Software Engineer

About AKAR

Akar is a real estate venture platform , B2B SaaS built to power how property is managed and grown across MENA, launching in Jordan first. Landlords, from individuals to full-scale companies, run everything on Akar: buildings, units, tenants, leases, payments, and documents, all in one place.

The core product is being built right now. Join at the ground floor and the architecture you design and the code you ship will define what Akar becomes no legacy systems, no bureaucracy, just a small, sharp team moving fast on a market that's ready for it.

The Role

This is not a "small cog in a big machine" job. As a hands-on Software Engineer at Akar, you'll help build and ship the product itself — primarily on the backend in Java / Spring Boot, with real ownership across web and mobile. Your fingerprints will be on everything.

What you'll do

• Break down product requirement documents (PRDs) and UI designs into clear technical requirements, and turn them into an actionable implementation plan.
• Build backend features in Java 21 / Spring Boot (JPA/Hibernate, Flyway, PostgreSQL).
• Contribute across the stack: React / Next.js on web and React Native on mobile.
• Own the full lifecycle: design, build, test, deploy, and operate — including CI/CD (GitHub Actions) and infrastructure and deployment on DigitalOcean App Platform, with Spaces for storage and Cloudflare in front.
• Work in an agile methodology: planning, estimation, and steady delivery.

What We are looking For:

• Strong production experience with Java and Spring Boot.
• Solid relational data modeling and PostgreSQL skills, with real discipline around schema and migrations.
• Experience with deployment and infrastructure, containers, CI/CD, and a cloud platform.
• Comfort translating PRDs into technical plans and organizing the work around them.

Nice To Have:

• React / Next.js and/or React Native experience, a real plus given our web and mobile surfaces.
• Hands-on experience with DigitalOcean or any other cloud services in addition to Cloudflare.
• Background in SaaS / multi-tenant products.

Why you'll love working here:

• Real ownership, real impact. In a small team, there's nowhere to hide — and nowhere better to grow. What you build ships, and users feel it.
• Modern tooling, no excuses. AI tooling is part of our everyday workflow. We invest in whatever makes great engineers faster.
• Ship, learn, repeat. Short cycles, clear priorities, shipped work. You'll never wonder if your work matters.
• Pragmatism over ceremony. We favor the simplest solution that fits the stage we're at. Great ideas win not job titles or process.
• Ground-floor timing. Join now and you're not inheriting a codebase you're creating one.

The Stack:

• Backend: Java 21, Spring Boot, JPA/Hibernate, Flyway, PostgreSQL
• Frontend: Next.js, React (JavaScript), Tailwind CSS
• Mobile: React Native
• Infrastructure: DigitalOcean, Cloudflare
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions, DigitalOcean

Details:

• Location / work mode: Onsite at our office in Amman, Jordan.
• How to apply: Apply through this LinkedIn post, or email us at info@akar-jo.com

Come build the future of real estate in MENA from the first line of code.