Lead Software Developer - Vpay

About this role

Aspire Software is looking for a Lead Software Developer to join our team in Lebanon. Here is a little window into our company: Aspire Software operates and manages wholly owned software companies, providing mission-critical solutions across multiple verticals. By implementing industry best practices, Aspire delivers a time sensitive integration process, and the operation of a decentralized model has allowed it to become a hub for creating rapid growth by reinvesting in its portfolio.

What your day will look like Lead, mentor and grow a team of backend engineers by setting technical direction, coding standards and best practices Own the architecture and technical design of enterprise web applications on AWS, from concept to production Make key decisions on technology, scalability, security and cost, and balance short-term delivery against long-term maintainability Work with Product, QA, DevOps and business stakeholders to turn requirements into realistic plans and timelines Lead code reviews, design reviews and technical discussions Drive the use of AI-assisted development tools and workflows across the team to improve productivity and quality Act as the escalation point during production incidents: lead root-cause analysis, coordinate fixes and put preventive measures in place Find and reduce technical debt, and keep improving engineering processes (CI/CD, testing, observability) Requirements A Computer Science or Software Engineering degree, or equivalent experience 8+ years of backend development experience, including 2+ years in a technical lead or team lead role Deep expertise in Node.js (Nest.js, Next.js or Express) or Python (Flask or Django), and in NoSQL databases (MongoDB) Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise web applications on AWS, with strong knowledge of API Gateway, Lambda, Cognito, Amplify, Application Load Balancers and ECS/EKS Hands-on experience building secure, scalable AWS architectures using VPCs, IAM security policies, Kubernetes, Docker and MongoDB Atlas Demonstrated skill with AI tools for development, and the ability to help a team adopt them Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and monitoring/observability tools A track record of mentoring engineers and building a strong engineering culture .