Software Development Manager.E - Commerce - Software Development 2

Azizia Panda United Inc.; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail and e-commerce company in Jeddah is seeking a Cloud Architect to lead software development and cloud solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in AWS services and engineering leadership. Responsibilities include overseeing the software development lifecycle, designing scalable cloud infrastructures, and managing cross-functional teams to ensure quality delivery. Join us to drive innovation in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading software engineering teams.
• Strong expertise in AWS cloud services.
• Ability to design scalable and secure cloud architectures.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end software development for consumer-facing platforms.
• Design scalable cloud infrastructure using AWS.
• Monitor system health and design disaster recovery plans.

Skills

AWS services

Software Development Lifecycle

Microservices architecture

CI/CD practices

Team leadership

Tools

Terraform

Docker

API Gateway

Job description

Job Purpose

To lead the design and delivery of scalable, cloud-native architectures and high-performing software engineering teams. This role is responsible for building customer-centric applications, with a strong focus on the retail and e-commerce sectors, by leveraging AWS services to develop resilient, secure, and highly available systems. The position combines engineering leadership with solution architecture, driving strategic decisions for cloud infrastructure, microservices, and mobile solutions to ensure innovative, reliable, and business-aligned technology outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:
Software Development & Delivery
• Lead end-to-end software development lifecycle for consumer-facing and internal platforms including mobile apps, APIs, and integrations.
• Manage a team of engineers and oversee the development, deployment, and release of apps on App Store and Google Play Store.
• Own the development roadmap and coordinate closely with crossfunctional teams (Product, QA, UX) to ensure timely and high-quality delivery.
• Implement and enforce engineering best practices (CI/CD, code reviews, Agile methodology).

Cloud & Solution Architecture
• Design scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud infrastructure using AWS services such as EC2, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, DynamoDB, RDS, and CloudWatch.
• Develop architectural blueprints and design documents for internal systems and customer-facing apps used by millions of users.
• Establish microservices and API-first architecture with high availability and failover strategies.
• Ensure seamless integration of third-party systems such as CRM, loyalty platforms, and payment gateways.
• Ensure real-time integration with retail ERP and other core enterprise systems through secure APIs and event-driven messaging, maintaining data consistency across the end-to-end commerce stack.
• Drive personalization and AI/ML initiatives by deploying recommendation engines and MLOps workflows on AWS to boost conversion and customer lifetime value.

DevOps & Infrastructure Management
• Oversee infrastructure automation using Terraform or similar IaC tools.
• Monitor system health, logs, and metrics to proactively identify performance bottlenecks or anomalies.
• Design disaster recovery plans and scaling strategies to support peak load events in retail and e-commerce.

Stakeholder Communication & Leadership
• Serve as the technical liaison between business leaders and engineering teams.
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders, ensuring alignment on priorities and timelines.
• Coach and mentor engineers; drive career development and performance management within the team.
• Define and track KPIs related to delivery efficiency, system reliability, and user experience.
Cloud & Architecture Expertise (AWS-Focused)
• Expertise in AWS ecosystem: EC2, Lambda, CloudFormation/Terraform, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, Route 53, IAM, VPC, Auto Scaling, SNS, SQS.
• Strong understanding of serverless architecture and event-driven systems.
• Experience with container orchestration (ECS, EKS, Docker).
• Ability to architect for scalability, security, and fault tolerance across distributed systems.
Security & Compliance
• Ensure strict compliance with GDPR and PCI-DSS, and regional data-protection laws through privacy-by-design architecture, encryption, and continuous audit of all customer-data flows