Job Overview
Principal Platform Developer – Cloud Banking Engineering
Location: Doha, Qatar
Industry: Fintech | Cloud Engineering | Platform Development | Financial Technology
Shape the Core Platform That Powers an Entire Banking Ecosystem
Behind every successful digital bank is an engineering platform that developers rarely see—but every customer depends on.
An internationally respected fintech banking organization is investing heavily in its internal engineering platform and is searching for a world-class Principal Platform Developer to build the technology foundation supporting every digital product across the enterprise.
This is a senior technical position focused on engineering platforms rather than individual applications.
You’ll create developer tooling, internal frameworks, reusable services, deployment automation, cloud infrastructure integrations, security tooling, and platform capabilities that accelerate hundreds of software releases every month.
Core Responsibilities
- Build reusable engineering platforms.
- Develop internal software development frameworks.
- Improve engineering productivity.
- Create deployment automation services.
- Design cloud-native platform architecture.
- Build platform APIs.
- Develop engineering observability tools.
- Optimize platform scalability.
- Support DevSecOps initiatives.
- Implement engineering governance standards.
- Reduce operational complexity through automation.
- Mentor senior software engineers.
Technical Environment
Programming Languages
- Go
- Java
- Python
- Rust
Cloud
- AWS
- Azure
Containers
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Helm
Automation
- Terraform
- Jenkins
- GitHub Actions
- ArgoCD
Observability
- Grafana
- Prometheus
- OpenTelemetry
Messaging
- Kafka
- RabbitMQ
Databases
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
Qualifications
- Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent.
- 10+ years of enterprise software engineering experience.
- Extensive cloud-native development expertise.
- Strong platform engineering background.
- Experience supporting large-scale distributed systems.
- Excellent leadership and mentoring abilities.
Why This Role Stands Out
Instead of owning a single application, you’ll influence the engineering capabilities of the entire organization. Every software team will depend on the platforms, frameworks, and tooling you create, making this one of the most technically influential roles within the institution.
Total Rewards
- Executive-level tax-free compensation
- Annual strategic performance bonus
- Executive medical insurance
- Housing and relocation support
- Annual international travel allowance
- Pension contribution programme
- Sponsored postgraduate education
- Global cloud certification sponsorship
- Attendance at international engineering and fintech summits
- Executive coaching and technical leadership programmes
- Defined career progression into Distinguished Engineer, Enterprise Architect, Head of Platform Engineering, Director of Technology, Vice President of Engineering, and Chief Technology Officer.
Are you excited about this opportunity?
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