ziina - Platform Engineer (Backend Enablement & Tooling)
Requirements
• AS A PLATFORM ENGINEER, BACKEND ENABLEMENT & TOOLING AT ZIINA YOU WILL: • Build internal tools, service templates, and shared libraries that define the golden paths for how backend services are built at Ziina • Improve backend developer workflows — local development, debugging, and testing — so engineers can iterate quickly and confidently • Design and maintain testing frameworks and CI-integrated quality systems that give engineers fast, trustworthy signals on their changes • Develop self-service capabilities for common engineering workflows so teams can move independently without platform bottlenecks • Improve visibility into system quality and release confidence across the engineering organization • Partner directly with engineering teams to identify friction in their day-to-day and solve it through better tooling • We’ve built a modular architecture with the principles of reliability, scalability, and maintainability in mind. Our current stack is: • Typescript, Node.js and Nest.js for our main application’s backend. • Swift/SwiftUI for our iOS app, Kotlin for our Android app. • Next.js, React and Typescript for our web applications. • GraphQL Federation for our client-facing APIs and Kafka for our inter-service communication. • PostgresSQL for consistent and durable storage, Redis for quick fetching, Elasticsearch for quick searching. • AWS for hosting our cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes for orchestrating our workloads. • Terraform for IaC. • Github Actions for CI/CD.
Responsibilities
• Bring 3+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, Backend Engineering, or Developer Experience roles • Have strong backend engineering skills, ideally in Typescript/Node.js, and a deep understanding of microservices and service-to-service communication patterns • Have hands-on experience building internal tooling, shared libraries, or service templates that other engineers actively use • Are experienced with testing frameworks, CI integration, and building quality signals that engineers trust • Have a product mindset when it comes to internal tools — you think about your colleagues as users and measure success by their productivity • Use the latest AI tools and technologies to boost your productivity • Are based in, or open to relocating to, the UAE • WHAT WOULD AMAZE US • Proven experience building developer platforms or tooling at fintech or other high-scale engineering organizations • A track record of creating golden paths, service templates, or shared libraries that were widely adopted across an engineering org • History of measurably improving engineering velocity, release confidence, or code quality through tooling investments • Experience shaping engineering standards, testing practices, or quality frameworks in a fast-growing environment • Active engagement in the tech community through open source contributions, conference speaking, or technical writing
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