Senior Development Lead Full Stack Microservices_ Onsite Saudi Arabia

Senior Development Lead Full Stack Microservices

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Experience: 8+ Years

Role: Senior Development Lead / Technical Lead

We are looking for a hands-on Senior Development Lead with strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, LLD, API Development & Security, and React JS.

The ideal candidate will be a Player-Coach who can lead developers while actively contributing to technical design, LLD, coding, code reviews, troubleshooting and production support.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical design and translate requirements into LLD, service architecture, API contracts and integration flows.
• Develop scalable Java/Spring Boot Microservices and REST APIs.
• Drive API security using OAuth2, OIDC, JWT, Authentication/Authorization and API Gateway concepts.
• Provide technical leadership for React JS development and API integration.
• Remain hands-on with coding, debugging, performance optimization and complex technical issues.
• Conduct code/design reviews, mentor developers and remove technical blockers.
• Support production/L3 issues, RCA, deployments, DR activities and application stabilization.
• Collaborate with Architects, Product Owners, QA, DevOps, Security and Business teams.

Preferred candidate profile

Must-Have Skills

Java 8/11/17+ | Spring Boot | Spring Security | Microservices | REST APIs | LLD | JPA/Hibernate | SQL | React JS | JavaScript/TypeScript | OAuth2 | OIDC | JWT | API Gateway | Git | CI/CD | Docker/Kubernetes | Jenkins/Azure DevOps

Candidate Profile

• 812+ years of software development experience.
• 3+ years as Technical Lead / Development Lead.
• Strong expertise in LLD + Java/Spring Boot + Microservices.
• Strong API design and security knowledge.
• Good hands-on React JS experience.
• Proven ability to lead a development team while remaining hands-on technically.
• Strong communication, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
• Enterprise-scale digital application experience in an Agile/Scrum environment.