Senior Java Developer

The client is a fintech institution operating in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, focused on modernising its digital capabilities and expanding its offering for micro-SME customers. It is an organisation with a strong market presence and a clear strategic commitment to innovation, aiming to deliver banking experiences that are fully digital, user-friendly, and deeply integrated with day-to-day business needs.

• Minimum 6 years of commercial experience in software development
• Strong hands-on expertise in Java
• Very good knowledge of Spring (Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Cloud)
• Experience with event-driven architectures (message brokers, asynchronous processing, events)
• Practical experience with PostgreSQL or another relational database
• Experience working in microservices-based environments
• Understanding of frontend architecture and concepts, with particular focus on React and/or Flutter (ability to collaborate efficiently with frontend developers, review high-level solutions, understand integration points and trade-offs)
• Familiarity with agile methodologies (Scrum / Agile)
• Fluent English (spoken and written)

Nice to have:

• Experience with React or Flutter
• Experience with Kafka or similar streaming platforms
• Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Experience with Kubernetes and containerized deployments
• Background in fintech or banking projects
• Previous work on greenfield systems

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Java
• Build and evolve microservices based on the Spring ecosystem
• Work with event-driven and asynchronous communication patterns
• Collaborate closely with frontend and platform teams
• Actively participate in code reviews and ensure high engineering standards
• Contribute to architectural and technical decision-making
• Support and mentor less experienced developers
• Identify and address technical risks and bottlenecks
• Communicate technical topics effectively in English