cloud engineer

Fortinet

<div>Cloud Engineer (Preferred Location: Saudi Arabia)
This individual will be part of the Fortinet Cloud Solutions Architecture team, focusing on the implementation, deployment, and optimization of network and security cloud environments across public cloud platforms.
The Cloud Engineer will work closely with Cloud Solution Architects, customer technical teams, and DevOps teams to translate architecture designs into production-ready deployments , ensuring secure, scalable, and automated cloud environments.
The ideal candidate is highly hands-on, with strong experience in cloud infrastructure deployment, automation, and security implementation , and is passionate about delivering high-quality solutions in complex enterprise environments.
Key Responsibilities:
1) Cloud Implementation &amp; Deployment
<ul><li>Deploy and implement secure cloud landing zones based on approved architectures across AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI and AliCloud
</li><li>Configure and integrate Fortinet security solutions (e.g., FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiWeb, FortiSandbox) within cloud environments
</li><li>Implement cloud networking components including VPC/VNet design, routing, load balancing, VPN, and hybrid connectivity
</li><li>Execute workload onboarding, migration activities, and environment provisioning
</li><li>Ensure deployments follow security, compliance, and operational best practices
</li></ul>2) Automation &amp; DevOps Engineering
<ul><li>Develop, maintain, and enhance Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or ARM templates
</li><li>Build and manage CI/CD pipelines for automated infrastructure and security deployments
</li><li>Create reusable modules, templates, and scripts to standardize and accelerate delivery
</li><li>Integrate security controls into DevOps workflows (DevSecOps practices)
</li><li>Automate validation, testing, and compliance checks for cloud environments
</li></ul>3) Troubleshooting &amp; Optimization
<ul><li>Troubleshoot and resolve issues across cloud infrastructure, networking, and security components
</li><li>Optimize cloud environments for performance, cost-efficiency, and security posture
</li><li>Implement and integrate monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions
</li></ul>4) Technical Delivery &amp; Collaboration
<ul><li>Collaborate with Cloud Solution Architects to translate HLDs into LLDs and implemented solutions
</li><li>Work closely with customer engineering, DevOps, and security teams during delivery engagements
</li><li>Participate in hands-on workshops, build sessions, and deployment activities
</li><li>Provide detailed as-built documentation, runbooks, and knowledge transfer to customer teams
</li><li>Ensure timely and high-quality delivery of implementation services
</li></ul>Required Skills &amp; Experience:
<ul><li>6&ndash;12 years of experience in roles such as Cloud Engineer, Net-Sec Engineer, or Cloud Consultant (delivery-focused) with a heavy focus on Cloud Networking and Cybersecurity.
</li><li>Strong hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider: AWS, Azure, or GCP (multi-cloud experience is a plus)
</li><li>Proven experience in cloud infrastructure deployment and configuration , including networking and security
</li><li>Strong expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, preferably Terraform
</li><li>Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar is a plus
</li><li>Solid scripting skills using Python, Bash, or similar languages
</li><li>Hands-on experience with cloud networking (VPC/VNet, routing, VPN, load balancing, DNS)
</li><li>Understanding of cloud security best practices , including IAM, segmentation, and threat protection
</li><li>Experience deploying and managing network security solutions (Fortinet experience is highly desirable)
</li><li>Familiarity with containers and Kubernetes is a plus
</li><li>Experience with monitoring and logging tools in cloud environments
</li><li>Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
</li></ul>Preferred Qualifications
<ul><li>Cloud certifications (e.g., professional-level networking certifications such as AWS Certified Advanced Networking &ndash; Specialty, Microsoft Certified: Azure Network Engineer Associate, and Google Professional Cloud Network Engineer)
</li><li>Experience with hybrid and multi-cloud environments
</li><li>Prior experience in consulting or professional services delivery
</li><li>Familiarity with DevSecOps practices and security automation
</li></ul>Education:
<ul><li>Bachelor&rsquo;s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
</li></ul>#LI-NC1</div>

