Platform Engineer (Developer Enablement)

Role Overview

Platform Engineer (Developer Enablement) at Ziina. This foundational role shapes internal tooling, developer experience, and backend quality from the ground up, with direct impact on how every engineer builds, tests, and ships software across the organization. Based in or open to relocating to the UAE.

Role Purpose

Define and build the golden paths, shared libraries, and quality systems that enable backend engineers to iterate quickly and confidently at scale. You will own end-to-end systems that remove friction from developer workflows and establish standards for how software is built as Ziina grows.

Key Responsibilities

Developer Experience & Tooling

• 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
• Develop self-service capabilities for common engineering workflows so teams can move independently without platform bottlenecks
• Partner directly with engineering teams to identify friction in their day-to-day and solve it through better tooling

Quality & Testing

• Design and maintain testing frameworks and CI-integrated quality systems that give engineers fast, trustworthy signals on their changes
• Improve visibility into system quality and release confidence across the engineering organization

Qualifications & Experience

• 3+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, Backend Engineering, or Developer Experience roles
• Strong backend engineering skills, ideally in Typescript/Node.js, and deep understanding of microservices and service-to-service communication patterns
• Hands-on experience building internal tooling, shared libraries, or service templates that other engineers actively use
• Experience with testing frameworks, CI integration, and building quality signals that engineers trust
• Proficiency with the latest AI tools and technologies to boost productivity

Skills & Competencies

• Product mindset when it comes to internal tools — thinking about colleagues as users and measuring success by their productivity
• Creative problem-solving and vision to build systems from the ground up
• Ability to own systems end-to-end and make sound tradeoffs in a fast-paced environment

Additional Information

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven experience building developer platforms or tooling at fintech or other high-scale engineering organizations
• Track record of creating golden paths, service templates, or shared libraries that were widely adopted across an engineering organization
• 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

Technology Stack

• Backend: Typescript, Node.js, Nest.js, GraphQL Federation, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch
• Mobile: Swift, SwiftUI, Kotlin
• Web: Next.js, React, Typescript
• Infrastructure & DevOps: AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Github Actions