3 439 Lead Developer jobs in the United Arab Emirates

Lead Developer - French Fluent role at Paradox EN. This is a full-time position, carried out from our offices in Dubai or Lisbon, or fully remote from anywhere in the world. French and English fluency is required.

Your main goal will be to take Paradox's online learning experience to the next level by building the new Paradox App, a state-of-the-art application that integrates AI, delivers an unparalleled user experience. You will be the key player in creating an online learning management system that can handle several cohorts of hundreds of students at the same time and scales effortlessly to support thousands of students. Our sources of inspiration are Apple, Nike, Spotify, Disney for their obsession of excelling, having a worldwide impact and not just selling products but crafting experiences. You will play a pivotal role in making Paradox play at that level and becoming an iconic brand.

1. BUILD & INNOVATE
   • Develop new features that enhance the Paradox App and redefine how users learn online.
   • Implement AI-driven functionalities that personalize the learning experience.
   • Continuously test, iterate, and push boundaries to improve performance and usability.
   • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate feedback and rapidly iterate on new ideas.
2. SCALABILITY & PERFORMANCE
   • Ensure the application can handle large volumes of concurrent users while maintaining speed and reliability.
   • Optimize resource usage and infrastructure costs without sacrificing performance.
   • Leverage CDN and caching strategies to improve load times globally.
3. USER CENTERED DESIGN
   • Work closely with product and design teams to build intuitive, beautiful, and efficient user interfaces.
   • Rapidly prototype features to test and refine customer experiences.
   • Incorporate AI and automation to enhance user interactions.
4. PROBLEM SOLVING & TROUBLESHOOTING
   • Investigate and resolve technical challenges to ensure a seamless user journey.
   • Analyze recurring issues and proactively implement solutions to prevent future problems.
   • Work across teams to ensure a stable and efficient system.
5. COLLABORATION & COMMUNICATION
   • Actively participate in tech architecture discussions and planning sessions.
   • Provide and seek constructive feedback to continually improve the development process.
   • Work within Agile frameworks to ensure timely and high-quality delivery.

• 3-6 years of experience in Full Stack Development, Lead Development or as CTO of a startup.
• Deep expertise in TypeScript & React.js (minimum 3 years experience).
• Proficient in Tailwind CSS for sleek and responsive designs.
• Strong AI mindset – you actively integrate AI into your workflow.
• Passion for writing clean, maintainable, and scalable code.

• You're a problem-solver who thrives on tackling challenges.
• Detail-oriented: Clean code is your signature.
• Autonomous and proactive: You don't just execute; you bring ideas to the table.
• You love learning, iterating, and improving.
• You continuously learn and experiment with new technologies.

• Experience with Nest.js.
• Experience working with Chargebee API, ZohoBooks API.
• Experience with LMS applications and mobile development.

IT MIGHT NOT BE FOR YOU. If you're not driven by personal development, education, edtech, and helping others grow, this may not be the right fit. We value ambition, feedback, and a culture of growth.

JOIN US IF YOU CRAVE: Growth & Ambition; Impact & Meaning; Freedom & Well Being. We offer autonomy, flexible hours, remote culture from day one, offices in Dubai and Lisbon, standing desks, a MacBook, wellness and learning stipends, and 1:1 coaching.

Our tailored hiring process is designed to find the best fit for both you and Paradox. Steps include an application survey, video assignments, chats with our Talent Manager and Hiring Manager, a technical test, and culture-fit discussions, followed by references.

Paradox's mission is to empower people and organizations to live their true ambitions.

Unlock your potential in a dynamic role that drives growth and innovation. As the Business Development Manager, you will play a pivotal part in shaping our company's future.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join our team and make a meaningful contribution to our success. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining productive relationships with key personnel in assigned partner accounts.

Your primary focus will be on meeting assigned targets for profitable sales volume and strategic objectives in these accounts. This includes coordinating the involvement of company personnel to meet partner performance objectives and expectations.

1. Establish Strategic Partnerships: Build and maintain strong relationships with key personnel in assigned partner accounts.
2. Drive Sales Growth: Meet assigned targets for profitable sales volume and strategic objectives in assigned partner accounts.
3. Collaborate with Teams: Coordinate the involvement of company personnel to meet partner performance objectives and expectations.

You will also be responsible for driving adoption of company programs among assigned partners and proactively leading a joint partner planning process that develops mutual performance objectives, financial targets, and critical milestones.

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• A graduate degree with 3-5 years of experience in IT.
• Experience in Networking and Vertiv or similar products.
• An enthusiastic and results-driven approach with a strong will to succeed.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• A customer-first mentality with excellent relationship-building skills.

