Backend Engineer I - Builders Program

About us

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 the region and partners with leading global and regional brands such as SHEIN, Jarir, noon, IKEA and Amazon, 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. The company operates from its headquarters in Riyadh, with additional regional and global support offices.

About Tamara's Builders Program - Graduate Track

Our builders program elevates exceptional Saudi graduates into future leaders. It is a comprehensive and hands-on experience designed to accelerate your growth.

You will work with an executive mentor to help tackle company-wide initiatives with key stakeholders and gain professional development while handling live business challenges and making a mark from day one. Successful completion of this program will lead to internal opportunities based on performance.

If you have a brilliant academic track record, are a proactive problem-solver, and are ready to push boundaries, while executing with precision; this is the program for you!

Your role:

We're seeking an early career Backend Engineer for our team. As a Backend Engineer, you will be crucial in leading the way to build cutting-edge platforms that enable seamless and scalable transactions.

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: 

Experience

• At a minimum, you will have a maximum of 2 years of experience in backend engineering. 

Skills: 

• You have strong software development experience using Java OR Golang
• You have experience in Spring, Spring Boot, or Hibernate
• Good understanding of SOLID principles, Design Patterns
• Knowledge of AWS, OCI, Kubernetes/Docker
• Knowledge of distributed systems with messaging tools like Kafka or RabbitMQ
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum

Attributes

• Self-motivated, goal-oriented, and eager to learn about and grow within the BNPL sector.
• Adaptable and resilient, with the ability to thrive in a high-growth, fast-paced industry.
• A collaborative team player who takes initiative and brings a positive attitude to work.

All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.