Where I work · Saudi Arabia
Engineering for Saudi transformation programs, planned around your Sunday-to-Thursday week.
- Your week
- Sunday to Thursday
- Cities
- Riyadh
- Language
- Arabic and English
- Currency
- SAR
Sound familiar?
- Your platform processes personal data of people in the Kingdom and must follow the Personal Data Protection Law.
- A transformation program needs senior engineers who document decisions for stakeholders, not only ship code.
- Your product must work fully in Arabic, right to left, without feeling translated.
Working across the time difference
| Market | City | Overlap, local time | Work week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh GMT+3 | Mon–Thu, Sun 09:00–18:00 | Sun–Thu |
Work week: Saudi Press Agency: weekly holiday on Friday and Saturday
Contracts and payment
Invoices in Saudi riyals or US dollars, per milestone, paid through Wise or Payoneer. Data residency is agreed at the start, and I can work under your contract.
- Intellectual property is assigned to you on payment.
- An NDA before we discuss details, if you'd like one.
- A written update every week, and a demo whenever there's something to see.
- Working hours that overlap yours.
The rules your product lives under
Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL)
Enforceable since 14 September 2024 and supervised by the Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA), which has published implementing regulations and rules for transfers outside the Kingdom.
Relevant work
- 2025 · Education platform
Vayudoot Aviations
One platform for an aviation academy: public site, online exams with automatic grading and certificates, and student management. - 2022 · Telemedicine platform
Immunomate
A telemedicine app with real-time video consultations, launched to 500+ registered users. - 2024 · Real-time voting platform
InfluencerX
A voting platform that stayed fast for all 22 days of a campaign.
Ways to start
- Fixed-price first step
Security audit and penetration test
An attacker's view of your application and infrastructure, and a fix list you can act on.Agreed per project after scoping - Build
Web platforms and SaaS
Custom web applications, APIs and integrations, built to be inherited.Scoped per project, agreed before work starts - Lead
Fractional CTO
Senior technical leadership a few days a month, without a full-time executive hire.Ongoing; days per month agreed with you
Questions
How do you handle Sundays?
Four of your working days overlap with mine. Sunday questions are answered on Monday, so we plan anything time-critical around that.
Can our data stay in the Kingdom?
Yes, if we host in a Saudi cloud region and I work inside it. The PDPL's rules on transfers outside the Kingdom are part of the design review.
Do you work in Arabic?
I build Arabic-first interfaces, right to left. The Arabic copy should be written or reviewed by a native writer.
Where else to find me
Other markets: United States, United Kingdom, European Union, United Arab Emirates, Japan, South Korea.
Working from Saudi Arabia? Start with a brief.
Tell me about the problem. I’ll reply with the smallest useful first step, when I could start and how our hours line up.