Technical Team Lead (100% remote - Dubai)

Join Tether and Shape the Future of Digital Finance

At Tether, we’re not just building products, we’re pioneering a global financial revolution. Our cutting-edge solutions empower businesses—from exchanges and wallets to payment processors and ATMs—to seamlessly integrate reserve-backed tokens across blockchains. By harnessing the power of blockchain technology, Tether enables you to store, send, and receive digital tokens instantly, securely, and globally, all at a fraction of the cost. Transparency is the bedrock of everything we do, ensuring trust in every transaction.

Innovate with Tether

Tether Finance: Our innovative product suite features the world’s most trusted stablecoin, USDT, relied upon by hundreds of millions worldwide, alongside pioneering digital asset tokenization services.

But that’s just the beginning:

Tether Power: Driving sustainable growth, our energy solutions optimize excess power for Bitcoin mining using eco-friendly practices in state-of-the-art, geo-diverse facilities.

Tether Data: Fueling breakthroughs in AI and peer-to-peer technology, we reduce infrastructure costs and enhance global communications with cutting-edge solutions like KEET, our flagship app that redefines secure and private data sharing.

Tether Education: Democratizing access to top-tier digital learning, we empower individuals to thrive in the digital and gig economies, driving global growth and opportunity.

Tether Evolution: At the intersection of technology and human potential, we are pushing the boundaries of what is possible, crafting a future where innovation and human capabilities merge in powerful, unprecedented ways.

Why Join Us?

Our team is a global talent powerhouse, working remotely from every corner of the world. If you’re passionate about making a mark in the fintech space, this is your opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest minds, pushing boundaries and setting new standards. We’ve grown fast, stayed lean, and secured our place as a leader in the industry.

If you have excellent English communication skills and are ready to contribute to the most innovative platform on the planet, Tether is the place for you.

Are you ready to be part of the future?

About the job

This role of Technical Team Lead involves leading a team of developers working on our ambitious AI Platform as a Service offering. This role requires hands-on leadership and co-ordination with Product managers and project managers to reach the intended development targets.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of Backend and Frontend developers, ensuring adherence to coding standards, best practices, and technical excellence.

• Design, architect, and implement scalable, secure, and high-performance AI-driven applications using modern JS frameworks and tools.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product and design to deliver end-to-end technical solutions.

• Work with a project manager to define technical roadmap, prioritize tasks, and drive sprint planning to ensure timely delivery of project milestones. Identify technical risks early, propose effective solutions, and ensure continuous improvement of the system architecture.

• Provide hands-on technical leadership in developing peer-to-peer (P2P) applications, ensuring efficient data synchronization, decentralized communication, and network resilience.

• Perform regular code reviews, architectural reviews, and optimization initiatives for both performance and scalability.

• Stay current with AI trends, tools, and technologies, integrating relevant advancements into product features and technical strategies.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.

• Past experience leading development of a SaaS or PaaS platform.

• 6+ years of hands-on experience in JS development, including frameworks like Node.js, React.js, or Next.js.

• Strong experience in designing and implementing AI-powered applications, with knowledge of AI/ML concepts, libraries, and APIs.

• Desirable to have experience in building peer-to-peer (P2P) applications or distributed systems and decentralized communication models.

• Solid grasp of software architecture principles, system design patterns, and API integrations.

• Excellent leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Prior experience in leading JavaScript engineering teams and working collaboratively with data science and AI teams is highly desirable.