Staff Software Engineer

Client of Michael Page; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 260,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family benefits

Relocation allowance

Medical coverage

Schooling benefits

Job summary

Client of Michael Page seeks a Staff Software Engineer in Riyadh to lead modernisation efforts, design distributed data solutions, and mentor engineers. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to align software with business needs and ensure system reliability in a production environment.

The role emphasizes legacy modernization, microservices migration, and building scalable data architectures within an ERP/SaaS context in a large Tech environment.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Java and Spring Boot.
• Experience modernising legacy platforms.
• Knowledge of migrating monoliths to microservices with Flyway/Liquibase.

Responsibilities

• Lead modernisation of legacy systems for performance and scalability.
• Design and implement distributed data solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align software with business needs.
• Ensure reliability and efficiency of software systems.
• Identify and resolve architectural challenges.
• Contribute to technical standards and best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote knowledge sharing.
• Monitor and optimise performance for distributed data apps.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

Kafka

Data migrations

ERP SaaS

Production systems

Tools

Flyway

Liquibase

Job description

Job Summary

Work with a leading emerging Tech company

Sector Technology Subsector IT Development Industry Technology amp Telecoms

Location Riyadh. Contract type Permanent. Consultant name Farhan Khan. Job reference JN-PHONE NUMBER.

Benefits

• Attractive salary with family benefits and relocation allowance if applicable.
• Comprehensive medical coverage.
• Schooling benefits for dependents.
• Attractive Package with Family Benefits and Relocation if applicable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the modernisation of legacy systems to improve performance and scalability.
• Design and implement distributed data solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align software solutions with business needs.
• Ensure the reliability and efficiency of software systems.
• Identify and resolve technical challenges in system architecture.
• Contribute to the development of technical standards and best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote knowledge sharing within the team.
• Monitor and optimise system performance for distributed data applications.

Requirements

A successful Staff Software Engineer should have:

• Expertise in Java, Spring Boot.
• Modernized a large legacy platform.
• Migrated monoliths to microservices (Flyway / Liquibase).
• Built Kafka-based architectures.
• Led large-scale data migrations.
• Worked on ERP or Enterprise SaaS platforms (preferred).
• Owned business‑critical production systems.

Contact

Contact Farhan Khan. Quote job ref JN-PHONE NUMBER. Consultant name Farhan Khan. Job reference JN-PHONE NUMBER.