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TAWANTECH

Junior Backend Engineer

Riyadh
Level
Junior

Not stated in the posting: salary, work type, visa.

Open. First seen 5 October 2026.

About the role

Purpose:

To develop, maintain, and support reliable backend applications and services that enable business capabilities and digital products in accordance with established engineering and security standards.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Develop and maintain backend services and APIs in Java and Spring Boot within a microservices architecture.
  • Translate functional and technical requirements into working, tested software.
  • Integrate services with databases, internal platforms, and external partner systems.
  • Work with event streaming and messaging (Kafka, MQ) under guidance.
  • Write clean, maintainable, testable code in line with engineering standards.
  • Perform unit testing, debugging, and defect resolution.
  • Apply secure coding practices, including authentication, authorization, and data protection requirements.
  • Support deployment and monitoring on containerized platforms (OpenShift/Kubernetes) through established CI/CD pipelines.
  • Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and squad ceremonies.
  • Support production troubleshooting under the guidance of senior engineers.
  • Maintain relevant technical documentation.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of development practices and application quality.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
  • 2 years of backend development experience.
  • Working knowledge of Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, SQL, and Git.
  • Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and debugging fundamentals.

What this role asks for

Particular to this role

Kafka · OpenShift · Spring

Rare in TAWANTECH's other 58 open postings.

Standard for backend roles

Java · Kubernetes

Common in backend postings at any company.

Read against TAWANTECH's other open postings on this site.

The team: IT HIRES STEADILY

This role is one of 49 open in IT. 13 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in October: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.

WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS

CI/CD (21 of 49), REST (19 of 49), SQL (13 of 49), Git (12 of 49), Java (12 of 49), Agile (11 of 49), Kubernetes (11 of 49)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

From the team and dates on TAWANTECH's own job board.

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