Senior Backend Developer; Fan- Platform

Contract Duration: 3 Months (with possibility of extension)
Work Mode: Onsite Location: Riyadh Joining: ASAP Nationality Preference: Saudi National preferred Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Backend Developer to design, build, and maintain backend services for the Fan-. This role plays a key part in delivering secure, scalable, and high-performance backend systems that support complex integrations, real-time operations, and high-traffic live-event scenarios
.

The ideal candidate has strong experience in modern backend architectures
, microservices
, and integration-heavy platforms
, with proven exposure to headless CMS platforms such as Sitecore
.

• Design, build, and maintain backend services for the Fan-

• Lead backend development and integrations using modern technologies and frameworks

• Ensure backend services are robust, secure, and scalable
  , supporting peak traffic during live events

• Contribute to defining backend architecture and technical standards

• Design and build robust integration layers using modern web frameworks

• Work with microservices, event-driven architectures, and Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) patterns

• Develop and maintain applications using JavaScript / Type Script and modern frameworks

• Build API-first services and BFF layers to support:

  • React-based web applications
  • Server-side rendering where applicable

• Integrate with headless CMS platforms
  , including Sitecore (content delivery, personalization where applicable)

• Integrate with external systems, including:

  • Multi-vendor, vendor-agnostic ticketing engines
  • CMS platforms (Sitecore and others)
  • CRM platforms
  • Identity and access management (IAM) providers
  • Payments, travel, and partner services

• Implement business logic, validation, and service orchestration

• Ensure backend and BFF layers are modular, maintainable, and testable

• Plan and conduct integration-focused testing

• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
  , including:

  • Postman / Newman
  • Playwright or Cypress
  • Jest (frontend testing)
  • k6 or JMeter (API and integration performance testing)

• Proven experience as a Backend Developer in production environments

• Strong experience with backend technologies such as:

  • .NET Core
    , Node.js
    , Java
    , or equivalent

• Hands-on experience with Azure-native services
  , including:

  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) for containerized backend services
  • Azure API Management (APIM) for API exposure, security, throttling, and governance
  • Azure Event Grid and event-driven integration patterns
  • Azure-based authentication, networking, and monitoring services

• Proven experience building Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) layers supporting React-based applications

• Strong understanding of:

  • Secure session handling, tokens, cookies, and browser storage
  • Authentication and authorization using OAuth2, JWT, and SSO
  • Caching strategies, CDN-friendly architectures, and graceful-degradation patterns

• Hands-on experience building integration-heavy web applications in real production environments

• Proven experience with JavaScript / Type Script and modern web frameworks such as React

• Must-have: Proven experience integrating headless CMS platforms
  , including Sitecore

• Experience with
  cloud-hosted backend platforms on Azure (preferred), AWS, or GCP

• Available to join immediately

• Comfortable working in a fully onsite role

• Saudi National preferred