technical feedback sessions to ensure growth and accountability. 

-   Facilitate onboarding and continuous technical upskilling of team members. 

-   Foster a culture of knowledge sharing, collaboration, and continuous improvement. 

Collaboration & Cross-functional Alignment 

-   Work closely with Product, QA, DevOps, and Design teams to ensure shared understanding of project goals and priorities. 

-   Help translate product requirements into actionable development plans and ensure clear task delegation. 

-   Act as a liaison between the development team and technology leadership, providing visibility into progress, risks, and resource needs. 

Code Quality, Documentation & Standards 

-   Enforce best practices in coding, documentation, testing, and deployment. 

-   Promote peer code reviews, unit testing, and automation to ensure reliability and consistency. 

-   Ensure comprehensive documentation is maintained for all critical systems and architectural decisions. 

-   Support continuous improvement of internal development workflows and tools. 

System Support & Deployment Coordination 

-   Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams to ensure system performance, CI/CD readiness, and release reliability. 

-   Monitor deployment readiness and troubleshoot issues during staging and production releases. 

-   Participate in the evaluation and adoption of new technologies and frameworks that align with business needs. 

**Education, Experience & Qualifications** 

-   Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. 

-   8+ years of hands-on software development experience with at least 2 years in a technical leadership or team lead role. 

-   Strong experience with Node.js, Python is a plus. 

-   Proficiency in designing and reviewing scalable architectures using microservices and RESTful APIs. 

-   Experience working with relational and non-relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis). 

-   Solid experience in Agile/Scrum environments and sprint management. 

-   Proficient in English language. 

**Behavioral Competencies** 

-   Communication 

-   Decision Making 

-   Stakeholder Management 

-   Team Building & Management 

-   Conflict Management 

-   Results Orientation 

-   Influencing Others 

**Technical Competencies** 

-   Backend Development (Node.js, Python is a plus) 

-   Microservices & System Architecture 

-   RESTful API Design & Integration 

-   Code Review & Quality Standards 

-   Cloud Infrastructure (AWS, Azure) 

-   CI/CD & DevOps Collaboration 

-   Database Design & Optimization 

-   Performance Monitoring & Debugging 

-   Documentation & Technical Writing 

-   Agile Development Practices

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