Software Architect (Ruby on Rails, relocation to Riyadh provided)

We're looking for a Software Architect with at least 8 years of experience in the development of software development technologies, specifically in the areas of Google Cloud Platform, and microservices architecture. If you are interested in working with reputed clients and enjoy collaborating in a creative and awesome team, then this job is the right place for you!

This position requires you to go on an international assignment or full-time relocation. We offer a salary as tax-free income between €7000 – 9000 per month, including housing allowance and transport provided in KSA.

Responsibilities

We offer you the unique opportunity to work and improve your skills with a diverse and geographically distributed team of technology and business experts around the world. You will get to work on our largest project in the real-estate industry, supervising the work of over 30 developers across six different teams. In addition, these are some of the following expectations:

• • Collaborate with the development teams to define and implement technical requirements for the microservices architecture, including deployment strategies, monitoring, and instrumentation.
• Analyze the existing system architecture and recommend improvements to enhance performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Design, implement, and maintain new products and services using but not limited to Ruby on Rails (or Golang) for the backend and Angular for the frontend
• Develop technical specifications and design documents to guide the development team in the implementation of the solution.
• Provide feedback to implement integrations with payment gateways and headless content management systems
• Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines using Cloud Build and Terraform for infrastructure management and deployments
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, UI/UX designers, and QA engineers to ensure the successful delivery of the project
• Identify best practices to conduct thorough code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards

Requirements:
As a software architect, we prefer that you have:

• Strong experience in frameworks such as Ruby on Rails, Angular, Go, and also with Google Cloud Platform, microservices architecture
• Knowledge of Pub/Sub, Cloud SQL (PostgreSQL), Google Cloud Build, Terraform, and IaaC
• Familiarity with Google Cloud Run, Google Kubernetes Engine, Docker, Stripe, Contentful, REST, GraphQL, and CI/CD
• Excellent communication, collaboration skills and the ability to lead a team
• Passion for building scalable and efficient solutions to tackle environmental issues

Benefits:
• Competitive Salary

Offer a market-competitive salary that reflects the cost of living in Riyadh.

Note: This position requires relocation to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

• Relocation benefits, and secondment contract with tax-free benefits.
• Team building activities, movie nights, events
• An international workforce to learn from and grow with
• Opportunities for travel and working abroad
• Generous remote work opportunities

If you are a proactive and enthusiastic individual with a passion for designing and implementing scalable microservices architecture and are excited about working on real estate projects, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity. We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages, as well as opportunities for growth and career development.