Senior Backend Engineer

About us :

Sav is a Dubai-based fintech company transforming personal finance in the MENA region. Licensed under the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) in the DIFC, Sav offers a smart money management platform that helps users track spending, automate savings, set financial goals, and invest globally in stocks and ETFs - all in one place.

By combining technology, data insights, and partnerships with licensed financial institutions, Sav delivers secure, transparent, and user-friendly financial solutions. Sav is not a bank, but a tech-driven financial wellness platform empowering people to save smarter, spend better, and achieve financial freedom.

Responsibilities :

- Design and build scalable, secure backend systems using Node.js, Next.js (API layer), and microservices architecture.

- Lead the development of complex features and own them end-to-end from requirements to release and monitoring.

- Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, QA, DevOps, and frontend/mobile engineers to deliver seamless customer experiences.

- Implement robust data models, APIs, and integrations with banking systems, credit bureaus, cloud infrastructure, and internal services.

- Optimize application performance and ensure system availability, latency, security, and quality across the stack.

- Mentor and support mid and junior engineers, performing thoughtful code reviews and sharing best practices.

- Drive engineering excellence by promoting clean architecture, domain-driven design, observability, and testing culture.

- Contribute to technical planning, estimation, and decision-making in agile sprints.

Requirements :

- 6- 8 years of backend development experience in agile, high-growth product environments.

- Minimum 4 years of hands-on experience with Node.js, with strong command of asynchronous programming, performance optimization, and API frameworks.

- Experience with Next.js API routes, Express.js, or similar frameworks.

- Solid understanding of RESTful API design, microservices, message queues, and caching (Redis, etc.).

- Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.) and data modeling for scale.

- Experience building cloud-native services and working with CI/CD, containerization (Docker), and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform preferred).

- Strong debugging, testing, and problem-solving skills with a product-oriented mindset.

- Comfortable working in scrum teams, participating in sprint planning, retrospectives, and cross-functional rituals.

- A sense of ownership, urgency, and accountability, with the ability to thrive in ambiguity and take initiative.

Benefits :

- Be part of a mission-driven fintech scaling across the GCC.

- Work alongside a passionate and visionary leadership team.

- A flat, fast-paced, no-drama culture with high ownership and high trust.

- Work alongside a globally distributed team of experienced builders.