Tamara

Backend Engineer II

Permanent
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Experience 2 - 5 yrs

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Job overview

Date posted
05/05/2025
Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Experience
2 - 5 yrs
Seniority
Experienced
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
19/06/2025

Job description

Tamara is hiring a Backend Engineer II in Riyadh to build and scale their core fintech platform. As a key contributor, you will engineer high-performance systems that power Tamara’s BNPL, shopping, and banking functionalities. This role calls for technical depth in distributed systems and cloud-native architectures, plus strong collaboration skills to work across teams in a dynamic, startup-like environment. Ideal candidates are backend engineers with deep knowledge of scalable service design and a passion for building products that serve millions of users.

Required skills

backend development

API design

distributed systems

Kafka

RabbitMQ

SOLID principles

design patterns

AWS

OCI

Kubernetes

Docker

Agile/Scrum

debugging

Vue.js (optional)

JavaScript (optional)

HTML/CSS (optional)

Key responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain backend services, APIs, and systems across Tamara’s tech stack
Identify and resolve issues in production across various service layers
Work cross-functionally with engineering, design, analytics, and product teams
Collaborate with business and operations teams to solve customer challenges
Create scalable, reliable, and secure backend solutions