Senior Software Engineer (m/f/d)

Halian | Managed Services, Recruitment Agency & Contract Staffing; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Halian | Managed Services, Recruitment Agency & Contract Staffing is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Abu Dhabi to design, develop, and maintain secure, scalable fintech software solutions. You will work on real-time transaction services, digital payments, and future digital currency initiatives within an agile team.

Ideal candidates have 5–7 years in backend development, API design, microservices, and strong English communication skills; Arabic is a plus.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 to 7 years of professional experience in software engineering or backend development.
• Experience designing and developing enterprise-grade applications and APIs.
• Exposure to real-time transaction platforms, digital wallets, payment systems, or blockchain.
• Strong English communication and collaborative skills; Arabic is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance, and maintain secure, scalable fintech software solutions.
• Build APIs and integrations and contribute to microservices and distributed systems.
• Participate in secure SDLC, code reviews, performance tuning, and technical documentation.

Skills

Backend development

API development

Microservices

Distributed systems

Performance optimization

Code reviews

Technical documentation

English communication

Tools

Relational databases

NoSQL databases

Security best practices

ISO 20022 / SWIFT knowledge

Blockchain/DLT exposure

Job description

The Senior Software Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, enhancing, and maintaining secure, scalable, high-performance software solutions that support the company's fintech platforms, digital payment capabilities, real-time transaction services, and future digital currency-related initiatives. Reporting within the Engineering Department, the role combines hands-on backend engineering, API and integration development, secure coding, performance optimization, technical documentation, and engineering best practices while working closely with architecture, product, DevOps, security, data, QA, compliance, and infrastructure teams to deliver reliable and regulated digital financial solutions

• Minimum 5 to 7 years of professional experience in software engineering, backend development, platform engineering, or similar technical roles, preferably within fintech, banking, payments, digital financial services, or other regulated technology environments.
• Experience should include designing and developing enterprise-grade applications, building APIs and integrations, working with relational and NoSQL databases, contributing to microservices and distributed systems, supporting secure SDLC practices, participating in code reviews, improving system performance, resolving production issues, and documenting technical designs.
• Exposure to real-time transaction platforms, digital wallets, payment systems, ISO 20022, SWIFT, AML/CFT considerations, blockchain/DLT, or digital currency platforms is preferred.
• The role requires strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, ownership, collaboration, stakeholder communication, mentoring capability, attention to detail, and professional fluency in written and spoken English; Arabic is an advantage.

Senior Software Engineer in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates