Software Technical Senior Engineer

About the Role

Adree is seeking a Software Technical Senior Engineer to provide technical leadership and drive engineering best practices. This full-time role is based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and focuses on supporting the delivery of scalable, reliable, and high-quality software solutions. The position combines hands-on software development with technical leadership, mentoring, architecture, and collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technical execution of software development initiatives, ensuring alignment with business and technical requirements.
• Translate business requirements into scalable and effective technical solutions.
• Design and contribute to system architecture, including microservices, distributed systems, and APIs.
• Make technical decisions related to application design, development, performance, and scalability.
• Develop and maintain high-quality, production-ready software while remaining hands-on with coding.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to engineering standards, coding best practices, and quality guidelines.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and other stakeholders to define technical solutions and delivery approaches.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, supporting their technical and professional growth.
• Provide technical guidance to the engineering team and support effective problem-solving and decision-making.
• Support technical roadmap planning, estimation, prioritization, and delivery planning.
• Drive the adoption and effective use of CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms.
• Identify and address system performance, scalability, reliability, and security concerns.
• Participate in incident management, troubleshooting, and on-call rotations when required.
• Promote Agile/Scrum practices and contribute to continuous improvement within the engineering team.
• Support conflict resolution and facilitate effective technical discussions within the team.
• Balance hands-on development responsibilities with team leadership and technical coordination.

Experience Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years of professional software development experience.
• At least 2-3 years in a technical leadership, senior engineer, or team lead capacity.
• Proven track record of delivering production systems at scale.
• Experience mentoring or managing a team of engineers (typically 3-8 people).

Leadership and Soft Skills

• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Experience conducting code reviews and enforcing engineering best practices.
• Strong communication skills, enabling effective collaboration with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders.
• Ability to mentor junior/mid-level engineers and support their growth.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Demonstrated conflict resolution and decision-making skills.
• Ability to balance hands-on coding with team leadership responsibilities.

Additional Qualifications

• Experience with technical roadmap planning and estimation.
• History of driving architectural decisions and technical strategy.
• Experience with incident management and on-call rotations.
• Contributions to open source or technical writing/blogging (desirable).

Work Environment

This is a full-time position within Adree, located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role involves working within an engineering team, promoting Agile/Scrum practices, and contributing to continuous improvement.