We are a company that invests in your future through continuous learning, leadership opportunities, and a commitment to fostering innovation. Our team members thrive in a dynamic environment that celebrates growth, learning, and inclusivity.

We offer access to LinkedIn Learning and other high-quality training courses to enhance your technical knowledge and skills. Join us and take the first step towards unlocking your full potential.

Staff Software Engineer C# and Python - Greenfield PaaS - Hedge Fund

Posted 3 days ago

Dubai, AE

Senior

Salary Range: AED 600,000 - AED 800,000

Full Job Description

Summary

Multi-Strategy Investment Manager seeks a Lead Developer & Technical Architect to design and implement a .Net, Python, and Azure-based PaaS. Onsite in UAE. Package: 600k-800k AED.

Description

This Multi-Strategy Investment Manager with over 20 years' successful track record seeks a Lead Developer & Technical Architect for a newly created role designing, building, and implementing a Greenfield .Net, Python, and Azure-based PaaS (Platform as a Service) offering to enable the optimization of the Application Development community (over 70 developers) through standardized design and development patterns and faster shipping of tools and apps.

Relocation and Visa: Paid in full

Working model: Onsite in UAE

Focus of role

1. Managing relationships with parallel Application Development and Systems Engineering functions, identifying issues in Developers workflows.
2. Design, build, and implement an Internal Development platform that enables self-service cloud environments.
3. Establish best practices and patterns that facilitate seamless integration between Development and Cloud operations.
4. Design and implement scalable, high-performance architectures that support Agile development practices.
5. Lead the creation of standardized deployment patterns for .NET and Python.
6. Design and implement robust CI/CD pipelines.
7. Grow the team; you will be the first hire into this team, with 2 more Application Developer level individuals to be hired over the next 12 months.

Skills and Experience required

1. Fluency in English.
2. Bachelor's / Master's in a STEM field.
3. Minimum 10 years' Application Development and Architecture experience.
4. Current expertise in .NET Core, .NET Framework, C#, ASP.NET MVC.
5. Minimum 3 years' Python experience.
6. Experience with IaaC tools - Chef, Ansible, Terraform.
7. Experience with Docker / Kubernetes (AKS or EKS).
8. Minimum 5 years' Cloud experience with either Azure / AWS.

Staff Software Engineer C# and Python - Greenfield PaaS - Hedge Fund

Posted 4 days ago

Dubai, AE

Senior

Salary Range: AED 600,000 - AED 800,000

Full Job Description

Summary

Multi-Strategy firm seeks Lead Developer & Technical Architect to design a .Net, Python, Azure PaaS; onsite UAE role, package: 600k-800k AED, tax-free, includes relocation.

Description

This Multi-Strategy Investment Manager with >20 yrs' successful track record seeks a Lead Developer & Technical Architect for a newly created role designing, building and implementing a Greenfield .Net, Python and Azure based PaaS (Platform as a Service) offering to enable the optimization of Application Development community (>70 developers) through standardized design and development patterns and faster shipping of tools and apps.

Focus of role
- Managing relationships with parallel Application Development and Systems Engineering functions, identifying issues in Developers workflows.
- Design, build and implement an Internal Development platform that enables self-service cloud environments.
- Establish best practices and patterns that facilitate seamless integration between Development and Cloud operations.
- Design and implement scalable, high-performance architectures that support Agile development practices.
- Lead the creation of standardized deployment patterns for .NET and Python.
- Design and implement robust CI/CD pipelines.
- Grow the team; you will be the 1st hire into this team, with 2 more Application Developer level individuals to be hired over the next 12 months.

Skills and Experience required
- Fluency in English.
- Bachelor's / Master's in STEM field.
- Minimum 10 yrs' Application Development and Architecture experience.
- Current expertise in .NET Core, .NET Framework, C#, ASP.NET MVC.
- Minimum 3 yrs' Python.
- Experience with IaaC tools - Chef, Ansible, Terraform.
- Experience of Docker / Kubernetes (AKS or EKS).
- Minimum 5 yrs' Cloud experience with either Azure / AWS.

Company Overview

Intertec Softwares Pvt Ltd a division of Intertec Systems specializes in providing cutting-edge IT services designed to enhance business operations. With headquarters in Bangalore the company maintains a robust presence throughout the Middle East and India. Intertec is acclaimed for its excellence in digitalization IT operations hybrid IT and cybersecurity serving key industries such as retail banking insurance and healthcare.

