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Soar Software Development Company

<div>About us:
Soar is a global fintech startup that specializes in financing and investment. Currently headquartered in Saudi Arabia, Soar is growing throughout the region with a mission to help people achieve their financial goals with innovative financial and property investment solutions and tools through its multi-purpose platform, designed to offer a simple and seamless user experience.
Role Summary:
We&rsquo;re hiring two Senior QA Engineers to own end-to-end quality for mission-critical fintech flows (payments, wallets, ledgers, event-driven workflows, and regulatory scenarios). You&rsquo;ll be the final quality gate before production and have the authority to block releases when signals aren&rsquo;t green.
Key Responsibilities:
<ul><li>Own E2E automation: design, build, and maintain robust frameworks that cover API + UI + data layers.</li><li>Validate event-driven workflows: test Sagas, retries/compensations, idempotency, duplicates, and out-of-order delivery across microservices.</li><li>Guard ledger integrity: verify double-entry accounting, append-only immutability, balance reconciliation, and safe rollbacks.</li><li>Contract &amp; integration testing: enforce OpenAPI/Swagger contracts; test gateways, banking APIs, and webhooks (retries + signature verification).</li><li>Performance &amp; reliability: run load and soak tests (k6/JMeter), surface bottlenecks, and prove concurrency safety.</li><li>Database validation (MongoDB): assert ACID transaction outcomes, aggregation pipeline results, and no mutation of historical financial data.</li><li>Ship with discipline: work closely with Backend, SRE, and Product; gate releases across Dev QA UAT with meaningful failure diagnostics.</li><li>Partner with Product &amp; QA to craft acceptance criteria and run manual exploratory passes before handoff to UAT.</li></ul>
Automation &amp; Tooling (6+ yrs QA/Automation):<ul><li>Playwright or Cypress (API + UI) and code-based API testing; TypeScript/JS preferred.</li></ul>
Manual Testing Fundamentals (required):<ul><li>Exploratory testing (session-based test management, charters, mind maps).</li><li>Test design techniques: boundary value analysis, equivalence partitioning, decision tables.</li><li>Functional &amp; regression: smoke/sanity, targeted regressions, cross-browser/device checks.</li><li>UAT readiness: collaborate on acceptance criteria; prepare happy-path/edge-path suites.</li><li>Bug quality: crystal-clear repro steps, expected vs actual, risk articulation, triage participation.</li></ul>
Backend &amp; System Understanding:<ul><li>Microservices + event-driven systems (Kafka/RabbitMQ/NATS), async testing (retries, dedupe, replay).</li></ul>
Financial &amp; Ledger Testing:<ul><li>Double-entry accounting, wallets, amortization; decimal precision awareness (no float footguns).</li></ul>
Database Validation (MongoDB):<ul><li>Assertions on transactions, aggregation pipelines, and immutability constraints.</li></ul>
Performance &amp; Reliability:<ul>
<li>
k6/JMeter; design tests for idempotency under load, race conditions, and concurrency safety.</li>
<li>CI/CD &amp; Env Awareness:</li>
<li>Git pipelines; Dev/QA/UAT flows; ability to block releases on objective quality signals with solid diagnostics.</li>
</ul>
Nice to have:<ul><li>Regulated fintech/payments exposure, webhook security/signatures, observability (Grafana/Prometheus/OTel).</li><li>ISTQB or equivalent is fine, but hands-on thinking &gt; certificates.</li></ul></div>

Senior QA Engineer

<div>Soar is a global fintech startup that specializes in financing and investment. Currently headquartered in Saudi Arabia, Soar is growing throughout the region with a mission to help people achieve their financial goals with innovative financial and property investment solutions and tools through its multi-purpose platform, designed to offer a simple and seamless user experience.
Summary:
We are seeking a Principal Business Analyst to lead the functional design and delivery of mission-critical platforms tailored for the Saudi market. This role requires a deep understanding of the KSA Digital Government &amp; Financial Ecosystem.
You will act as the bridge between stakeholders and engineering teams, translating local regulatory mandates into scalable digital workflows. You will design systems that not only handle financial ledgers but also seamlessly talk to national infrastructure&mdash;whether that is clearing payments through SAMA/Mada or authenticating leases via Ejar/Mullak.
Key Responsibilities:
<ul><li>Core Financial &amp; Ledger Workflows</li>
<li>Lead the requirements engineering for financial systems, focusing on General Ledger (GL) entries, reconciliation, and settlement processes.</li>
<li>Design end-to-end workflows for products such as Lending, Mortgages, Rent Collection, and Escrow services.</li>
<li>For PropTech: Automate lease-to-ledger accounting, ensuring valid &quot;Ejar&quot; contract numbers trigger the correct automated rent collection logic.</li>
<li>For Fintech: Define logic for transaction lifecycles (Authorization, Clearing, Settlement) compliant with Saudi Central Bank standards.</li>
<li>KSA National Ecosystem Integration</li>
<li>Payment Infrastructure: Manage requirements for integrating with Mada (Debit), SADAD (Bill Payments), and SARIE (Instant Payments/IPS).</li>
<li>Government Services: Design API specifications for identity verification using Nafath (IAM) and Yakeen to ensure 100% KYC compliance.</li>
<li>PropTech Gateways: (If applicable) Lead integrations with Ejar (for lease authentication) and Mullak (for HOA/Co-owned property fees).</li>
<li>Define precise ISO 8583 message mappings and API contracts (REST/SOAP) that align with these national gateways.</li>
</ul>
Required Qualifications:<ul><li>
Experience: 11+ years in Business Analysis, with a primary focus on FinTech, PropTech, or Government Digital Transformation in the GCC region.</li></ul>
Domain Expertise (Must have one or both):<ul>
<li>
Fintech: Deep knowledge of SAMA regulations, SADAD integration, and Mada payment switching.</li>
<li>PropTech: Experience with Ejar (Rental Services Network), Wafi (Off-plan sales), or Mullak associations.</li>
<li>Technical Proficiency: Ability to define API scopes for government services (Absher/Nafath) and write SQL queries for financial data analysis.</li>
<li>Process Design: Proven track record of transforming manual operations into automated workflows using BPMN tools (Visio, Lucidchart).</li>
<li>Tools &amp; Technical Skills</li>
<li>Documentation: Jira, Confluence, MS Visio.</li></ul></div>

Principal Business Analyst

<div>Summary:
We're seeking a Principal UI Designer to own and evolve the visual foundation of our design system. In this specialized role, they'll craft the core components, patterns, and visual language that empower product teams across the organization.
Responsibilities:<ul>
<li>
Design and maintain design system components including buttons, form fields, navigation, data visualizations, and all reusable UI elements</li>
<li>Build contextual design patterns that combine components into repeatable solutions for product use cases</li>
<li>Establish and manage visual design tokens: color palettes, typography scales, spacing systems, elevation, and other foundational styles</li>
<li>Design interaction patterns and motion behaviors for components across different states and transitions</li>
<li>Create clear visual and contextual hierarchies that guide users through interfaces</li>
<li>Collaborate with design system engineers to ensure designs translate seamlessly into code</li>
<li>Create comprehensive documentation including usage guidelines, component variants, states, and design rationale</li>
<li>Evaluate and respond to component and pattern requests from product teams</li>
<li>Ensure all components and patterns meet accessibility standards (WCAG)</li>
<li>Maintain visual consistency and quality across the entire design system</li>
</ul>
Requirements:<ul>
<li>
8+ years of experience in UI/visual design with extensive design systems experience</li>
<li>Exceptional visual design aesthetic with a strong portfolio demonstrating refined craft and attention to detail</li>
<li>Expert understanding of interaction design principles and micro-interactions</li>
<li>Proficiency in motion design for UI, including transitions, animations, and state changes</li>
<li>Mastery of visual and contextual hierarchy to create intuitive, scannable interfaces</li>
<li>Proven track record of building and scaling design systems at organizational level</li>
<li>Expert proficiency in Figma, including variants, auto-layout, and component libraries</li>
<li>Deep understanding of design systems architecture: tokens, components, patterns, and their relationships</li>
<li>Experience with design tokens and theming systems</li>
<li>Knowledge of component API design</li>
<li>Solid knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG) with practical application experience</li>
<li>Understanding of how design translates to code: CSS concepts, responsive design, technical constraints</li>
<li>Familiarity with HTML/CSS, React and Flutter</li>
<li>Understanding of version control concepts</li>
<li>Experience with design system governance</li>
<li>Ability to think in systems rather than individual pages or features</li>
<li>Excellent communication skills for documenting decisions and collaborating with cross-functional teams</li>
<li>Experience mentoring and providing design direction to other designers</li>
<li>Strategic thinking and ability to influence design system adoption across the organization</li>
<li>What Makes This Role Unique</li>
</ul>
This role focuses on creating the building blocks and patterns that other designers and developers use, rather than designing product features or specific application pages. The impact multiplies across the entire organization.</div>

