Software Engineer - React Front End (Tranche)

SECTION 2 – JOB DESCRIPTION

Key Responsibilities *

• Design, develop, and maintain secure, scalable, and high-performance mobile banking applications using React Native.
• Develop responsive web applications and customer-facing digital journeys using React.js and modern front-end frameworks.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, UX/UI designers, architects, and backend teams to deliver seamless digital banking experiences.
• Integrate front-end applications with APIs, microservices, OAuth/OIDC authentication, and enterprise middleware platforms.
• Ensure compliance with banking security standards, secure coding practices, and accessibility requirements.
• Optimize application performance, scalability, responsiveness, and user experience across mobile and web channels.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, code reviews, testing, troubleshooting, and production support activities.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices for automated build, test, and deployment processes.

Required Skills *

• Strong experience in React Native, React.js, JavaScript (ES6+), and TypeScript.
• Proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, Redux, Context API, React Hooks, and responsive web design.
• Experience integrating REST APIs, GraphQL APIs, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and JWT authentication.
• Knowledge of mobile application lifecycle management for iOS and Android platforms.
• Experience with state management, component libraries, performance tuning, and mobile optimization.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery methodologies, Git, CI/CD, and DevSecOps practices.

Required Experience / Knowledge Areas *

• 5+ years of experience in front-end engineering with at least 3 years in React Native development.
• Banking, financial services, digital channels, internet banking, mobile banking, or fintech experience is required.
• Experience delivering customer-facing applications with high availability, security, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Knowledge of API-driven architecture, microservices, secure authentication, and enterprise-grade integration patterns.
• Experience working in large-scale Agile and DevOps environments.
• Knowledge of mobile security, certificate pinning, OWASP Mobile Top 10, and secure SDLC practices.

Good-to-Have Skills

• Experience with Flutter, Kotlin, Swift, or native mobile development.
• Experience with Azure, AWS, OpenShift, Kubernetes, or containerized deployments.
• Experience with banking onboarding, payments, lending, trade finance, corporate banking, or treasury solutions.
• Understanding of performance testing, observability, monitoring, and analytics tools.

Key Deliverables *

• Delivery of secure, scalable, and high-performing mobile and web banking applications.
• Development of reusable front-end components and design system implementation.
• Successful integration with enterprise APIs, micro-services, and authentication platforms.
• Compliance with quality, security, performance, and accessibility standards.
• Production-ready releases with complete documentation, test coverage, and operational support readiness.

English mandatory; Arabic is preferred.

SECTION 3 – CERTIFICATIONS & TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Certifications Required

• React Developer Certification (preferred)
• Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) or AWS Cloud Practitioner (preferred)
• Certified Scrum Developer (CSD) or Agile Certification (preferred)
• Mobile Application Security Certification (advantageous)

Preferred Tech Stack

• React Native, React.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Redux, GraphQL

Tools / Platforms

• JIRA, Confluence, Azure DevOps, SonarQube, Postman, Swagger/OpenAPI, Firebase, Figma, Jenkins, Splunk, Dynatrace, Grafana, Kubernetes/OpenShift