Job Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead SharePoint Developer with deep expertise in SharePoint development support and administration. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience across SharePoint On-Premises (SE 2022) and SharePoint Online along with strong skills Power Platform and workflow automation tools.

Qualifications and Skills

• Education: BE/ in Computer Science (or related field).
• Experience: Overall 10 years experience and experience in SharePoint development support and administration. Expertise in SharePoint 2016/2019/SE (2022) & SharePoint Online .
• Strong development experience with C# Visual Studio SPFx HTML5/CSS3 JavaScript JQuery .
• Hands-on knowledge of SQL Server/Oracle PL/SQL .
• Proficiency with REST APIs WCF JSON XML .
• Experience in building reports/dashboards using SSRS Power BI .
• Strong troubleshooting migration and administration experience.
• Optional/Good to Have: CRM ERP or middleware integration exposure.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead the design development deployment and migration of SharePoint solutions (On-Prem & Online).
• Differentiate between custom development and leveraging out-of-the-box SharePoint features to meet business needs effectively.
• Develop customize and maintain SharePoint features workflows and applications (Nintex SharePoint Designer Power Automate Power Apps).
• Implement and support SharePoint integration applications REST APIs and SQL databases.
• Conduct design & development reviews troubleshooting and performance optimization.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements create user-focused solutions and deliver engaging digital experiences.
• (Nice to have) Experience with MS Project Server implementation.

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Posted 3 days ago

Senior

Salary Range: AED 600,000 - AED 800,000

Summary

Seeking a Lead Developer & Technical Architect to build a .Net, Python, Azure PaaS in UAE. Package: 600k-800k AED. Onsite role with relocation and visa fully paid.

Description

Multi-Strategy Investment Manager with >20 yrs' successful track record, seeks a Lead Developer & Technical Architect for a newly created role designing, building and implementing a Greenfield .Net, Python and Azure based PaaS (Platform as a Service) offering to enable the optimization of Application Development community (>70 developers) through standardized design and development patterns and faster shipping of tools and apps.

Relocation and Visa: paid in full

Working model: Onsite in UAE

Focus of role

1. Managing relationships with parallel Application Development and Systems Engineering functions, identifying issues in Developers workflows
2. Design, build and implement an Internal Development platform that enables self-service cloud environments
3. Establish best practices and patterns that facilitate seamless integration between Development and Cloud operations.
4. Design and implement scalable, high-performance architectures that support Agile development practices
5. Lead the creation of standardized deployment patterns for .NET and Python.
6. Design and implement robust CI/CD pipelines
7. Grow the team; you will be the 1st hire into this team, with 2 more Application Developer level individuals to be hired over the next 12 months.

Skills and Experience required

1. Fluency in English
2. Bachelor's / Master's in STEM field
3. Minimum 10 yrs' Application Development and Architecture experience
4. Current expertise in .NET Core, .NET Framework, C#, ASP.NET MVC
5. Minimum 3 yrs' Python
6. Experience with IaaC tools - Chef, Ansible, Terraform
7. Experience of Docker / Kubernetes (AKS or EKS)
8. Minimum 5 yrs' Cloud experience with either Azure / AWS

Location: UAE

Level: Senior

Salary Range: AED 600,000 - AED 800,000

Summary

Multi-Strategy Investment Manager seeks Lead Developer & Technical Architect to design and implement .Net, Python, and Azure PaaS. Onsite in UAE, package: 600k-800k AED, tax-free.

Description

Multi-Strategy Investment Manager with over 20 years' successful track record seeks a Lead Developer & Technical Architect for a newly created role. You will design, build, and implement a Greenfield .Net, Python, and Azure-based PaaS (Platform as a Service) offering to optimize the Application Development community (over 70 developers) through standardized design and development patterns and faster shipping of tools and apps.

Relocation and Visa: Paid in full

Working model: Onsite in UAE

Focus of role:

1. Managing relationships with parallel Application Development and Systems Engineering functions, identifying issues in Developers' workflows.
2. Design, build, and implement an Internal Development platform that enables self-service cloud environments.
3. Establish best practices and patterns that facilitate seamless integration between Development and Cloud operations.
4. Design and implement scalable, high-performance architectures that support Agile development practices.
5. Lead the creation of standardized deployment patterns for .NET and Python.
6. Design and implement robust CI/CD pipelines.
7. Grow the team; you will be the first hire into this team, with two more Application Developer level individuals to be hired over the next 12 months.