Cloud Engineer

Prime Gate

<div>JOB PURPOSE
Responsible for designing, deploying, and managing cloud infrastructure and services, ensuring reliable and secure cloud environments that align with organizational objectives. This role delivers hands-on technical support, manages cloud operations, implements automation and infrastructure-as-code practices, and ensures continuous optimization of cloud resources for performance, cost-efficiency, and security compliance.
Generic Accountabilities<ul><li>Maintain high standards of professional conduct and service delivery
</li><li>Ensure compliance with organizational policies, procedures, and quality standards</li><li>Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and knowledge sharing</li><li>Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information and data</li><li>Adhere to health, safety, and security protocols</li></ul>
Job Specific Accountabilities<ul><li>Cloud Infrastructure Management: Design, deploy, configure, and maintain cloud environments including compute, storage, networking, and database services across one or more cloud platforms
</li><li> Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Develop and maintain Terraform, Ansible, or equivalent IaC scripts to automate provisioning and configuration of cloud resources</li><li> Monitoring &amp; Performance Optimization: Implement and manage monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions; analyze performance metrics and optimize resource utilization to ensure SLA compliance</li><li>Security &amp; Compliance: Apply cloud security best practices including IAM policies, encryption, network segmentation, and ensure adherence to NCA ECC/CCC compliance requirements</li><li> Incident Management &amp; Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve cloud infrastructure incidents and service disruptions in a timely manner; conduct root cause analysis and implement preventive measures
</li><li>Cost Management: Monitor cloud spending, identify optimization opportunities, and implement cost-saving strategies such as right-sizing and reserved capacity
</li><li>CI/CD &amp; DevOps Support: Support and maintain CI/CD pipelines and collaborate with development teams to enable automated software delivery and deployment workflows</li></ul>
Backup &amp; Disaster Recovery: Implement and test backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity strategies for cloud-hosted systems and data<ul><li>Documentation &amp; Reporting: Maintain accurate and up-to-date technical documentation, runbooks, and operational reports for cloud environments
</li><li>Knowledge Transfer: Conduct knowledge-sharing sessions and technical workshops to enhance team capabilities and promote cloud best practices</li></ul>
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
Minimum Qualification:<ul><li>Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
</li><li>Cloud certification from a recognized provider (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect Associate, Azure Administrator, Google Associate Cloud Engineer, Alibaba Cloud ACA/ACP) is required</li><li>Additional certifications in DevOps, Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD), or Terraform are advantageous</li></ul>
Minimum Experience:
Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience in cloud engineering, system administration, or DevOps roles<ul><li>Proven experience deploying and managing workloads on at least one major cloud platform (Alibaba Cloud, AWS, Azure, or GCP)
</li><li>Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or Ansible
</li><li>Practical exposure to containerization technologies including Docker and Kubernetes</li><li>Experience implementing cloud security controls and compliance frameworks
</li><li>Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues in production environments</li></ul>
COMPETENCIES:
Behavioral:
Customer Focus: Strong service orientation with ability to understand and anticipate stakeholder needs<ul><li>Problem Solving: Analytical thinking and systematic approach to resolving complex technical challenges</li><li>Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English (Arabic proficiency is a plus)
</li><li>Collaboration: Team player with ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
</li><li>Adaptability: Flexibility to handle changing priorities and work under pressure</li><li>Initiative: Proactive approach to identifying and addressing potential issues
</li><li>Attention to Detail: Meticulous in documentation and following procedures.</li><li>Time Management: Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines</li></ul>
Technical:<ul><li>Cloud Platforms: Hands-on proficiency with Alibaba Cloud, AWS, Azure, or GCP core services (compute, storage, networking, databases)</li><li>Infrastructure as Code: Experience with Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, or equivalent IaC tools</li></ul>
Containerization &amp; Orchestration: Practical knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes (ACK, EKS, AKS, or GKE)
<ul><li>Networking: Solid understanding of VPC, subnets, routing, load balancing, VPN, DNS, and CDN</li><li>Operating Systems: Proficiency in Linux/Unix and Windows server administration
</li><li>CI/CD &amp; DevOps: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions
</li></ul>&bull; Monitoring &amp; Observability: Experience with CloudMonitor, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch stack, or equivalent &bull; Scripting: Proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell for automation
<ul><li>Cloud Security: Knowledge of IAM, encryption, network security groups, CSPM, and compliance frameworks (NCA ECC/CCC)</li><li>Databases: Familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases in cloud environments</li><li>Cost Optimization: Understanding of cloud cost management tools and optimization strategies</li></ul>
KEY INTERACTIONS &amp; WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:
Internal:<ul><li>Operations Team: Daily coordination on infrastructure management and incident resolution</li><li>Cybersecurity Team: Ensuring compliance with security policies and standards
</li><li>Development Teams: Collaboration on cloud-native application deployments and CI/CD pipelines
</li><li>Project Management Office: Coordination on deployment schedules and project deliverables
</li><li>Management Team: Regular reporting on system status, incidents, and recommendations</li></ul>
External:<ul><li>Cloud Service Providers (Alibaba Cloud, AWS, Azure, GCP): Technical liaison for platform issues and escalations</li><li>Third-party Vendors: Integration and coordination with external service providers
</li><li>Consultants and Partners: Collaboration on specialized projects and implementations</li></ul></div>

