Backend Engineer

Dizzaract

Abu Dhabi

On-site

AED 300,000 - 420,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

24 days annual leave

Modern office in Yas Creative Hub

Job summary

Dizzaract in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design, build, and scale the backend services powering FAR Labs products and platforms. You will own APIs, data stores, and production infrastructure, partnering with AI, infrastructure, frontend, and product teams.

You will work with Go, TypeScript/Node.js, and Python, shaping architecture, ensuring reliability, security, and performance under load.

Qualifications

5+ years of professional backend engineering experience.
Strong understanding of backend architecture, APIs and distributed systems.
Hands-on experience with REST and/or gRPC APIs.
Experience with Docker and AWS-based production environments.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain production backend services using Go and Node.js/Python where appropriate.
Own backend features from architecture through testing, deployment, and production support.
Design systems that remain maintainable, reliable, and scalable with traffic growth.
Identify technical debt and performance bottlenecks and address them proactively.
Collaborate with AI, infrastructure, frontend, and product teams to deliver reliable systems.

Skills

Backend architecture

APIs

Distributed systems

Code ownership

Performance tuning

Tools

TypeScript/Node.js

Python

PostgreSQL

Job description

01. ABOUT THE COMPANY

Dizzaract is a product-driven company operating at the intersection of gaming, digital platforms, and AI. We build and scale multiple products, including FAR Labs & Gamed - each exploring a different space, yet united by a shared approach: moving fast, staying curious, and focusing on things that people actually use.

We operate as a collaborative, non-hierarchical team where ideas are valued based on their impact, not their origin, and where AI is embedded across everything we build, from infrastructure to product decisions.

02. ABOUT THE ROLE

FAR Labs is building a distributed inference platform designed to serve large language models efficiently across diverse hardware. Serving quality - latency, throughput, memory efficiency, cost, and model quality - sits at the core of the product.

We are looking for aSenior Backend Engineerto design, build, and scale the backend systems powering FAR Labs products and platforms.

This is a hands-on engineering role with significant technical ownership. You will work acrossAPIs, distributed services, data systems, authentication, real-time communication, integrations, and production infrastructure.

You will collaborate closely with AI, infrastructure, frontend, and product engineers to turn complex technical requirements into reliable production systems.

We are looking for someone who goes beyond implementing tickets - someone who understands the broader system, makes thoughtful architectural decisions, identifies technical risks, and takes responsibility for what happens after the code reaches production.

03. WHAT YOU'LL OWN

Backend Architecture & Development

Design, build, and maintain production backend services primarily using Go, alongside TypeScript/Node.js and Python where appropriate.
Ownbackendfeaturesfromarchitectureandimplementationthroughtesting,deployment,andproductionsupport.
Designsystemsthatremainmaintainable,reliable,andscalableastrafficandproductcomplexitygrow.
Makepragmaticarchitecturaldecisionsandcontinuouslyimproveexistingservices.
Identifytechnicaldebt,performancebottlenecks,andreliabilityrisksbeforetheybecomelargerproblems.

APIs & Service Communication

Design and maintain APIs and service interfaces using REST, gRPC, SSE, and WebSockets.
Buildreliablecommunicationbetweeninternalservicesandexternal-facingproducts.
DesignAPIswithclearcontracts,appropriateversioning,errorhandling,andbackwardscompatibility.
Buildreal-timeandstreamingfunctionalitywhererequired.
IntegratebackendserviceswithAI/inferencesystemsandotherinternalplatformcomponents.

Data & Storage

Design and optimize data models using PostgreSQL.
Work with Redis and Valkey for caching, state management, and high-performance workloads.
Build integrations with S3-compatible object storage and Cloudflare R2.
Improvequeryperformance,cachingstrategies,dataconsistency,andreliability.
Makeappropriatearchitecturaldecisionsaroundpersistentandtransientdata.

Authentication & Security

Build and maintain secure authentication and authorization flows using Auth0 and JWT.
ApplysecurebackenddevelopmentpracticesacrossAPIs,services,dataaccess,andintegrations.
Designappropriateaccess-controlmechanismsforinternalandexternalservices.
Consider security as part of system design rather than an afterthought.

Integrations & Product Infrastructure

Buildreliableintegrationswithexternalplatformsandthird-partyservices.
Implement and maintain payment functionality using Stripe where relevant.
Designresilientintegrationpatternswithappropriateretries,idempotency,validation,andfailurehandling.
SupportbackendfunctionalityrequiredbyFARLabsproductsanddeveloper-facingservices.

