Senior Backend Engineer - Fintech Domain

Delivery Hero Austria; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the fintech sector is seeking a highly skilled Senior Backend Engineer to join their team in Riyadh. The successful candidate will be responsible for architectural decisions, migrating applications, and mentoring colleagues in a dynamic environment. Candidates should possess strong backend development experience in languages like GoLang, Ruby on Rails, Java, or Python, along with solid database skills in PostgreSQL and NoSQL.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in backend development.
• Strong database expertise including PostgreSQL and NoSQL.
• Experience in Payment processing or Fintech domain is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Participate in architectural decision-making for a high-impact platform.
• Migrate monolithic applications to microservices.
• Coach and mentor team members as a senior engineer.

Skills

GoLang

Ruby on Rails

Java

Python

PostgreSQL

NoSQL databases

Docker

Kubernetes

Grafana

Unit testing

Integration testing

Job description

Job Description

We are looking for a highly talented Senior Backend Engineer to join the Fintech team in Riyadh . If you are looking for a place where you can gain hands-on experience and create a direct impact, then this may be the place for you! The ideal candidate will have a track record as a significant individual contributor as well as a strong team player, supporting a team, and working closely with the management teams to drive strategic initiatives forward across the region.

You will be working on :

Take part in architectural decision-making on a platform that is used by millions of people.

Actively participate in migrating our monolithic application into Microservices.

Playing an active role in designing, improving and most importantly securing the overall backend architecture to support massive growth in users and products without compromise.

Deal with Docker containers, Kubernetes manifests, all this on Google Cloud Platform.

Coaching and mentoring other team members as a senior member of the team and member of our Backend Chapter.

We embrace Design Driven Development, SOLID Principles, Event-driven Architecture, Algorithms and automated tests (unit, integration and functional).

Understanding development lifecycle and collaborating with cross-functional and agile teams.

Participate in the continuous and common effort of test coverage, refactoring and documentation.

Showing off your code review, debugging and investigation skills on a regular basis.

Qualifications

5+ years of experience in backend development using GoLang, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Java, or Python.

Strong database expertise with PostgreSQL and NoSQL databases. You should have a solid understanding of normal forms, ACID principles, isolation levels, indexing, query optimization, and memory caching (, Redis, Memcached).

Proficiency in monitoring, alerting, and logging tools such as Grafana.

Deep understanding of software architecture, including Domain-Driven Design (DDD), microservices, Kubernetes, and containerization.

Experience with monolithic migration.

Experience in Payment processing or Fintech domain is desirable.

Strong testing mindset with experience writing unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and reliability.

Adaptability & problem-solving skills – Ability to navigate ambiguity, work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, and make informed decisions.