Principal UI Designer

<div>Summary:
We are a fast-growing PropTech company in Saudi Arabia, revolutionizing how real estate is financed, bought, and managed. We are looking for a Principal Business Analyst to lead the transformation of our core transaction systems.
You will act as the bridge between our business stakeholders and technical teams, applying the rigor of Core Banking systems (Lending, Escrow, Payments) to the dynamic world of Real Estate Technology.
Key Responsibilities:<ul>
<li>
Core Systems Strategy: Lead the requirement gathering and solution design for our core operational platforms (Property Management, Payment Gateways, Escrow Management, and Lending/Mortgage Integrations).</li>
<li>Gap Analysis &amp; Transformation: Conduct detailed &quot;As-Is&quot; vs. &quot;To-Be&quot; analysis to migrate legacy manual processes into automated, scalable digital workflows (similar to Core Banking transformations).</li>
<li>Product Definition: Translate complex business needs into clear Functional Specifications (FSD), User Stories, and Use Cases for the development team using Agile methodologies.</li>
<li>Stakeholder Management: Act as the primary liaison between Business stakeholders (Sales, Operations, Finance) and Technical teams. Simplify complex technical constraints for non-technical leadership.</li>
<li>Quality Assurance Leadership: Define the Test Strategy, review Test Cases, and oversee User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to ensure zero-defect rollouts for critical financial transactions.</li>
<li>Regulatory Alignment: Ensure all systems and processes comply with KSA regulations (SAMA/REGA) regarding payments, data privacy, and real estate transactions.</li>
</ul>
Candidate Profile:<ul><li>
Experience: 10+ years of experience in Business Analysis or Functional Consulting, with a strong background in BFSI (Banking, Financial Services, Insurance) or High-Transaction environments.</li></ul>
Domain Expertise:<ul>
<li>
Deep knowledge of Lending/Loan Management Systems, Payments, or Escrow workflows is highly preferred.</li>
<li>Experience with Core Banking Systems (e.g., Temenos T24, Silverlake, Oracle Flexcube) is a massive plus as it demonstrates the ability to handle complex ledger-based logic.</li>
</ul>
Technical Skills:<ul>
<li>
Proficiency in Agile/Scrum tools (JIRA, Confluence).</li>
<li>Strong understanding of API integrations, Data Migration, and Reporting (MIS).</li>
<li>Ability to read/understand technical architecture (SIT/UAT processes).</li>
</ul>
Soft Skills:<ul>
<li>
Exceptional communication skills; ability to articulate technical concepts to business leadership.</li>
<li>Proven track record of working independently and leading small to mid-sized teams (5+ resources).</li></ul></div>

Principal Business Analyst - Core Banking

<div>Summary:
We are looking for a Senior UX Designer to shape the user experience of our fintech platform. This role is a foundational part of the product trio, representing usability and ensuring customer needs drive product decisions. The role involves translating complex business and financial processes into intuitive, simple, and elegant experiences that enhance usability and drive engagement.
Responsibilities:<ul>
<li>
Serve as a foundational member of the product trio alongside product management and engineering, representing usability and user needs</li>
<li>Translate problems and opportunities identified by Product Management and UX Research into design solutions that address customer needs and business objectives</li>
<li>Lead the end-to-end design process from user stories to user flows, and high-fidelity designs using design system components</li>
<li>Apply Jobs to be Done framework to understand customer motivations and desired outcomes</li>
<li>Collaborate with Product Management and UX Research to define success metrics, validate design solutions, and iterate based on testing results</li>
<li>Conduct lightweight usability testing and gather user feedback to inform design iterations</li>
<li>Define information architecture and interaction patterns that solve complex user problems</li>
<li>Collaborate closely with product, engineering, and business teams to ensure design feasibility and alignment with business objectives</li>
<li>Provide feedback to the design system team on component needs and pattern gaps discovered through product work</li>
<li>Track and analyze how designs perform against defined success metrics in partnership with Product Management and UX Research</li>
</ul>
Requirements:<ul>
<li>
5+ years of hands-on experience in UX design, preferably in SaaS or fintech products</li>
<li>Strong portfolio showcasing user research, user flows, information architecture, and high-fidelity design work across multiple platforms</li>
<li>Deep understanding of Jobs to be Done framework and ability to apply it to solution design</li>
<li>Proven ability to translate customer problems and opportunities into actionable design solutions</li>
<li>Expert proficiency with Figma, including working with design system components and creating high-fidelity designs</li>
<li>Deep understanding of usability, interaction design, and user-centered design methodologies</li>
<li>Experience conducting lightweight usability testing and synthesizing user feedback</li>
<li>Experience defining and tracking success metrics in collaboration with product management and research teams</li>
<li>Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to present and justify design decisions</li>
<li>Strong experience working within established design systems and providing constructive feedback for system improvements</li>
<li>Ability to balance user needs with business objectives and technical constraints</li>
<li>Familiarity with HTML/CSS, React and Flutter and front-end development concepts</li>
<li>Experience with A/B testing and data-driven design decisions</li>
<li>Understanding of accessibility standards and inclusive design practices</li>
<li>Strong facilitation skills for collaborative sessions with cross-functional teams</li>
</ul>
What Makes This Role Unique:
This role is a core part of the product trio, working hand-in-hand with product managers, engineers, and UX researchers to discover, define, and deliver solutions that solve real customer problems. The designer owns the full design execution from concept to high-fidelity, leveraging the design system while identifying opportunities for system enhancements.</div>

Senior UX Designer