<div>Job Overview:
The DevOps Engineer is responsible for designing, automating, and maintaining cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines for enterprise applications. The ideal candidate should have strong experience in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD automation, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC). The DevOps Engineer will collaborate with development, QA, and security teams to ensure seamless deployment, monitoring, and scaling of applications.
Key Responsibilities:<ul><li>Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate builds, testing, and deployments.</li><li>Manage and optimize cloud infrastructure using AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.</li><li>Deploy and maintain containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.</li><li>Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.</li><li>Monitor system performance, logs, and security using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, and CloudWatch.</li><li>Implement security best practices for cloud and containerized environments, including IAM, secrets management, and compliance checks.</li><li>Collaborate with development teams to enhance application performance and scalability.</li><li>Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents using observability tools and root cause analysis techniques.</li><li>Optimize cost and resource utilization in cloud environments.</li><li>Implement backup, disaster recovery, and high-availability strategies for critical services.</li><li>Maintain and enhance automation scripts for deployment and infrastructure management.</li></ul>
Required Skills and Qualifications:<ul><li>4+ years of experience in DevOps, cloud infrastructure, and CI/CD automation.</li><li>Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).</li><li>Proficiency in containerization using Docker and Kubernetes.</li><li>Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.</li><li>Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, or CircleCI</li><li>Experience with scripting languages (Bash, Python, or Go) for automation.</li><li>Proficiency in observability and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, CloudWatch, Loki).</li><li>Strong understanding of networking concepts, including DNS, load balancing, and firewalls.</li><li>Knowledge of security best practices, including IAM, SSL/TLS, and vulnerability scanning.</li><li>Experience with database administration and backup strategies (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB).</li><li>Experience working with message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ, NATS) is a plus.</li></ul>
Preferred Qualifications:<ul><li>Experience with Kubernetes operators and service mesh solutions (Istio, Linkerd).</li><li>Familiarity with serverless architectures and FaaS (AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions).</li><li>Experience with configuration management tools (Chef, Puppet, SaltStack).</li><li>Understanding of policy-as-code for compliance automation (OPA, Kyverno).</li><li>Familiarity with incident management and SRE principles.</li></ul>
Experience Level:
Mid to Senior (4+ Years)
Employment Type:
Full-time</div>

