Full Stack Engineer

NorthBay, LLC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NorthBay is seeking a Full Stack Engineer in Abu Dhabi, UAE to design and build scalable AI-driven platforms. You will work across frontend and backend with React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, and Nest.js, focusing on performance and secure architectures.

You will collaborate with ML engineers, product and design teams, implement RESTful APIs, integrate databases, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines. Experience with AI/LLM integrations is highly desirable.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-stack development experience with JavaScript and TypeScript.
• Strong hands-on React experience and modern front-end frameworks (Next.js/Vue.js).
• Strong backend with Node.js and Nest.js.
• Experience designing RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Knowledge of authentication, authorization, and security best practices.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL/MongoDB).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable full-stack apps using React, Next.js, TS, Node.js, and Nest.js.
• Build responsive, high-performance front-ends and reusable components.
• Develop secure back-end services, APIs, and microservices.
• Integrate third-party AI APIs and AI/LLM capabilities into apps.
• Collaborate with ML engineers, product/design teams, and other engineers.
• Ensure performance, security, and reliability across stack.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices.

Skills

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

Next.js

Node.js

Nest.js

RESTful APIs

Security

Databases

Tools

CI/CD

Job description

Full Stack Engineer

Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

NorthBay is seeking a Full Stack Engineer with strong expertise in modern front-end and back-end technologies, particularly JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Node.js, and Nest.js. The role involves designing, developing, and maintaining scalable full-stack applications for AI-driven platforms, with a strong focus on performance, clean architecture, maintainability, security, and seamless user experience.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience building responsive front-end applications and robust back-end services using Node.js/Nest.js, developing RESTful APIs, integrating databases and third-party services, and collaborating closely with ML engineers, back-end developers, and product/design teams.

Experience working with AI/LLM platforms and AI API integrations is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable full-stack web applications using React, Next.js, TypeScript, Node.js, and Nest.js.
• Build responsive, accessible, and high-performance front-end applications using modern frameworks and reusable components.
• Develop scalable and secure backend services, APIs, and microservices using Node.js and Nest.js.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs and integrate third-party services and AI APIs.
• Work with databases and data-access layers, ensuring efficient queries, data integrity, and scalability.
• Implement authentication, authorization, security controls, and role-based access where required.
• Collaborate closely with ML engineers, product managers, designers, and other engineering teams to deliver intuitive AI-powered applications.
• Integrate AI/LLM capabilities into web applications, including real-time model outputs and AI-powered workflows.
• Optimize application performance across both front-end and backend layers.
• Build reusable components, services, and design patterns that improve maintainability and development efficiency.
• Participate in architectural discussions, code reviews, technical planning, and engineering best practices.
• Contribute to automated testing, documentation, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment processes.
• Troubleshoot production issues and identify opportunities for improving application reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a collaborative engineering culture.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-stack development experience with strong command of JavaScript and TypeScript.
• Strong hands-on experience with React and modern front-end frameworks such as Next.js, Vue.js, or similar.
• Strong backend development experience with Node.js and Nest.js.
• Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Strong understanding of backend architecture, API design, authentication, authorization, and security best practices.
• Experience working with relational and/or NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or similar.