Head of Engineering

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!