Senior Backend Engineer – AI Applications & OpenShift (AI)

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; hybrid work arrangement. A valid visa for Saudi Arabia is required.

Company

hirify.global provides software and cloud solutions, helping organizations modernize applications and use cloud, data, and AI across more than 70 countries.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain secure backend services and APIs for enterprise web applications.
• Build application services for reporting, dashboards, notifications, user workflows, administration, and AI-enabled capabilities.
• Integrate applications with enterprise data sources, operational platforms, document repositories, notification services, and backend systems.
• Develop real-time and near-real-time data flows using APIs, WebSockets, Server-Sent Events, message queues, and related integration patterns.
• Integrate model outputs, analytics services, RAG/LLM capabilities, and monitoring components into application workflows.
• Support Docker and OpenShift/Kubernetes deployments, CI/CD, release management, troubleshooting, monitoring, performance optimization, and production readiness.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in backend-focused or full-stack enterprise application development.
• Strong experience with Node, Java/Spring Boot, Python/FastAPI/Django, or similar backend technologies.
• Experience designing and documenting secure RESTful APIs, including authentication, authorization, role-based access control, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, or TimescaleDB.
• Experience with Docker, OpenShift/Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, Git/Bitbucket workflows, code reviews, branching strategies, and release processes.
• Fluent/professional English, written and verbal, is required; Arabic is a strong plus.

Culture & Benefits

• Mentorship to support a successful start.
• Training and professional development opportunities.
• Recognition through the President’s Club.
• Company culture based on six core values.
• Internal feedback and development initiatives through the Hire to Grow program.