Team Lead - Development

MeDirect is a Maltese digital bank, founded in 2004, with over 160,000 clients and operations in Malta and Belgium. We offer a wide range of financial services to both retail and corporate clients, including daily banking, savings, mortgages, and corporate services.

We are always on the lookout for driven and creative individuals who are eager to grow their career while helping us deliver cutting-edge digital banking experiences. At MeDirect, we encourage collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning, ensuring our people thrive in a dynamic environment.

Role Overview:

As the Team Lead, reporting to the Head of Software Development, you’ll be the driving force behind our development team’s technical strategy, spearheading the delivery of cutting-edge e-banking and e-wealth solutions.

The selected candidate should be willing to relocate to the specified job location.

Responsibilities:

• Design and maintain robust, scalable enterprise back-end solutions
• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of developers, championing best practices in code scalability and maintainability
• Recruit and onboard top technical talent to strengthen team capabilities
• Design and execute unit and performance tests to ensure high-quality deliverables
• Own and enhance code quality standards, focusing on scalable and maintainable solutions
• Collaborate with DevOps and cross-functional teams to implement and deploy innovative features
• Cultivate a culture of open communication, encouraging team members to ask questions and voice ideas
• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings with team members to provide personalized guidance, track individual progress, and support career development

Required Skills & Experience:

• Expertise in the latest .NET technologies, with a passion for staying on top of new advancements
• Proficiency with unit testing frameworks and strong experience in multi-threading, concurrency, and caching technologies (e.g., Redis)
• Hands-on experience with containerization and deployment technologies
• Familiarity with message queuing systems like RabbitMQand Kafka
• Deep knowledge of SQLdatabases (MS SQL and Oracle); familiarity with NoSQL databases is a bonus
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, and GitLab, including Gitflow
• Degree or diploma in Computer Science or a related field
• 6+ years in software development
• 2+ years in a leadership position