Senior Backend Engineer l (Merchants Retention) | Dubai, UAE

Tabby; Dubai; Remote; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech company is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join its remote team. In this role, you'll focus on scaling systems behind core products in a high-growth environment. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of backend engineering experience and expertise in Golang. The position offers a fully remote setup, stock options, and various benefits including 22 annual paid leave days and relocation support.

Benefits

Fully remote setup

Stock options

22 paid leave days annually

Flexi benefits for wellness, travel or learning

Relocation support

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience, with at least 2 years using Golang.
• Experience building scalable, distributed systems.
• Solid understanding of backend tools and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Help scale the systems behind Tabby's core products.
• Work on high-impact projects in a high-growth environment.
• Collaborate with a remote engineering team.

Skills

Backend engineering experience

Golang

Building scalable systems

PostgreSQL

Redis

Kubernetes

Google Cloud Platform

GitLab

Microservices architecture

Strong English communication

Job description

Senior Backend Engineer l (Merchants Retention)

Department: BNPL, Engineering

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Remote

Reporting To: Pavel Korolev

Description

Tabby creates financial freedom in the way people shop, earn and save by reshaping their relationship with money. Over 15 million users choose Tabby to stay in control of their spending and make the most out of their money.

The company's flagship offering allows shoppers to split their payments online and in-store with no interest or fees. Over 40,000 global brands and small businesses, including Amazon, Noon, IKEA, and SHEIN use Tabby to accelerate growth and gain loyal customers by offering easy and flexible payments online and in stores.

Tabby generates over $10 billion in annual transaction volume for its partner brands and is the highest-rated, most-reviewed, largest, and fastest-growing FinTech in the GCC region.

Tabby launched in 2019 and has since raised +$1 billion in equity and debt funding from global and regional investors, and is now valued at $3.3 billion.

We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to help scale the systems behind Tabby's core products. You'll work on high-impact projects in a high-growth environment, alongside a world-class remote engineering team spread across 20+ countries.

What you'll bring:

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience, with at least 2 years working with Golang
• Experience building scalable, distributed systems and working with high-load architectures
• Solid understanding of backend tools and technologies - we use PostgreSQL, Redis, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, GitLab, and a microservices architecture
• Experience integrating third-party APIs and contributing to product development
• A passion for writing clean, testable, and maintainable code
• A proactive mindset and the ability to work independently
• Strong communication skills in English

What we offer:

• Full-time B2B contract
• Fully remote setup, work from anywhere in Europe
• Up to 20% tax allowance
• 22 paid leave days annually
• Stock options (ESOP) in a fast-scaling, pre-IPO company
• Flexi benefits you can use for wellness, travel or learning
• Work alongside a high-performing, international engineering team in a global fintech unicorn

Relocation support is available to our hubs in Armenia, Georgia, Serbia, Portugal, and Spain, including flights, temporary accommodation, and legal setup, for up to $5,000 in verified costs.

Job ID 95e7c17b-1478-4018-aa88-8e781e309d00

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