Geidea Established in 2008, Geidea epitomizes customer focused empowerment and commercial success through continuous innovation.Geidea makes best in class digital payment solutions available for all by attracting and leveraging the best creative & entrepreneurial talent in the marketOur solutions give any business the chance to get ahead and reach for more no matter their size or maturity.Our technology mirrors our people - Smart, Innovative & Forward Thinkingwww.geidea.netTo maintain a competitive advantage as we grow, we are currently looking for a new "Back End Developer"Job purpose:To design, develop, maintain, and enhance the organization’s settlement platform by delivering reliable, secure, and scalable Java-based solutions that ensure accurate financial transaction processing, reconciliation, and settlement operations. The role is responsible for supporting business continuity, improving system performance, and contributing to the ongoing evolution of critical payment infrastructure in alignment with operational and regulatory requirementsResponsibilities:Ensure high code quality, maintainability, and adherence to engineering standards across servicesContribute to architectural decisions, including microservices design, API contracts, and system integrationsCollaborate with cross-functional teams (product, QA, DevOps) to deliver reliable and performant solutionsProactively identify system bottlenecks, performance issues, and drive optimization initiativesEnsure compliance with security, regulatory, and data protection standards relevant to fintech systemsSupport production stability by contributing to incident resolution, root cause analysis, and continuous improvementQualifications:0–2 years in backend development using JavaBachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field.Java (Spring Boot / Spring Framework)RESTful API design and integrationMicroservices architectureRelational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL)Version control (Git)Basic understanding of distributed systemsPreferred Messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ)Cloud platforms (AWS / Azure)Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)CI/CD pipelinesOur values guide how we think and act - They describe what we care about the mostCustomer first - It’s embedded in our design thinking and customer service approachOpen - Openness allows us to constantly improve and evolveReal - No jargon and no excuses!Bold - Constantly challenging ourselves and our way of thinking.Resilient – If we fail, we bounce back stronger than before.Collaborative - We know that we can achieve a lot more as a team.We are changing lives by constantly striving for a better solution.
We are on a mission to help merchants start, run and grow their businesses.
What you should know
Dominant Market Share: Captured 50% of Saudi Arabia's point-of-sale market within just two years of launching its first certified terminal
Massive Payment Network: Operates a network of approximately 700,000 payment terminals and ATMs across the region
2 First Licenses: Became the first fintech in Saudi Arabia to obtain a payment institution license and a non-bank merchant acquiring license
How they work
Infrastructure means reliability first — Payment systems can't be interesting at the cost of being unreliable — engineering and product decisions are made with uptime and trust as the primary constraints
Merchant churn is the failure metric — Acquiring a merchant matters less than keeping them — the business model only works when merchants see real value and stay