Performance & Reliability

Profile and optimize backend services for latency, throughput, resource utilization, and reliability.
Designservicesthathandlefailuresgracefullyandremainstableunderload.
Implementappropriatecaching,concurrency,ratelimiting,retries,andtimeoutstrategies.
Debug complex production issues across application, database, networking, and infrastructure layers.
PartnerwithSRE/infrastructureengineerstoimproveproductionreliability.

Testing & Delivery

Build automated tests using Go testing tools, pytest, Supertest, Testcontainers,andotherappropriateframeworks.
Maintainhighstandardsaroundcodequality,testing,reviews,andproductionreadiness.
Work with GitLab CI/CD to automate testing and delivery.
Contributetodeploymentandreleasepracticesthatenablefast,reliableengineering.
Ensurecriticalbackendfunctionalityhasmeaningfulautomatedtestcoverage.

Observability & Production Ownership

Buildserviceswithobservabilityinmind,includingmeaningfullogs,metrics,traces,andhealthchecks.
Work with Prometheus and Grafana as FAR Labs expands its observability stack.
Monitorproductionbehaviouranduseoperationaldatatoimprovesystems.
Participateinincidentinvestigationandrootcauseanalysis.
Takeownershipofproductionissuesinvolvingtheservicesyoubuild.

Engineering Collaboration

Work closely with AI/ML, SRE, frontend, product, and other backend engineers.
Participateinarchitecturediscussions,technicalplanning,andcodereviews.
Challengetechnicaldecisionsconstructivelyandproposebetterapproacheswhereappropriate.
Shareknowledgeandhelpraiseengineeringstandardsacrosstheteam.
Contributetotechnicaldocumentationandmaintainclearsystemknowledge.

04. REQUIREMENTS

5+ years of professional backend engineering experience building production systems.
Strong commercial experience with Go.
Experience with TypeScript/Node.js and/or Python in backend environments.
Strongunderstandingofbackendarchitecture,APIs,anddistributedsystems.
Hands-on experience designing and building REST and/or gRPC APIs.
Experience with real-time or streaming communication using technologies such as WebSockets or SSE.
Strong experience with PostgreSQL,includingschemadesign,indexing,queryoptimization,andtransactions.
Experience with Redis, Valkey,orsimilarin-memorydatastores.
Strong understanding of concurrency, networking, caching, asynchronous processing, and service-to-service communication.
Experience building authentication and authorization systems using JWT, Auth0,orcomparabletechnologies.
Experience with Docker and AWS-based production environments.
ExperiencewithautomatedtestingandCI/CDpipelines.
Strongunderstandingofproductionreliability,monitoring,debugging,andperformanceoptimization.
Abilitytomaketechnicaldecisionsindependentlyandexplainthereasoningbehindthem.
Strong ownership mindset and ability to work effectively in a fast-moving engineering environment.

05. NICE TO HAVE

Experience building backend systems for AI/ML products or infrastructure.
Experience integrating backend platforms with model-serving or inference systems.
Experience operating high-throughput or latency-sensitive services.
Experience with large-scale distributed systems.
Experience with S3-compatible storage or Cloudflare R2.
Experience with Stripe or other payment infrastructure.
Experience with Prometheus and Grafana.
Experience designing developer-facing APIs, platforms, or infrastructure products.

06. WHAT WE OFFER

Real technical ownership of the backend systems and services powering FAR Labs products.
The opportunity to influence backend architecture and technical direction as the platform scales.
Hands-on work with challenging problems across distributed systems, APIs, real-time communication, data infrastructure, performance, and AI integrations.
The opportunity to build backend systems around emerging AI technologies and production inference infrastructure.
Direct collaboration with engineers working across AI/ML, infrastructure, SRE, and product engineering.
A small, senior engineering environment where technical decisions translate directly into product outcomes.
Fast execution, low bureaucracy, and a highly collaborative, idea-driven team.
Competitive salary with performance-based incentives.
24 days annual leave, plus public holidays.
Health insurance.
Modern office in Yas Creative Hub.
Continuous learning through real-world problem solving - not just theory.
The opportunity to influence both technical architecture and product direction.
A diverse, open-minded team where ideas are genuinely heard.