Job Overview
Architect
Lead FinTech Platform Developer
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Employment Type: Full-Time | Permanent
Industry: FinTech | Banking Technology | Digital Payments | Cloud Engineering
Build the Financial Infrastructure That Moves Millions of Transactions Every Day
Exceptional software engineers don’t simply write code—they design ecosystems that power economies. We are seeking an accomplished Lead FinTech Platform Developer to spearhead the engineering of enterprise-scale financial platforms supporting digital banking, payment processing, embedded finance, merchant acquiring, real-time settlement, API banking, and intelligent financial services.
This opportunity is designed for developers who enjoy solving highly complex engineering challenges while working with modern cloud-native architectures capable of supporting millions of concurrent financial transactions with exceptional resilience, security, and availability.
You will collaborate with enterprise architects, product innovators, cybersecurity experts, cloud engineers, AI specialists, DevSecOps professionals, and data engineers to build financial products that redefine customer experiences across the Gulf region.
Key Responsibilities
- Engineer enterprise-grade financial applications using scalable software architecture.
- Design cloud-native microservices optimized for mission-critical banking workloads.
- Develop secure REST and GraphQL APIs supporting financial institutions.
- Build real-time transaction processing engines capable of ultra-low latency.
- Integrate payment gateways, Open Banking platforms, and financial data providers.
- Design fraud prevention services using behavioural analytics and machine learning integrations.
- Develop resilient event-driven systems utilizing distributed messaging platforms.
- Implement infrastructure-as-code and automated deployment pipelines.
- Conduct performance engineering and application optimization.
- Maintain enterprise observability using advanced monitoring solutions.
- Participate in architecture governance and software modernization initiatives.
- Mentor development teams while promoting engineering excellence.
Technology Environment
Java • Spring Boot • Kafka • Docker • Kubernetes • PostgreSQL • Redis • AWS • Terraform • Jenkins • GitHub Actions • Prometheus • Grafana • Elasticsearch • OpenTelemetry
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Information Technology.
- Extensive experience developing enterprise financial applications.
- Expertise in distributed systems and cloud-native development.
- Strong knowledge of secure software engineering practices.
- Experience delivering high-availability fintech platforms.
- Familiarity with Agile, DevSecOps, and CI/CD methodologies.
What You’ll Experience
- Enterprise-scale fintech innovation.
- Global engineering collaboration.
- Modern cloud-first development environment.
- Exposure to advanced payment technologies.
- Continuous professional development and leadership opportunities.
Are you excited about this opportunity?
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