DevOps Engineer

Raqmiyat

<div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">Job Information</h3>
<ul><div>Date Opened
<div>04/03/2026
</div></div><div>Job Type
<div>Full time
</div></div><div>Job Opening Status
<div>In-progress
</div></div><div>Work Experience
<div>4-5 years
</div></div><div>Industry
<div>Technology
</div></div><div>City
<div>Riyadh
</div></div><div>State/Province
<div>Ar Riyad
</div></div><div>Country
<div>Saudi Arabia
</div></div><div>Zip/Postal Code
<div>11564
</div></div></ul></div><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">About Us</h3>
<div><div>Raqmiyat is a UAE-based IT and digital transformation company specializing in consulting, staffing, and enterprise technology solutions. We empower banking, government, and enterprise clients across the Middle East to achieve their digital objectives.</div> 
</div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">Job Description</h3>
<div><div>Job Overview: 
</div><div>
We are looking for a proactive and skilled DevOps Engineer with 3+ years of experience in supporting software development and deployment pipelines, infrastructure automation, and cloud environments. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in CI/CD, cloud platforms, scripting, and system monitoring, ensuring reliable and scalable deployment processes.</div><div></div> 
Key Responsibilities: 
<ul><li>
Design, implement, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated build, testing, and deployment. 
</li><li>
Manage and monitor cloud infrastructure, servers, and deployment environments. 
</li><li>
Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management processes. 
</li><li>
Support application deployment, release management, and environment setup activities. 
</li><li>
Monitor system performance, uptime, and incident resolution to ensure high availability. 
</li><li>
Collaborate with development and QA teams to streamline release cycles. 
</li><li>
Implement security, backup, and disaster recovery best practices. 
</li><li>
Troubleshoot deployment, infrastructure, and application performance issues. 
</li><li>
Maintain documentation for deployment processes and system architecture.</li></ul> 
 
<div></div> 
 
<h3 class="jobSectionHeader">Requirements</h3><ul><li>
3+ years of experience in DevOps / Infrastructure / Cloud Engineering 
</li><li>
Strong experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps 
</li><li>
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP) 
</li><li>
Good knowledge of Linux/Unix administration 
</li><li>
Experience in Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration 
</li><li>
Proficiency in scripting languages such as Shell, Python, or Bash 
</li><li>
Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation) 
</li><li>
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills</li></ul></div></div></div>

SARJ

<div>Sarj.ai is hiring a Fullstack Engineer to build and scale our communications platform. We work in Python and TypeScript on GCP.<h3 class="jobSectionHeader">
What you'll do</h3><ul><li>
Design and build full-stack features end-to-end</li><li>
Write clean, tested, production-ready code</li><li>
Collaborate with product and design to ship fast</li><li>
Own services from development through deployment on cloud infrastructure</li></ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">
What we're looking for</h3><ul><li>
3+ years of professional software engineering experience</li><li>
Strong Python and/or TypeScript fundamentals</li><li>
Experience with GCP and relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred)</li><li>
AI fundamentals highly appreciated</li><li>
Comfort working in a fast-paced startup environment</li></ul></div>

Fullstack Engineer

Alpaca

<div><div>Who We Are:

Alpaca is a US-headquartered self-clearing broker-dealer and brokerage infrastructure for stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, fixed income, 24/5 trading, and more. Our recent Series D funding round brought our total investment to over $320 million, fueling our ambitious vision.

Amongst our subsidiaries, Alpaca is a licensed financial services company, serving hundreds of financial institutions across 40 countries with our institutional-grade APIs. This includes broker-dealers, investment advisors, wealth managers, hedge funds, and crypto exchanges, totalling over 9 million brokerage accounts.

Our global team is a diverse group of experienced engineers, traders, and brokerage professionals who are working to achieve our mission of opening financial services to everyone on the planet. We're deeply committed to open-source contributions and fostering a vibrant community, continuously enhancing our award-winning, developer-friendly API and the robust infrastructure behind it.

Alpaca is proudly backed by top-tier global investors, including Portage Ventures, Spark Capital, Tribe Capital, Social Leverage, Horizons Ventures, Unbound, SBI Group, Derayah Financial, Elefund, and Y Combinator. 


