Head of Software Engineering - Lead SaaS Platform, Equity

JGroup Holding; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Product direction

Direct impact on strategy

Job summary

JGroup Holding in Dubai is seeking a hands-on Head of Software Development to design and deliver a new platform, from architecture through delivery. You will define the technical direction, build the engineering team, and collaborate with the founder on product strategy.

You will lead backend, frontend, and mobile engineers, own security and data privacy, and ensure compliance with UAE and Saudi PDPL while delivering scalable SaaS with billing and metering.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with 3+ years leading teams.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Redis and messaging systems.
• Experience with AWS, Docker and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proven track record building multi-tenant SaaS with billing and metering.
• Ability to deliver with small teams and clear communication in English.
• Arabic is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop a scalable, multi-tenant SaaS platform.
• Build high-volume, event-driven systems targeting 99.9% uptime.
• Lead integrations with Meta, Google, CRMs, e-commerce platforms and MENA payment providers.
• Develop usage-based billing and metering capabilities.
• Recruit and lead backend, frontend and mobile engineers.
• Own platform security, data privacy and compliance requirements, including UAE and Saudi PDPL.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

English

Tools

Node.js

TypeScript

PostgreSQL

Redis

Message queues

AWS

Docker

CI/CD

Job description

JGroup Holding in Dubai is seeking a hands-on Head of Software Development to design and deliver a new platform, from architecture through delivery. You will define the technical direction, build the engineering team, and collaborate with the founder on product strategy.

You will lead backend, frontend, and mobile engineers, own security and data privacy, and ensure compliance with UAE and Saudi PDPL while delivering scalable SaaS with billing and metering.