Chief Technology Officer

Snaphunt; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology recruitment firm is looking for an experienced payments architect to design and launch transaction infrastructures in Dubai. This role demands proven experience with payments, webhooks, idempotency, and reconciliation in a high-stakes environment. You will build event-driven architectures and be responsible for system outputs rather than just coding. A strong understanding of security and ownership in production systems is vital for success in this position, along with excellent English communication skills.

Qualifications

• Proven real-world experience with payments and handling sensitive data.
• Hands-on implementation of RBAC and audit logging.
• Experience running production systems with SLAs.

Responsibilities

• Design and launch transaction infrastructure including payments.
• Architect event-driven architecture and ensure operational consistency.
• Organise production support, handling SLAs and post-mortems.

Skills

Payments

Webhooks

Idempotency

Reconciliation

Security management

System architecture

Event-driven processes

Job description

We are publishing on behalf of the Client the following position:

Key Responsibilities

• Design and launch transaction infrastructure (payments, bookings, statuses)
• Build event-driven architecture
• Implement idempotent operations (no double charges, no inconsistent states)
• Integrate payment providers (webhooks, retries, reconciliation)
• Build full auditability and traceability of all operations
• Control security: access rights, roles, secrets
• Organise production support: SLA, incidents, post-mortems
• Architectural governance of the development team (ownership of outcomes, not coding personally)

EXPERIENCE

Transactions & Money:

Proven real-world experience with:

• payments
• webhooks
• idempotency
• reconciliation of payments, statuses, and balances

Clear understanding that a successful HTTP response does not equal a successful operation

Architecture:

Design and maintenance of:

• state machines
• event-driven processes

Ability to clearly explain:

• system states
• recovery after failures
• handling of repeated or delayed events

Security & Control:

Hands‑on implementation of:

• RBAC (roles & permissions)
• audit logs (who, when, what changed)
• secrets management
• Experience handling legally sensitive data

Production & Accountability:

Experience running production systems where:

• SLAs exist
• incidents happen
• post‑mortems are mandatory

Clear ownership mindset: system failure is a responsibility, not an excuse

STRONG ADVANTAGES:

• FinTech, escrow, booking, wallet systems
• Regulated or quasi‑banking environments
• Scaling transactional systems
• Participation in incidents involving real financial loss

PROFILES LESS CONSIDERED

• Experience limited to marketplaces, landing pages, CRM, admin panels
• Primary focus on UI/UX with backend as secondary
• No experience with real money or production incidents
• Responsibility limited to code, not outcomes

WORK FORMAT:

• High level of autonomy and responsibility
• Direct impact on core product architecture
• Environment where quality matters more than speed
• Project requires 100% involvement and full professional commitment

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS:

• English – fluent
• Other languages are a strong asset

RECRUITMENT PROCESS:

This role is published on behalf of a client. Kindly submit your CV in English.