# Senior Product Engineer - Cards Platform

> GSSTech Group · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · — · Posted 2026-05-05

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

### **Role Overview**

We are looking for a Senior Product Engineer to lead the design, delivery, and optimisation of cards platform capabilities across issuing and acquiring systems. This role goes beyond execution — you will drive product engineering decisions, own end-to-end delivery, and influence the evolution of payment solutions in a high-scale banking environment.

You will work closely with business, architecture, and technology teams to build resilient, scalable, and compliant card services, ensuring high availability and seamless customer experience.

### **Key Responsibilities**

-   **End-to-End Ownership:**  
    Own delivery of cards platform initiatives from requirement analysis to production rollout and post-release stability.
-   **Product Engineering Leadership:**  
    Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions across cards issuing, acquiring, and payment processing systems.
-   **Architecture & Design:**  
    Contribute to system design, integration architecture, and modernisation of cards platforms (APIs, microservices, event-driven systems).
-   **Domain Expertise (Cards):**  
    Work on key areas including:

-   Card issuing & lifecycle management
-   Authorisation & transaction processing
-   Tokenisation & digital wallets
-   Scheme integrations (Visa / Mastercard)
-   Clearing & settlement

-   **Stakeholder Management:**  
    Act as a bridge between business, vendors, and internal tech teams to ensure alignment and delivery excellence.
-   **Agile Delivery:**  
    Lead and contribute within Agile squads, ensuring timely delivery, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and prioritisation.
-   **Production Stability & Incident Management:**  
    Own L2/L3 support, incident resolution, RCA, and continuous improvement of platform reliability.
-   **Quality & Testing Oversight:**  
    Ensure strong test coverage (functional, integration, UAT) and support automation initiatives.
-   **Vendor & Integration Management:**  
    Work with third-party vendors and payment processors to deliver seamless integrations.

### **Required Skills & Experience**

-   7+ years of experience in Cards & Payments domain within banking or financial services
-   Strong understanding of:

-   Cards issuing & acquiring platforms
-   Payment flows, authorisation, clearing, settlement
-   ISO 8583 messaging (must-have)

-   Experience with card management systems (e.g., PowerCARD, VisionPLUS, Prime, or similar)
-   Solid understanding of APIs, microservices, and system integrations
-   Experience working in Agile environments

### **Preferred Skills**

-   Exposure to tokenisation, digital wallets (Apple Pay, Google Pay)
-   Knowledge of PCI-DSS compliance and security standards
-   Experience in high-volume, mission-critical systems

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