About the Job
Tamara is the leading fintech platform in Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC region, on a mission to help people make their dreams come true by building the most customer-centric financial super-app on earth. The company serves millions of users in the region and partners with leading global and regional brands such as SHEIN, Jarir, noon, IKEA, and Amazon, as well as small and medium businesses. Tamara is Saudi Arabia’s first fintech unicorn and is backed by prominent investors including Sanabil Investments and SNB Capital. The company operates from its headquarters in Riyadh, with additional regional and global support offices.
Your Role
We are seeking Backend Engineers to join our team. As a Backend Engineer at Tamara, you will be crucial in building cutting-edge platforms that enable seamless and scalable transactions. Your proficiency in payment, shopping, and banking systems will help you design, develop, and optimize our secure software infrastructure, creating unique experiences for our users.
You will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including engineers, designers, analysts, and product experts, to leverage system design, create technical solutions, and resolve complex problems.
Your Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain APIs, services, and systems across Tamara’s engineering teams.
- Debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack.
- Collaborate with our business, product, and operations teams to understand and solve user pain points.
Your Expertise
- 3+ years of software development experience.
- Strong experience in building scalable products and services.
- Good understanding of SOLID principles and Design Patterns.
- Knowledge of AWS, OCI, Kubernetes/Docker.
- Experience with distributed systems and messaging tools like Kafka or RabbitMQ.
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
- Knowledge of JavaScript, Vue.js, HTML, and CSS is a plus.
- Proactive, goal-oriented, and self-structured approach.
- Experience as a developer in a startup environment is a plus.
- Team player, creative thinker, and passionate about exploring new technologies.
- Good written and spoken communication skills in English.
All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.
Location: Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Work Conditions: On-site, Full-time
