Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer

Department: Engineering

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Riyadh

Join us at Malaa, where we address challenges of national importance and drive transformative changes that impact millions of lives. Our mission is to harness cutting‑edge technology to solve complex financial challenges, often establishing the foundation for advanced financial services and innovations. By developing systems from the ground up at an unprecedented scale, we’re not just coding; we’re revolutionizing the financial landscape.

Through our work, we aim to enhance financial inclusion, stability, and efficiency, contributing to the economic growth and prosperity of communities nationwide.

As a software engineer, your scope contains multiple complex solutions that impact at the domain level.

• The main owner of multiple solutions that your team is developing.
• You contribute completely autonomously and help others to perform at high standards.
• You are an example of the “constant learner” mentality and you know how to adopt new technologies and provide this knowledge to your domain to have a significant impact in the places where you observe non‑optimal solutions.
• You own architectural decisions, not only on the features that you are developing but also on how these features are impacting and interacting with other software components owned by your domain.
• You fully understand the overall architecture of your tribe and understand the big picture of the full lifecycle of business workflow.
• Your influence is not limited to your own work, but you are also responsible for the development of other members of the team and/or domain.
• Participate in a Dev Ops / agile team – full lifecycle and full‑stack – including design, development, testing, planning, backlog grooming, and support.
• Design and Develop REST APIs for internal and external consumption.
• You improve the developer experience within your domain.

• Minimum of +4 years of relevant experience, with at least 2 years at a comparable level.
• 2+ years of experience in a high‑traffic tech startup environment.
• Solid experience in developing web services and APIs.
• Hands‑on experience writing high‑quality, testable code, with a strong understanding of software architectures.
• Solid experience with working with SQL databases and their fundamentals.
• Good understanding of event‑driven architecture and messaging services (Kafka, RMQ, etc.).
• Understanding of CI/CD pipeline.
• Proficient with versioning tools, preferably Git.
• Knowledge of Agile Software Development Methodologies.
• Proficient in solving horizontal strategic challenges.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire teams of multiple engineers, driving high‑impact outcomes.
• Expertise in prioritizing and executing strategic initiatives effectively.
• Strong communication skills, adept at bridging the gap between technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Ability to lead chapter meetings, prioritize strategic initiatives, and drive them to execution.

• Modern technology stack with exciting business challenges at a large scale.
• Top‑tier team with various backgrounds and experiences.
• Meaningful equity and perks.

You’ll have the space to learn, grow, and take ownership of your work. We invest in your development, from training or workshops to free language lessons, and we encourage you to take on projects which both interest and challenge you.