API Engineer (Arabic Speaker)

About the Role

******* Group is seeking an API Engineer to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role focuses on leading the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of API integrations and system connectivity. The successful candidate will act as a technical bridge between business, engineering, and third-party stakeholders, ensuring secure, scalable, and high-performing integrations that support operational efficiency and business growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding of the company's products, APIs, and integration capabilities to provide technical guidance to internal teams, partners, and vendors.
• Design, implement, test, and maintain API integrations using proprietary technologies and third-party APIs to meet business and customer requirements.
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Business Analysts, and Engineering teams to define integration strategies and evolve system-to-system data exchanges.
• Monitor API performance, data integrity, and system health, proactively identifying and resolving issues to minimize business disruption.
• Assess existing API capabilities and recommend process improvements, architectural enhancements, and technology solutions for efficiency and scalability.
• Produce and maintain comprehensive API documentation, technical specifications, architecture documents, testing scripts, and integration processes.
• Promote best practices for API development, integration standards, security, and performance across development teams.
• Provide day-to-day operational support for business and system processes, ensuring the reliable operation of integration services.
• Communicate project progress, risks, challenges, and dependencies to stakeholders, ensuring timely delivery of integration initiatives.
• Develop and execute system, integration, and data integrity testing, supporting quality assurance and validating successful implementation.
• Lead technical discussions with partners, clients, and vendors, communicating product capabilities, API specifications, and data requirements.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with partners by providing ongoing technical support and resolving integration issues.
• Act as the primary liaison between external partners and internal teams to coordinate technical requests, issue resolution, and product enhancements.
• Prepare regular reports, dashboards, and presentations for internal stakeholders and partners to track API performance, integration health, and business outcomes.
• Maintain stakeholder matrices, conduct gap analyses, and identify opportunities to improve partner engagement and integration effectiveness.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• 2-5 years of experience in a relevant role.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify root causes and implement scalable technical solutions.
• Experience monitoring API performance, data quality, and integration reliability within production environments.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Essential Skills

• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams including Product, Engineering, Business Development, Operations, Sales, Marketing, and Finance.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience working directly with clients, vendors, and technology partners.
• Strong project coordination skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and communicate risks effectively.
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong technical writing capabilities.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role requires working within a dynamic team environment, collaborating with various internal departments and external partners to achieve integration objectives.

Application Process

Salary for this position will be disclosed during the interview process. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply.