Platform Tech Lead & Architect (Hands-on)

Malaa Technologies; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Malaa Technologies in Riyadh is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to own the technical direction of critical financial platforms. You will write code, but your impact comes from architecture decisions, strategy, and mentoring a team of engineers across domains.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of hands-on software development with at least 2 years in a tech lead role, strong experience building web services, APIs, and data-driven systems, plus solid CI/CD, Git, and Agile practices.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience with at least 2 years in a technical lead or team lead role.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Solid experience developing web services and APIs with strong software architecture knowledge.
• Solid experience with SQL databases and fundamentals.
• Good understanding of event-driven architecture and messaging services (Kafka, RMQ).
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines. Proficient with versioning tools (Git).
• Knowledge of Agile Software Development Methodologies.
• Proven ability to lead and inspire teams of engineers; drive high-impact outcomes.
• Ability to lead strategic initiatives and drive execution.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction and architecture of a domain or major system.
• Act as the primary technical owner of multiple solutions developed by your team.
• Lead architectural decisions and keep services aligned with business goals.
• Mentor, coach and develop senior and mid-level engineers.
• Drive technical planning, prioritization and execution of strategic initiatives.
• Partner with Product, Design and Leadership to translate business goals into technical strategy.
• Identify systemic risks and address scalability, reliability and security.

Skills

Web services APIs

SQL databases

CI/CD

Git

Agile

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Job description

Malaa Technologies in Riyadh is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to own the technical direction of critical financial platforms. You will write code, but your impact comes from architecture decisions, strategy, and mentoring a team of engineers across domains.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of hands-on software development with at least 2 years in a tech lead role, strong experience building web services, APIs, and data-driven systems, plus solid CI/CD, Git, and Agile practices.