Fintech Development Lead - Scale Platform (On-site, KSA)

Leading Edge; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 449,943 - 562,429; Full time

Job summary

A prominent technology firm in the Riyadh Region is seeking a Head of Development to lead engineering strategy and execution for a regulated remittance platform. Responsibilities include defining engineering strategy, providing executive leadership to engineering teams, ensuring architectural integrity, and collaborating with leadership across the organization. Ideal candidates will have 10+ years in software engineering, significant fintech experience, and expertise in microservices architecture, Java or Go. Competitive on-site position based in Saudi Arabia.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in software engineering, including senior leadership responsibility.
• Strong expertise in microservices architecture supporting large-scale transaction systems.
• Technical depth in Java or Go, focused on performance, reliability, and secure system design.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the engineering strategy aligned with business growth and regulatory obligations.
• Provide executive leadership to multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
• Ensure architectural integrity and secure high-volume transaction processing.

Skills

Fintech/Remittance

Microservices

Java

Go

Agile

Job description

A prominent technology firm in the Riyadh Region is seeking a Head of Development to lead engineering strategy and execution for a regulated remittance platform. Responsibilities include defining engineering strategy, providing executive leadership to engineering teams, ensuring architectural integrity, and collaborating with leadership across the organization. Ideal candidates will have 10+ years in software engineering, significant fintech experience, and expertise in microservices architecture, Java or Go. Competitive on-site position based in Saudi Arabia.