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Green Satin

Lead Engineer - B2B Fintech

Dubai - United Arab Emirates

Job Type

Permanent

Workspace

Hybrid

About the Role

We’re supporting an early-stage fintech startup in the GCC that is building the next-generation infrastructure for B2B payments and financial operations. Backed by experienced founders and strong industry advisors, the venture is setting out to streamline complex banking interactions for regional enterprises.


About the Role

We’re hiring a Lead Engineer to take ownership of technical development and integrations. This role is ideal for someone who understands the GCC banking ecosystem, can lead a team and is ready to build robust, scalable systems from the ground up.


You’ll work closely with the founding team and own the end-to-end technical delivery. From infrastructure to APIs, from system architecture to scaling.


Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the engineering roadmap and team setup in collaboration with the founders

  • Build and optimize integrations with banks and financial institutions in the GCC

  • Oversee core infrastructure, backend development and API architecture

  • Drive technical decision-making and implementation in an early-stage environment

  • Collaborate cross-functionally with product and compliance teams

  • Ensure scalability, reliability and security of systems

Requirements

Who We’re Looking For

  • 5-10 years of engineering experience, ideally in banking, payments, or FX systems

  • Proven experience working with banking APIs or core banking infrastructure (ideally within or for a regulated bank environment)

  • Experience working in or with regulated financial institutions

  • Strong architectural and hands-on coding background (e.g. Python, Java, Go, or similar)

  • AI/ML exposure or interest in building data-powered features

  • Previous leadership experience in engineering teams or tech ownership

  • Familiarity with GCC banking ecosystem or Arabic-speaking

  • Startup mindset: hands-on, proactive, outcome-driven

Benefits

Location & Work Setup

  • Remote-first setup for the initial phase

  • Willingness to relocate to Dubai in the medium term is preferred


Interested or know someone who might be a fit? 

Please apply directly or connect via www.linkedin.com/in/leaheller1

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