Head of Engineering
Soar

About Us:
Soar is a global fintech startup that specializes in financing and investment. Currently headquartered in Saudi Arabia, Soar is growing throughout the region with a mission to help people achieve their financial goals with innovative financial and property investment solutions and tools through its multi-purpose platform, designed to offer a simple and seamless user experience.
About the Role:
The Head of Engineering focuses on backend excellence, ensuring the implementation of high-end engineered solutions and serves as the principal technical authority on all backend engineering matters.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the backend engineering team and establish technical direction
- Define and implement backend architecture and best practices
- Drive adoption of modern technologies (Node.js, MongoDB, Redis, AI)
- Establish scalability, performance, and reliability standards
- Review and approve critical backend design decisions
- Soar’s Technical Team Hiring 5
- Mentor and develop backend engineering talent
- Collaborate with other technical leaders to ensure end-to-end integration
- Research and evaluate new backend technologies and approaches
Qualifications:
- 8+ years of backend development experience
- 4+ years in a backend leadership role
- Deep expertise in Node.js, MongoDB, Redis, and other backend technologies
- Experience with applied AI/ML in production systems
- Strong understanding of scalability, performance, and reliability engineering
- Track record of building high-performance backend systems
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field; Master's preferred
Required Skills:
- Extensive Node.js experience in production environments
- Must have experience with MongoDB and Redis in high-scale applications
- Must have experience applying AI/ML in real-world applications
- Strong preference for candidates with fintech or similar high-reliability sector experience
Join us and get ready to Soar!
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