Our Team Members:

We're a dynamic team of 230+ globally distributed members who thrive working from our favorite places around the world, with teammates spanning the USA, Canada, Japan, Hungary, Nigeria, Brazil, the UK, and beyond! 
 
We're searching for passionate individuals eager to contribute to Alpaca's rapid growth. If you align with our core values&mdash;Stay Curious, Have Empathy, and Be Accountable&mdash;and are ready to make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply.</div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader">
Your Role</h2>

As a Staff Software Engineer at Alpaca Middle East, you will be a strategic technical leader responsible for architecting, designing, and establishing the foundational software systems that power Alpaca's financial infrastructure in the region. Your primary responsibility will be setting the technical direction for our software engineering practices, establishing architectural standards and patterns, and ensuring our systems meet regulatory compliance requirements while maintaining world-class reliability, scalability, and performance.

You will demonstrate exceptional technical depth and breadth across software engineering, serving as the recognized expert in system design, architecture, and performance optimization. You will independently lead complex, multi-team software initiatives, resolve systemic issues that impact the entire organization, and establish high standards for quality through innovative design solutions and engineering excellence. Your influence extends across the entire engineering organization, shaping software strategy, setting organizational processes and standards, and driving long-term technical vision.

In addition to software development, you will establish strategic approaches for infrastructure coordination with regional deployments and cloud or data center operations as needed for UAE and Saudi markets. While day-to-day infrastructure work may be performed, you will define infrastructure coordination frameworks,, and ensure strategic alignment between software requirements and infrastructure capabilities. Occasional on-site or regional travel may be required for strategic technical reviews, and ensuring infrastructure meets operational and regulatory standards.

This role requires exceptional problem-solving abilities, deep software engineering expertise recognized across the industry, and genuine care for system reliability, team dynamics, and organizational impact. You will serve as the ultimate technical authority on challenging software engineering issues, driving architectural decisions that impact multiple teams and systems. Your work will have organization-wide impact, influencing how software is designed, developed, and operated across Alpaca's Middle East operations. 

