Senior Backend Engineer — Build Scalable, Secure Payments

Ziina; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Ziina is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to build out features, scale our platform, and shape the engineering org. You will own features end-to-end from design to monitoring, collaborating with product, design, operations, and other engineers.

We value problem-solving, high-quality code, and a bias toward owning initiatives. Ideal candidates are curious, communicative, and able to thrive in a fast-paced, space where they can influence architecture and engineering culture.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of backend development experience preferred.
• Experience with money-handling systems is a plus.
• Strong ownership mindset and ability to ship end-to-end features.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product/design/ops/engineering to define value-driving features.
• Own end-to-end backend delivery from design to monitoring.
• Mentor engineers and promote best practices for high performance.

Skills

Node.js

GraphQL

PostgreSQL

Elasticsearch

Kafka

TypeScript

Nest.js

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Tools

Typescript

Node.js

Nest.js

GraphQL

Job description

Ziina is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to build out features, scale our platform, and shape the engineering org. You will own features end-to-end from design to monitoring, collaborating with product, design, operations, and other engineers.

We value problem-solving, high-quality code, and a bias toward owning initiatives. Ideal candidates are curious, communicative, and able to thrive in a fast-paced, space where they can influence architecture and engineering culture.