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Backend Engineer II

Tamara is Saudi Arabia's first fintech unicorn, providing a financial super-app serving millions of users in KSA, UAE and Kuwait.
Backend
Mid-Level Software Engineer
Remote
501 - 1,000 Employees
3+ years of experience
Finance · Enterprise SaaS · E-Commerce

Description For Backend Engineer II

Tamara, Saudi Arabia's first fintech unicorn, is revolutionizing the financial landscape in the GCC region through its customer-centric financial super-app. As a Backend Engineer II, you'll be at the forefront of building cutting-edge platforms that enable seamless and scalable transactions for millions of users across KSA, UAE, and Kuwait.

The role demands expertise in payment, shopping, and banking systems, where you'll be responsible for designing, developing, and optimizing secure and robust software infrastructure. You'll work with a diverse ecosystem of talented professionals, including engineers, designers, analysts, and product experts, to create innovative technical solutions that shape the future of how people shop, pay, and bank.

Tamara partners with major global and regional brands like SHEIN, Jarir, noon, Amazon, IKEA, and Farfetch, and is backed by significant investors including Sanabil Investments (PIF), SNB Capital, and Checkout.com. The company's strong market position and ambitious vision make this an exciting opportunity for engineers who want to make a real impact in the fintech space.

The ideal candidate brings 3+ years of software development experience, with strong capabilities in building scalable products and services. You should be well-versed in distributed systems, messaging tools like Kafka or RabbitMQ, and cloud technologies (AWS, OCI). Knowledge of SOLID principles and design patterns is essential, as is experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Working remotely from India, you'll be part of a dynamic, solution-oriented team that values collective success and maintains high standards of technical excellence. The role offers the chance to work on complex technical challenges while contributing to a product that's transforming financial services in the Middle East.

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Responsibilities For Backend Engineer II

  • Design, build and maintain APIs, services, and systems across Tamara's engineering teams
  • Debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack
  • Work with engineers across the company to build delightful features that span various parts of the system
  • Collaborate with business, product, and operations teams to understand and solve users' pain points

Requirements For Backend Engineer II

JavaScript
Kafka
RabbitMQ
Kubernetes
  • 3+ years of software development experience
  • Strong software development experience building scalable products and services
  • Good understanding of SOLID principles, Design Patterns
  • Knowledge of AWS, OCI, Kubernetes/Docker
  • Experience with distributed systems with messaging tools like Kafka or RabbitMQ
  • Experience with Agile/Scrum
  • Good written and spoken communication skills in English
  • Team player, creative thinker, and passionate about exploring new technologies

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