<h2 class="jobSectionHeader">
Things You Get To Do</h2>
<h3 class="jobSectionHeader">Software Architecture and Strategic Development</h3>
<ul>
<li>Architect and establish foundational software systems using Go or similar languages, setting technical direction for organizational software development
</li>
<li>Design and establish event-driven architectures, message queues, and asynchronous processing patterns that serve as organizational standards
</li>
<li>Build and maintain APIs, services, and integrations that power Alpaca's financial infrastructure, establishing architectural patterns and best practices
</li>
<li>Optimize system performance at scale, identifying bottlenecks and implementing efficient solutions that influence organizational performance standards
</li>
<li>Ensure systems meet reliability, scalability, and regulatory compliance requirements, establishing compliance frameworks for the organization
</li>
<li>Establish coding standards and best practices, writing clean, maintainable, and well-tested code that serves as examples for the organization
</li>
<li>Design and implement scalable, maintainable, and performant systems that meet business requirements and serve as architectural blueprints
</li>
</ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">Technical Leadership and Strategic Expertise</h3>
<ul>
<li>Demonstrate exceptional technical competency recognized across the organization and industry, serving as the ultimate authority across multiple areas including design, architecture, and performance optimization
</li>
<li>Lead complex, multi-team software initiatives from conception to delivery, establishing organizational standards and best practices
</li>
<li>Resolve systemic issues that impact the entire organization, applying deep technical knowledge and innovative problem-solving approaches
</li>
<li>Serve as the recognized expert on challenging technical issues, providing strategic guidance and solutions that influence organizational technical direction
</li>
<li>Establish and maintain high standards for quality across the organization, ensuring robust testing, code review, and efficient design solutions
</li>
<li>Evaluate and recommend strategic technical solutions, considering trade-offs between performance, maintainability, cost, and long-term business objectives, influencing organizational technical decisions
</li>
</ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">Infrastructure Coordination and Strategic Management</h3>
<ul>
<li>Establish infrastructure coordination frameworks and strategies with DevOps and vendors for regional deployments.
</li>
<li>Define organizational approaches for ensuring infrastructure meets software requirements, operational standards, and local data residency or regulatory requirements
</li>
<li>Establish vendor management strategies for infrastructure services, ensuring service level agreements (SLAs) are met and defining organizational vendor relationship standards
</li>
<li>Coordinate with cloud providers, data center vendors, and managed service providers for infrastructure-related activities, establishing organizational coordination practices
</li>
<li>Define communication frameworks and coordinate activities between software development needs and infrastructure capabilities
</li>
<li>Lead vendor meetings and strategic technical discussions to ensure alignment between software and infrastructure at the organizational level
</li>
<li>Travel occasionally within the region to conduct strategic technical reviews and coordinate with vendors and DevOps on-site as required
</li>
</ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">Mentoring and Organizational Knowledge Sharing</h3>
<ul>
<li>Actively mentor engineers across all levels (junior, intermediate, and senior), fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement across the organization
</li>
<li>Provide strategic technical guidance and architectural review feedback that helps engineers grow their skills and make better technical decisions
</li>
<li>Share knowledge through comprehensive documentation, technical talks, and organizational discussions that influence technical direction
</li>
<li>Create learning opportunities across the organization through pair programming, design reviews, technical workshops, and establishing mentorship programs
</li>
<li>Establish and evolve best practices and coding standards that improve organizational productivity and code quality
</li>
</ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">Organizational Influence and Strategic Collaboration</h3>
<ul>
<li>Influence software practices, project direction, and cross-team collaborations across the entire engineering organization
</li>
<li>Play a leading role in setting organizational processes and standards, shaping long-term software strategies and technical vision
</li>
<li>Demonstrate leadership within executive and strategic discussions, driving architectural decisions and technical roadmaps that impact the entire organization
</li>
<li>Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams including product, design, business stakeholders, and executive leadership
</li>
<li>Bridge technical and business perspectives at the strategic level, translating business requirements into technical solutions and technical vision
</li>
<li>Lead cross-team initiatives, sharing expertise and aligning multiple teams on shared technical goals and software strategy
</li>
</ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">Strategic Project Execution</h3>
<ul>
<li>Own the outcome of strategic initiatives that span multiple teams, ensuring they meet quality standards, timelines, and strategic business objectives
</li>
<li>Break down complex organizational problems into manageable initiatives and coordinate execution across multiple teams
</li>
<li>Proactively identify and mitigate strategic risks, ensuring smooth project delivery and establishing risk management practices
</li>
<li>Balance multiple strategic priorities and initiatives, effectively managing time and resources while maintaining focus on long-term objectives
</li>
<li>Communicate project status, technical challenges, and solutions clearly to stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership
</li>
</ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">Problem Solving and Quality</h3>
<ul>
<li>Exhibit exceptional problem-solving abilities and consistently drive organizational quality improvements
</li>
<li>Debug complex issues across multiple systems, applying systematic troubleshooting approaches and establishing organizational debugging practices
</li>
<li>Identify root causes and implement long-term strategic solutions that prevent future issues, not just quick fixes
</li>
<li>Establish and improve development processes, tooling, and infrastructure practices across the organization
</li>
<li>Advocate for quality improvements, including better testing, monitoring, and observability, establishing organizational quality standards
</li>
</ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader">Who You Are (Must-Haves)</h2>
<h3 class="jobSectionHeader">Technical Excellence</h3>
<ul>
<li>10+ years of professional software engineering experience with a proven track record of architecting and building complex, production systems at scale
</li>
