Dubai Backend Engineer - Microservices & API Expert

Tech Junction Ltd; Dubai; On-site; AED 260,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

KBC Technologies in Dubai, UAE is hiring an experienced Backend Engineer (Microservices / API) with 5+ years of software engineering to design, build and scale high‑throughput microservices using Laravel‑PHP, Redis, PostgreSQL and Docker Swarm.

You will own REST/SOAP integrations, API gateways, token management, and performance tuning while collaborating with frontend, architecture and QA teams in a fast-paced fintech-like environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field.
• 5+ years in backend and distributed systems.
• Strong Laravel-PHP and Docker Swarm expertise; Redis and PostgreSQL proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable microservices and high-throughput backend systems.
• Build and maintain REST and SOAP integrations with internal and external services.
• Configure and manage API gateways, token management, and secure auth protocols.
• Implement Redis caching to minimize DB load and latency.
• Develop applications with Laravel-PHP and modern PHP patterns.
• Orchestrate and manage containerized microservices with Docker Swarm.
• Write optimized PostgreSQL queries, indexes, and schemas.
• Collaborate with tech leads, mobile and frontend teams in agile sprints.
• Maintain API docs with Swagger/OpenAPI specifications.
• Ensure adherence to security baselines and data encryption standards.

Skills

Laravel-PHP

Microservices

API design

Docker Swarm

Redis caching

PostgreSQL

REST/SOAP

Token-based security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Swagger/OpenAPI

Job description

KBC Technologies in Dubai, UAE is hiring an experienced Backend Engineer (Microservices / API) with 5+ years of software engineering to design, build and scale high‑throughput microservices using Laravel‑PHP, Redis, PostgreSQL and Docker Swarm.

You will own REST/SOAP integrations, API gateways, token management, and performance tuning while collaborating with frontend, architecture and QA teams in a fast-paced fintech-like environment.