Global Lead Engineer (Front End)- Open Finance

Job Description

To deliver and maintain IT-applications and services in order to realize the Mashreq strategy in the field of information technology. Engineers in this job category are responsible for the technical aspects of the projects/features and they work with the Group Product Owner and Chapter Lead. They are directly responsible for the governance of Engineers across all countries working within the scope of the deliverable of Squad.

Key Responsibilities

• Has a helicopter view and determines priorities based on context.
• Improves themselves in everything he / she does; Is a goto-person for the team when encountering technical challenges.
• Creates and maintains necessary technical knowledgebase within the squad.
• Challenges and improves own coding continuously and that of junior and senior Engineers; sets the rules for coding and enhances them.
• Has mastered several frontend engineering languages and techniques as a primary skill, and determines the best use of it depending on the situation.
• Writes tutorials and provides training.

Responsibilities

• Uses his/her Frontend technical expertise and experience to contribute to frontend engineering excellence across Engineers in Squad.
• Works with Designated Principal Engineers for the Squad to ensure the best engineering outcome, in terms of reusability, optimization, testability, readability, and performance of Code.
• Works with Product Owner and Chapter Lead to track, govern, and implement the best practices on an ongoing basis.
• Consults with the team about what is needed to fulfill the functional and non-functional requirements of the IT product to be developed.
• Develops the IT product, performs the unit test in line with the customer's wishes and IT area's internal ambitions, and reviews colleagues' IT products.
• Designs, builds, and tests IT products (functional, performance, resilience, and security tests) and automates them.
• Improves the Continuous Delivery process.
• Sets up the IT environment, deploys the IT product on the IT infrastructure, and implements the required changes.
• Sets up monitoring of IT product usage by the customer.

Qualifications

• Excellent programming/coding skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent working knowledge of Web Technologies HTML/CSS, and modern frontend JavaScript/css frameworks, such as ReactJS, TailwindCSS, and NextJs.
• Excellent working knowledge of Mobile Technologies, React Native with a sound knowledge of iOS and Android.
• Well versed in either Java/Kotlin or Swift.
• Deep understanding of the CI/CD for Frontend Stack with Azure DevOps or Jenkins.
• Preferable previous project work experience, or demonstration of a high level of understanding of Open Finance, Open Banking, Open APIs.
• Well versed with performance optimization and practices for both web and mobile applications.
• Infrastructure knowledge including RESTful APIs, Single Sign On, LDAP, Search Technologies (Apigee, GraphQL, Swagger, Elasticsearch, Kibana, auth0).
• Full stack engineer with Java a passion for mentoring other colleagues in the team (Optional).
• Should be a change agent that always challenges the status quo.
• Real passion for development and a demonstrated appetite for continual learning.
• Knowledge of pair programming, continuous integration, and test-driven development.
• At least 10 years of software development experience with experience working in Agile teams.
• Experience with code refactoring, design patterns, design-driven development, continuous deployment, highly scalable applications, application security.
• Working knowledge of DevOps, Docker, and infrastructure as code.
• Experience with at least one unit testing framework, such as Jest or Mocha.
• Community contributions (e.g., open source work, publishing/speaking on technical ideas) is a plus.
• Open to learning new ideas outside the scope of knowledge skillset.

About Us

The leading financial institution in MENA. While more than half a century old, we proudly think like a challenger, startup, and innovator in banking and finance, powered by a diverse and dynamic team who put customers first. Together, we pioneer key innovations and developments in banking and financial services. Our mandate is to help customers find their way to Rise Every Day, partnering with them through the highs and lows to help them reach their goals and unlock their unique vision of success. Delivering superior service to clients by leading with innovation, treating colleagues with dignity and fairness while pursuing opportunities that grow shareholders' value. We actively contribute to the community through responsible banking in our mission to inspire more people to Rise.