Senior Backend Developer; Tech Lead

Senior Backend Developer (Tech Lead)

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Experience

Required:

8+ Years

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Backend Developer (Tech Lead) to lead the backend engineering function for a large-scale digital platform serving millions of users. The ideal candidate will own backend architecture, lead migration from .NET Framework to .NET Core/.NET 8, mentor developers, and ensure high-quality, scalable, and secure API services.

• Lead backend architecture and API development using ASP.NET Core.
• Design scalable microservices and event-driven solutions.
• Manage migration from legacy .NET Framework to .NET Core.
• Mentor backend developers and conduct code reviews.
• Build integrations with internal systems, Nafath, and Tawakkalna.
• Implement secure authentication and authorization.
• Optimize SQL Server databases and queries.
• Manage CI/CD pipelines and Azure deployments.
• Maintain technical documentation and architecture standards.

• .NET Core, ASP.NET Core Web API
• C#, SQL Server, Entity Framework Core
• Azure Dev Ops, Docker, Kubernetes
• REST APIs, Microservices, Redis
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills

• Azure certifications
• Signal
  
  R experience
• Rabbit
  
  MQ / Azure Service Bus
• Arabic language proficiency