Skills and Experience required:

1. Fluency in English.
2. Bachelor's / Master's in a STEM field.
3. Minimum 10 years' Application Development and Architecture experience.
4. Current expertise in .NET Core, .NET Framework, C#, ASP.NET MVC.
5. Minimum 3 years' Python experience.
6. Experience with IaaC tools - Chef, Ansible, Terraform.
7. Experience with Docker / Kubernetes (AKS or EKS).
8. Minimum 5 years' Cloud experience with either Azure / AWS.

Seeking a seasoned Lead PHP Developer to spearhead backend development initiatives and mentor a growing team of engineers. You'll play a pivotal role in designing scalable architectures, optimising performance, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality code across mission-critical gaming platforms.

A leading provider of cutting-edge IT solutions tailored for the gaming and entertainment industry. This company blends deep technical expertise with a passion for immersive digital experiences, delivering scalable platforms and real-time systems to some of the most dynamic gaming brands worldwide.

• Lead the design and development of backend systems using PHP (Laravel/Symfony).
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and DevOps to deliver robust gaming solutions.
• Architect scalable APIs and microservices for real-time gaming applications.
• Conduct code reviews, enforce best practices, and guide junior developers.
• Optimise application performance and troubleshoot complex issues.
• Ensure security, data integrity, and compliance with industry standards.
• Stay ahead of emerging technologies and propose innovative solutions.

• 10+ years of PHP development experience, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of modern PHP frameworks (Laravel, Symfony, etc.).
• Experience with MySQL, Redis, Docker, and RESTful APIs.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a passion for clean, maintainable code.
• Previous experience in gaming, fintech, or high-traffic platforms is a plus.

Opportunity to work on high-impact projects in the gaming sector. Collaborative, multicultural team environment in the heart of Dubai.

• php
• laravel
• yii2
• mysql
• version control
• html
• javascript
• css
• ajax
• api

Lead Backend Developer

Lead Backend Developer
Location: Dubai Internet City - Dubai, UAE
Type: Full-time
Department: Engineering | Technology
Work Setup: Hybrid
About ZIWO
ZIWO is the leading Cloud Contact Center Solution in the GCC, helping successful companies reach their customers from anywhere with a single interface that brings value to every conversation.
As a fast-growing B2B SaaS startup, we're building the future of customer experience. Our all-in-one cloud solution enables voice, messaging, and CRM integrations for forward-thinking companies across the Middle East and beyond. With a global team of 80+ people, ZIWO is the tech company where innovation meets impact.
About The Role
We're looking for a Lead Backend Developer to join our Integrations Squad in Dubai Internet City . This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll guide a team of backend engineers, design scalable APIs, and manage robust integrations with CRMs, workflow engines, chatbots, and third-party systems.
You'll be responsible for technical strategy, system performance, and mentoring developers — all while driving meaningful impact for the region's top businesses using ZIWO.
About The Integrations Squad
The Integrations Squad at ZIWO is a specialized engineering team dedicated to connecting ZIWO's platform with the tools our customers already use — from CRMs and ticketing systems to workflow engines, chatbots, and analytics platforms. Their mission is to make ZIWO interoperable, extensible, and seamlessly embedded into modern digital ecosystems. Owning key systems such as data connectors, chatbot and IVR integrations, and reporting infrastructure, the squad enables true omnichannel experiences and accelerates customer onboarding with scalable, secure, and reliable integrations. They play a critical role in driving automation, enhancing operational efficiency, and ensuring ZIWO remains a powerful, central piece of the customer experience stack.
What You'll Be Doing

• Lead the squad's technical design, backend architecture, and implementation
• Mentor developers and promote engineering best practices
• Build and maintain scalable backend systems and secure APIs
• Develop integrations with CRMs, ticketing systems, workflow tools, and chatbot platforms
• Collaborate with Product Owners and cross-functional teams on feature planning
• Optimize performance and reliability of backend services
• Ensure secure data handling and compliance across integrations
• Drive continuous improvement and technical innovation within the team
• Participate in code reviews, troubleshooting, and architecture discussions
  

• Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• 6+ years of backend development experience, including 2+ years in a leadership role
• Proficiency in Node.js, Golang, Python, or similar backend languages
• Deep understanding of REST APIs, microservices architecture, and system design
• Experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and other SQL/NoSQL databases
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Experience with DevOps tools like Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
• Strong communication and mentoring skills
• Fluent in English; Arabic is a plus
• Agile methodology experience
  

• Join a leading SaaS company transforming customer communication across the region
• Take ownership of high-impact backend and integration projects
• Hybrid work environment based in Dubai Internet City
• Competitive salary and career advancement opportunities
• Collaborate with an international, innovative, and fast-moving tech team
  

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Information Technology
• Industries Software Development

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