TECH LEAD - Dubai, UAE

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Salary of USD 100,000 - 120,000 per annum in a zero-tax environment (plus biannual performance-based bonuses)

Job Location: Dubai, UAE (We provide visa sponsorship & relocation assistance)

About Cobblestone

Cobblestone Energy is an energy trading company specialising in the Great Britain and European wholesale electricity markets. Founded in 2017, we are part of the next generation of companies defining the future of global commodity trading.

We make use of advanced data analytics and extensive research to drive profitable decision making, trading enough electricity every day to power a small country, and growing every day. In doing so, we help to balance the electricity grid, lowering the cost to end consumers, and aiding the transition to a renewable future. Technology and risk management form the backbone of our business.

At Cobblestone Energy, we are a diverse team of over 50 people from 20+ nationalities - we believe in hiring extraordinary talent from all around the world. Our flat organizational structure helps us in giving our team members complete ownership of the work and ensures ideas come from every level. We believe in providing unlimited growth opportunities to our people alongside constant feedback and support, which allows us to cover our vulnerabilities and grow as a team in new and interesting ways.

Over the years we have grown organically. In light of our further ambitions to be the best in all markets we enter, we would like to welcome a Tech lead into our IT team. You should already be on a successful career path and looking to take the next step with increased responsibility and be a part of our growth story. 

Cobblestone Values 

• Lifelong learning with continuous reflection.
• Independent thinking through a meritocracy of ideas.
• The team is more important than the individual.
• Being the best in any market we enter.
• Hiring and keeping only the most effective people.
• Others must benefit from our existence.
  
  

Job Description

At Cobblestone Energy we are on a mission to build the most advanced European electricity trading and analytics platform, with our technology being used by our teams of commercial traders to create significant value. Being a Tech Lead in our team, you will lead our team’s work on the exciting challenges that come with large-scale data processing, automation, and analytics. We work in an agile and highly collaborative environment and challenge the norms of traditional business leadership. We are looking for enthusiastic and experienced individuals who are able to lead tech projects and own the development of the team as a whole.

This is a rare opportunity to take a leading role in the growth of a major player in the European Power Markets. We are looking for someone who would be committed to the long-term success of the business. We operate in the European Power markets, but our commercial trading operations are in Dubai, UAE.

If you have excellent programming skills, a passion for developing/improving applications utilising cutting edge technologies, and strong leadership skills, then we would like to meet you.

What We Offer In This Role

• A full-time position on our Tech team
• Committed and remarkably talented colleagues
• Highly competitive compensation dependent on performance
• An exciting, challenging and fulfilling career
• An opportunity to work on new things from scratch and make independent decisions
• Investment in your development to ensure that you always remain the best in business
• Equity participation for strong contributors, ensuring our interests are all aligned long term
  
  

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of all project stages from business requirements gathering to product delivery
• Responsible for end-to-end planning of the project including resources, sprints, milestones, timeline, and deadlines
• Take the initiative to report and resolve any bottlenecks or issues related to the projects & members they are managing autonomously
• Assist substantially in designing, documenting, and sharing/discussing the project architecture with the team.
• Own and shape our best practices & processes and improve/optimize them to ensure they are up to standards
• Ensure our best development practices are being followed by the dev team and report any findings or red flags
• Own the technical implementation of the project they are handling and ensure that project is on track, deadlines are met, and progress/bottlenecks is communicated to management
• Strong focus on Code Quality thorough conducting project code reviews on frequent basis and integrating the needed optimizations and changes
• Prepare, review, and own the technical documentation of his/her projects
• Mentor & Coach Junior team members and their project colleagues
• Manage small teams of developers
• Uphold and live our cultural values
  
  

Requirements

• BS degree in Computer Engineering/Computer Science/Electrical Engineering. Masters is a plus
• 7+ years of work experience in Python with at least 2 years of experience in Python Frameworks (Flask or Django)
• 2+ years of work experience as a Tech Lead
• 3+ years of experience in developing REST APIs
• 3+ years of work-experience using AWS cloud and its resources/services
• 2+ years of work-experience in non-relational databases including Timeseries Db
• Strong design & coding skills with proven competency in architecture, data structures, and algorithms
• Strong work experience in Relational Databases including PostgreSQL
• Previous experience in automated testing tools including unit testing & UI testing
• Experience with Scrum/Agile Development methodologies
  
  

Desirable Skills/Experience

• AWS certificates are a big plus
• Processing, storing, and managing Real-time data of large volume is a big plus
• Strong knowledge in DevOps, CI/CD, Docker containers
• Experience managing multiple projects at the same time
  
  

Job Location:The role will be located at our Corporate office in Dubai, UAE.