Founding Software Engineer — Lead from Day One (Remote UAE)

Livlyt; United Arab Emirates; Remote; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic tech startup is seeking a Lead (Founding) Engineer to join their team in the UAE. You will work closely with the founders to build the engineering function from scratch, focusing on designing and delivering software products. The ideal candidate has 3-5 years as a full-stack developer with expertise in Node.js and REST APIs. This remote role offers competitive salary, ESOPs, and flexible work hours, with occasional visits to the headquarters in Dubai or Abu Dhabi.

Benefits

Competitive salary and ESOPs

Flexible working hours

Collaborative team with industry experts

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience as a full-stack software engineer.
• Experience in system design and architecture.
• Proficiency in working with REST APIs and integrations.
• Strong fundamentals in operating systems, languages, databases, and networks.
• Good track record in Node.js and related tech stacks.
• Basic knowledge of deployment tools like Jenkins and CircleCI.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with founders to build the engineering function.
• Design, develop, and deliver software products.
• Lead and manage software development engineers (SDEs).
• Make trade-offs between speed and quality.

Skills

Full-stack software development

System design & architecture

REST APIs

Node.js

Javascript

Mentoring junior engineers

Deployment pipelines (CI/CD)

Object-oriented programming (Java, Python, Golang)

Education

Bachelor in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

A dynamic tech startup is seeking a Lead (Founding) Engineer to join their team in the UAE. You will work closely with the founders to build the engineering function from scratch, focusing on designing and delivering software products. The ideal candidate has 3-5 years as a full-stack developer with expertise in Node.js and REST APIs. This remote role offers competitive salary, ESOPs, and flexible work hours, with occasional visits to the headquarters in Dubai or Abu Dhabi.