Who Are We
HALA is a leading fintech player in the MENAP region that aims to redefine financial services and build the future bank of SMEs. HALA aims at empowering SMEs to start, run, and grow their businesses by providing them with cutting-edge financial and technological tools.
HALA currently holds multiple entities in UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt (including HALA Payments, HALA Cashier and HALA Logistics) and offers solutions that enable merchants to digitize their payments as well as manage their sales and operations.
Founded in 2017, HALA is currently duly licensed by the Saudi Arabian Central Bank as well as the Financials Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) in Abu Dhabi Global Market.
About the Role
Hala is hiring a Fintech Engineering Architect to lead the design of scalable, secure, and high-performing systems that power our core services; POS, payments, control cards, collections, and more. You’ll drive the technical direction for our engineering organization, ensuring our systems are built for scale and compliant with fintech standards.
You’ll work closely with engineering leads, product managers, and infrastructure teams to guide architecture decisions, set engineering standards, and ensure teams are aligned with business goals and technical strategy.
What You’ll Do
- Own and evolve Hala’s system architecture across backend, frontend, integrations, and infrastructure.
- Own and define engineering standards across teams—ensuring developers follow scalable, secure, and maintainable development practices.
- Design and validate distributed systems using .NET, microservices, and messaging queues.
- Set and enforce engineering standards for scalable, secure, and maintainable development.
- Define architectural patterns and guide design decisions for fintech services (e.g., POS, payments, cards, lending).
- Lead API and third-party fintech service integration strategy.
- Ensure architecture meets regulatory, security, and performance requirements.
- Partner with DevOps and Infra teams to align architecture with deployment and scalability needs.
- Conduct technical reviews, support engineering leads, and coach teams on best practices.
What We’re Looking For
- 7+ years of engineering experience, including 3+ years in architecture roles.
- Strong hands-on expertise in .NET Core, microservices, and event-driven systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.).
- Proven experience in fintech system design – payments, KYC, card processing, fraud, compliance.
- Experience defining technical standards and architecture governance.
- Skilled in integrating with third-party fintech APIs and services.
- Strong knowledge of secure coding, high availability, and system performance.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills.
Nice to Have
- Experience with GCC fintech regulations (e.g., SAMA, Mada, SADAD).
- Worked in startup or high-growth fintech environments.
- Familiarity with cloud-native design (preferably Azure).
- Knowledge of Hala’s domain areas—merchant services, control cards, financing, collections.
What We Offer You
We believe you will love working at HALA!
- We have an inclusive and diverse culture that encourages innovation and flexibility in remote, in-office, and hybrid work setups.
- We offer highly competitive compensation packages, including the potential for shares.
- We prioritize personal development and offer regular training and an annual learning stipend to tackle new challenges and grow your career in a hyper-growth environment.
- Join a talented team of over 30 nationalities working in 7 countries and gain valuable experience in an exciting industry.
- We offer autonomy, mentoring, and challenging goals that create incredible opportunities for both you and the company.
- You will be given a lot of responsibility and trust. We believe that the best results come when the people responsible for a function are given the freedom to do what they think is best.
