Backend & Platform Engineering Lead

We’re excited to be partnering with a leading financial services organization in the UAE that is building a modern, digital-first, AI-enabled banking platform from the ground up. This is a rare opportunity to join at a defining stage and play a key role in shaping the engineering foundations of a business with strong institutional backing and ambitious growth plans. If you’re passionate about scalable platforms, backend engineering excellence, and building future-ready technology, we’d love to hear from you.

• Define and execute the platform engineering strategy aligned with the broader technology roadmap
• Lead backend and platform engineering teams, providing technical direction across services and APIs
• Own and evolve the API gateway and integration layer connecting core banking, payments, and digital channels
• Standardize engineering platforms, tooling, and reusable services across development teams
• Establish engineering standards, governance, code quality practices, and test automation targets
• Drive reliable integration delivery and support production operations, incident response, and platform performance.

• 8+ years of backend software engineering experience, including at least 3 years in a technical leadership role
• Experience building and operating core banking or payments integrations within production environments
• Strong background in distributed systems, microservices, and large-scale API design
• Proven ability to lead engineering teams and set technical direction across complex environments
• Experience establishing engineering standards, governance, and best practices
• Ability to work collaboratively across architecture, engineering, and platform teams