<li>Exceptional technical competency recognized across the organization and industry, with deep expertise across multiple areas including design, architecture, and performance optimization
</li>
<li>Expert-level mastery of Go or similar backend languages, with exceptional system design and architecture skills, and the ability to establish organizational architectural standards
</li>
<li>Proven track record of building scalable, high-availability applications that handle complex business logic and high transaction volumes, with experience establishing organizational scalability patterns
</li>
<li>Deep understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, and system design principles, with the ability to establish organizational engineering practices
</li>
<li>Extensive experience with event-driven architectures, message queues, pub/sub systems, and asynchronous processing patterns, with the ability to establish organizational architectural patterns
</li>
<li>Proven ability to independently lead complex, multi-team software initiatives and resolve systemic issues that impact the entire organization
</li>
<li>Exceptional problem-solving skills with the ability to debug complex issues across multiple systems and establish preventive measures
</li>
<li>Extensive experience with testing methodologies, including unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests, with the ability to establish organizational testing standards
</li>
<li>Deep expertise with cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS, Azure) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes), with strategic understanding of hybrid and multi-cloud architectures
</li>
</ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">Leadership and Organizational Influence</h3>
<ul>
<li>Demonstrated leadership within executive and strategic discussions, recognized as the ultimate authority on challenging technical issues across the organization
</li>
<li>Proven ability to influence organizational practices, strategic project direction, and cross-team collaborations at the highest levels
</li>
<li>Experience playing a leading role in setting organizational processes and standards, shaping long-term software strategies and technical vision
</li>
<li>Exceptional mentorship capabilities with experience actively mentoring engineers across all levels (junior, intermediate, and senior)
</li>
<li>Ability to foster a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement across the entire organization
</li>
<li>Track record of consistently owning strategic initiative outcomes and providing guidance that influences organizational technical direction
</li>
</ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">Problem-Solving and Quality</h3>
<ul>
<li>Exhibits exceptional problem-solving abilities and consistently drives organizational quality improvements
</li>
<li>Obsession with performant, defect-free, maintainable code and systems, establishing organizational quality standards
</li>
<li>Ability to identify root causes and implement long-term strategic solutions that prevent future issues, not just quick fixes
</li>
<li>Establishes and maintains high standards for quality across the organization, ensuring robust testing and efficient design solutions
</li>
<li>Proactive strategic mindset with the ability to foresee organizational problems before they occur and establish preventive measures
</li>
</ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">Communication and Strategic Collaboration</h3>
<ul>
<li>Exceptional communication skills to collaborate effectively with team members, stakeholders, cross-functional teams, and executive leadership
</li>
<li>Ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, including executive leadership, influencing strategic decisions
</li>
<li>Experience working in a collaborative environment, leading organizational discussions and driving strategic decisions
</li>
<li>Ability to balance multiple strategic priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced environment while maintaining focus on long-term objectives
</li>
<li>Willingness and ability to travel occasionally within the Middle East region for strategic on-site work and vendor coordination
</li>
</ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">Learning and Growth</h3>
<ul>
<li>Drives organizational learning and experimentation, pioneering adoption of cutting-edge technologies and establishing organizational technical direction
</li>
<li>Stays current with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies, sharing insights that influence organizational strategy
</li>
<li>Actively seeks out new knowledge and applies innovative solutions to problems that impact the entire organization
</li>
<li>Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies, tools, and methodologies, establishing organizational best practices for technology adoption
</li>
</ul><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">Domain Knowledge (Preferred)</h3>
<ul>
<li>Experience working with financial systems, APIs, or fintech applications
</li>
<li>Understanding of financial transaction processing, accounting principles, or regulatory compliance
</li>
<li>Familiarity with domain-driven design and event-driven design patterns
</li>
<li>Experience with distributed systems, microservices, and service-oriented architectures
</li>
</ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader">Who You Might Be (Nice-To-Haves)</h2>
<ul>
<li>Experience coordinating infrastructure provisioning activities or working with cloud and data center environments in regulated markets
</li>
<li>Experience managing vendor relationships for infrastructure services, including cloud providers and data center vendors
</li>
<li>Familiarity with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform and GitOps practices
</li>
<li>Understanding of Kubernetes orchestration, networking concepts, and infrastructure monitoring tools
</li>
<li>Experience with infrastructure deployment in regulated environments or data residency requirements (e.g., UAE, Saudi Arabia)
</li>
<li>Experience in the financial services or fintech industry
</li>
<li>Experience working with Middle East financial markets (UAE, DIFC, Saudi Arabia / Tadawul, CMA)
</li>
<li>Experience with regulatory compliance in the region (DFSA, SCA, CMA, ISO 27001, SOC 2)
</li>
<li>Experience working with global teams across multiple time zones
</li>
<li>Knowledge of emerging technologies and their application to financial services
</li>
<li>Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, distributed tracing)
</li>
<li>Contributions to open-source projects or technical communities
</li>
<li>Experience with database design and optimization (PostgreSQL, Redis, etc.)
</li>
<li>Certifications in cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure) or infrastructure management (Kubernetes, Terraform)
</li>
<li>Familiarity with Middle East fintech ecosystem and market dynamics
</li>
</ul><div><h3 class="jobSectionHeader">How We Take Care of You:</h3>
<ul><li>Competitive Salary &amp; Stock Options</li>
<li>Health Benefits</li>
<li>New Hire Home-Office Setup: One-time USD $500</li>
<li>Monthly Stipend: USD $150 per month via a Brex Card</li>
</ul>
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Staff Software Engineer, New Markets Middle East

