Birbal AI
Senior Technical Lead
Birbal AIUnited Arab Emirates10 days ago
Full-timeEngineering, Information Technology

We’re hiring a highly skilled Technical Lead to drive the architecture and delivery of a large-scale Mobility as a Service (MaaS) platform. You’ll lead multiple streams (Mobile, Backend, Frontend, Integration) and ensure technical excellence across the platform. Strong expertise in microservices, cloud-native development, and mobile platforms is required.


Key Responsibilities
  • Own technical architecture/design for the MaaS super-app platform
  • Lead teams implementing microservices, API-first architecture (REST/GraphQL)
  • Oversee integration with 20+ external systems (government digital platforms, identity/auth, banks, operators)
  • Define coding standards, review process, and engineering best practices
  • Drive tech decisions across mobile, backend, frontend, and integrations
  • Lead cloud implementation on Azure (UAE regions) and ensure scalability/reliability
  • Ensure platform meets 99.9% uptime and performance SLAs (API latency ≤ 500ms)
  • Mentor senior engineers and conduct technical reviews across workstreams
Requirements
  • 12+ years in software development; 5+ years in technical leadership
  • Strong microservices + API design (REST/GraphQL)
  • Mobile experience: iOS (Swift) and Android (Kotlin)
  • Backend expertise: Node.js / Java / Python / .NET
  • Cloud experience (preferably Microsoft Azure)
  • Containers: Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift
  • CI/CD + DevOps practices
  • Security best practices (OAuth, JWT, encryption)
  • Payment integrations + PCI-DSS awareness
  • Bachelor’s/Master’s in CS or related field
Nice to Have
  • Government / large-scale public sector programs
  • GIS/maps, real-time tracking
  • AI/ML integration exposure
  • Cloud certifications (Azure/AWS/GCP)
  • Transport/mobility domain experience


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