Backend Engineer

About the job

We're seeking Backend Engineers for our team (different 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. Your responsibilities: - Design, build and maintain APIs, services, and systems across Tamara’s engineering teams. - Debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack. - Work with engineers across the company to build delightful features that span various parts of the system. - Collaborate with our business, product, and operations teams to understand and solve our users’ pain points. Your expertise: - Strong software development experience building scalable products and services. - Good understanding of SOLID principles, Design Patterns. - Knowledge of AWS, OCI, Kubernetes/Docker. - Experience with distributed systems with messaging tools like Kafka or Rabbit MQ. - Experience with Agile/Scrum. - Knowledge of Javascript, Vue.js, HTML and CSS - is a plus. - Proactive, goal-orientated, and self-structured in your approach. - Experience as a developer in a startup company - is a plus. - Team player, creative thinker, and passionate about exploring new technologies. - Good written and spoken communication skills in English.

Requirements

• APIs
• AWS
• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Javascript
• Vue.js

Preferred Technologies

• APIs
• AWS
• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Javascript
• Vue.js

About the company

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 KSA, UAE and Kuwait, and partners with leading global and regional brands such as SHEIN, Jarir, noon, Amazon, IKEA, eXtra and Farfetch as well as small and medium businesses. Tamara is Saudi Arabia’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.