Senior Fintech Architect: Scalable Backend & Payments

Beyond ONE; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 367,000 - 478,000; Full time

Job summary

A digital services provider is seeking a Technical Architect (Fintech) to shape the architecture of scalable financial products. You will lead backend design for mission-critical fintech platforms, collaborating closely with product teams. The ideal candidate has at least 8 years of backend experience and expertise in Java. This role offers opportunities for hybrid work and rapid learning in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Rapid learning opportunities

Hybrid work environment

Healthcare and local benefits

Qualifications

• 8 years of backend engineering experience with at least 3 years in an architectural or staff engineer role.
• Fintech industry experience, ideally having built or scaled platforms for digital payments or similar domains.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and backend design of mission-critical Fintech platforms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers and front-end engineers.
• Manage the adoption of backend best practices across multiple squads.
• Drive technology selection and architectural reviews.
• Mentor backend engineers and conduct architectural workshops.
• Own key architectural decisions in domains such as payments and onboarding.

Skills

Deep expertise in Java

Designing distributed systems

Microservices architecture

Event-driven architecture

Containerization (Docker)

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud platforms (AWS)

Security standards (PCI DSS)

Integration with fintech services

Education

Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science

Tools

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Job description

A digital services provider is seeking a Technical Architect (Fintech) to shape the architecture of scalable financial products. You will lead backend design for mission-critical fintech platforms, collaborating closely with product teams. The ideal candidate has at least 8 years of backend experience and expertise in Java. This role offers opportunities for hybrid work and rapid learning in a dynamic environment.