Staff Engineer - SME AI Banking

Staff Engineer (SME) – Backend and AI Automation **This is a UAE-based role requiring full relocation. The package includes full family relocation, Visa and annual return flights home. Fintech or digital banking experience is essential. Please only apply if you meet this requirement and are willing to relocate. Axiom Recruit is looking for a Staff Engineer to join a leading digital bank building the next generation of financial technology. This is more than a typical backend engineering role. It's an opportunity to build AI automation systems that eliminate the need of any manual work for a super bank. The Company Our client is a fast-growing fintech company transforming the future of digital banking. Backed by the biggest funding giants and driven by a strong AI-first culture, engineering expertise, they're building scalable products that power modern financial services. This is an opportunity to work on high-impact technology, solve complex engineering/onboarding/payments challenges, and collaborate with a world-class team shaping the next generation of financial infrastructure. The Role As the technical owner of the SME banking platform, you'll lead the design and development of backend systems that power every stage of automation of the business banking journey. You'll be responsible for: • Architect scalable backend services for business banking and payment platforms. • Build AI-powered automation for compliance, risk assessment, and operational workflows. • Design high-performance APIs and event-driven systems for real-time processing. • Develop intelligent financial infrastructure for lending, fraud detection, and analytics. • Provide technical leadership by driving architecture, engineering excellence, and automation-first practices. You'll ideally bring: • 8+ years of backend engineering experience in fintech, digital banking, or financial services. • Strong expertise in distributed systems, scalable microservices, and API design. • Experience with event-driven architectures using Kafka, CQRS, or event sourcing. • Hands-on experience integrating AI/LLMs, including RAG, LangChain, LangGraph, or similar. • Knowledge of document processing, OCR, and intelligent automation pipelines. • Exposure to SME banking, lending, KYB, accounting integrations, or regulated financial environments is a plus. Why This Opportunity? • Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. • Tax-free base salary plus performance bonus of up to 6x monthly pay • Full relocation support for you and dependents (visa, flights, settling in) • Hybrid working from a regional HQ alongside global tech and fintech talent • Premium healthcare and life cover for you and your family • 28+ days leave and a strong lifestyle base in a safe, multicultural, tech-forward city with easy global connectivity • Opportunity to work at the intersection of AI, backend engineering, and large-scale distributed systems If you're ready to build the AI-powered banking platform businesses will rely on for years to come, we'd love to hear from you. Apply directly through this advert or contact Hassan at [email protected] for a confidential conversation. Show more Show less

8+ years of backend engineering experience in fintech, digital banking, or financial services.Strong expertise in distributed systems, scalable microservices, and API design.Experience with event-driven architectures using Kafka, CQRS, or event sourcing.Hands-on experience integrating AI/LLMs, including RAG, LangChain, LangGraph, or similar.Knowledge of document processing, OCR, and intelligent automation pipelines.Exposure to SME banking, lending, KYB, accounting integrations, or regulated financial environments is a plus.

Architect scalable backend services for business banking and payment platforms.Build AI-powered automation for compliance, risk assessment, and operational workflows.Design high-performance APIs and event-driven systems for real-time processing.Develop intelligent financial infrastructure for lending, fraud detection, and analytics.Provide technical leadership by driving architecture, engineering excellence, and automation-first practices.