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We are seeking a Senior Backend Developer to design, build, and maintain backend services for the Fan-ID platform. This role plays a key part in delivering secure, scalable, and high-performance backend systems that support complex integrations, real-time operations, and high-traffic live-event scenarios.
The ideal candidate has strong experience in modern backend architectures, microservices, and integration-heavy platforms, with proven exposure to headless CMS platforms such as Sitecore.
Design, build, and maintain backend services for the Fan-ID platform
Lead backend development and integrations using modern technologies and frameworks
Ensure backend services are robust, secure, and scalable, supporting peak traffic during live events
Contribute to defining backend architecture and technical standards
Design and build robust integration layers using modern web frameworks
Work with microservices, event-driven architectures, and Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) patterns
Develop and maintain applications using JavaScript / TypeScript and modern frameworks
Build API-first services and BFF layers to support:
React-based web applications
Server-side rendering where applicable
Integrate with headless CMS platforms, including Sitecore (content delivery, personalization where applicable)
Integrate with external systems, including:
Multi-vendor, vendor-agnostic ticketing engines
CMS platforms (Sitecore and others)
CRM platforms
Identity and access management (IAM) providers
Payments, travel, and partner services
Implement business logic, validation, and service orchestration
Ensure backend and BFF layers are modular, maintainable, and testable
Plan and conduct integration-focused testing
Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, including:
Postman / Newman
Playwright or Cypress
Jest (frontend testing)
k6 or JMeter (API and integration performance testing)
Proven experience as a Backend Developer in production environments
Strong experience with backend technologies such as:
.NET Core, Node.js, Java, or equivalent
Hands-on experience with Azure-native services, including:
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) for containerized backend services
Azure API Management (APIM) for API exposure, security, throttling, and governance
Azure Event Grid and event-driven integration patterns
Azure-based authentication, networking, and monitoring services
Proven experience building Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) layers supporting React-based applications
Strong understanding of:
Secure session handling, tokens, cookies, and browser storage
Authentication and authorization using OAuth2, JWT, and SSO
Caching strategies, CDN-friendly architectures, and graceful-degradation patterns
Hands-on experience building integration-heavy web applications in real production environments
Proven experience with JavaScript / TypeScript and modern web frameworks such as React
Must-have: Proven experience integrating headless CMS platforms, including Sitecore
Experience with cloud-hosted backend platforms on Azure (preferred), AWS, or GCP
Available to join immediately
Comfortable working in a fully onsite role
Saudi National preferred
Job ID: 137610283
