Role Overview

At Qeemah, we are engineering the real-time financial backbone for thousands of businesses across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the GCC. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will lead the core architecture of our financial ledger engine, multi-tenant accounting services, and our high-throughput ZATCA Phase 2 cryptographic signing infrastructure.

You will collaborate directly with our engineering leadership to build fault-tolerant microservices, optimize high-volume PostgreSQL databases, and guarantee sub-second clearance and reporting SLAs for business-critical e-invoices.

What You Will Do

Architect High-Scale Financial Engines: Design, develop, and maintain modular Node.js & TypeScript microservices processing millions of daily financial transactions, journal entries, and automated VAT calculations.
ZATCA Phase 2 Cryptography & Compliance: Maintain and scale our stateless cryptographic signing pipeline (ECDSA secp256k1, SHA-256 digests, XML canonicalization, and UBL 2.1 e-invoicing compliance) communicating directly with ZATCA’s Fatoora platform.
Data Integrity & Performance: Optimize PostgreSQL schemas, write high-efficiency Drizzle ORM queries, and architect Redis caching and BullMQ background workers for asynchronous invoice dispatch and bank feeds.
System Resilience & Security: Champion robust testing practices, automated CI/CD releases, multi-tenant isolation, role-based access control (RBAC), and SOC 2 / Saudi cybersecurity standards.
Mentorship & Technical Leadership: Conduct thorough code reviews, lead architectural design discussions (RFCs), and mentor mid-level and junior backend engineers.

What We Are Looking For

5+ years of backend engineering experience with TypeScript & Node.js (Express, NestJS, or Fastify) in high-reliability SaaS environments.
Deep PostgreSQL Expertise: Proven experience designing normalized relational schemas, handling distributed transactions, and optimizing complex analytical and ledger queries.
Distributed Architecture: Hands-on experience with asynchronous task queues, Redis, background jobs, and event-driven architecture.
API Standards & Security: Deep understanding of RESTful API architecture, idempotent operations, JWT/session security, and OWASP best practices.
Problem Solver: A pragmatic, detail-oriented approach to code quality, edge-case testing, and zero-downtime database migrations.
Location: Based in Riyadh (or willing to relocate) for a hybrid work model (3 days onsite, 2 days remote). Candidates across GCC with strong timezone overlap are also considered.

Nice to Have

Prior experience with accounting software, ERPs, fintech, or payment gateways.
Working knowledge of ZATCA Phase 2 XML specifications, cryptographic hashing, or PKI infrastructure.
Familiarity with AWS infrastructure (ECS, RDS PostgreSQL, ElastiCache, Terraform).

What We Offer

Competitive Compensation: SAR 22,000 to SAR 32,000 per month based on experience and impact.
Comprehensive Healthcare: Premium health and dental insurance for you and your eligible dependents in Saudi Arabia.
GOSI Coverage: Full social insurance compliance according to Saudi labor laws.
Hardware & Workspace: Latest 16-inch Apple MacBook Pro (M-Series) and a dedicated home office setup stipend.
Flexible Hybrid Work: Balance productive in-office collaboration in our Riyadh hub with focused deep-work remote days.
Learning & Conference Budget: Annual education stipend for books, certifications, and international tech conferences.

About Qeemah

Qeemah is a modern Saudi Arabian fintech company building the next generation of cloud financial software. Our platform integrates ZATCA Phase 2 E-Invoicing, real-time VAT management, inventory, POS, and financial reporting into an intuitive, lightning-fast application.

Trusted by growing SMEs and large enterprises alike, Qeemah provides the premier cloud accounting software in Saudi Arabia designed from the ground up for Saudi Vision 2030 digital compliance.

Senior Backend Engineer (Node.js & TypeScript)