Tamara

<div>
 
 
 About Us
 
 
 
 Tamara is the leading fintech platform in Saudi Arabia and the wider GCC region with 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&rsquo;s first fintech unicorn and is backed by Sanabil Investments, a wholly owned company by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), SNB Capital, Checkout.com, amongst others. The company operates from its headquarters in Riyadh, with additional regional and global support offices.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Your role
 
 
 
 We're seeking Backend Engineers for our team (all levels). As a Backend Engineer, you will be crucial in
 
 leading the way to build cutting-edge platforms that enable seamless and scalable transactions
 
 .
 
 
 
 
 
 Drawing on your proficiency in
 
 payment, shopping, and banking systems
 
 you will be responsible for
 
 designing, developing, and optimizing our secure and robust software infrastructure
 
 to create unique experiences only Tamara can provide.
 
 
 
 
 
 With a proven track record of
 
 managing cross-functional teams you will collaborate with a diverse ecosystem of talented engineers, designers, analysts, product experts, and other team members to leverage system design, create technical solutions, dive deep into complex problems
 
 and ultimately revolutionize the way millions of users shop, pay, and bank.
 
 
 
 
 
 You are a driven, determined, curious team player, knowing that collective strength means we all win. With a positive outlook, you are solution-oriented&ndash;persevering regardless of circumstances, always finding a way through, no matter the challenges.
 
 
 
 
 
 You will effectively find a way to work with everyone through empathy and respect. You will be driven and comfortable with responding quickly with urgency, with the ability to change course without losing momentum and energy, resulting in great success.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Your responsibilities
 
 
 <ul>
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 Design, build and maintain APIs, services, and systems across Tamara&rsquo;s engineering teams.
 </li>
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 Debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack
 </li>
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 Work with engineers across the company to build delightful features that span various parts of the system
 </li>
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 Collaborate with our business, product, and operations teams to understand and solve our users&rsquo; pain points.
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
 
 
 
 Your expertise
 
 
 <ul>
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 You have strong software development experience building scalable products and services
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 Good understanding of SOLID principles, Design Patterns
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 Knowledge of AWS, OCI, Kubernetes/Docker
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 Experience with distributed systems with messaging tools like Kafka or RabbitMQ
 </li>
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 Experience with Agile/Scrum
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 Knowledge of Javascript, Vue.js, HTML and CSS - is a plus
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 You are proactive, goal-orientated, and self-structured in your approach
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 You have experience as a developer in a startup company - is a plus
 </li>
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 Team player, creative thinker, and passionate about exploring new technologies
 </li>
 <li>
 Good written and spoken communication skills in English
 </li>
 </ul>
 
 
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