Lead Backend Engineer

PRAGMATIKE; Abu Dhabi; Remote; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking a Lead Backend Engineer to design and scale their SaaS platform. The role involves leading backend architecture decisions and collaborating with teams to deliver high-performance solutions. Required qualifications include strong expertise in NestJS and 5+ years of backend development experience. The position is fully remote but applicants must have full professional English fluency.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in backend development for SaaS products.
• Proven experience with API integration and queuing systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead backend architecture decisions and ensure system reliability.
• Collaborate closely with frontend and product teams.

Skills

NestJS

Redis

RabbitMQ

TypeORM

REST integration

English fluency

Job description

Job Description

Position : Lead Backend Engineer

Location : Fully Remote (EU timezone, CET ± 2 hours)

Start Date : ASAP

Languages : English (mandatory); French is a plus

We are looking for a Lead Backend Engineer to join our team and play a key role in designing, developing, and scaling our SaaS platform. You will be responsible for leading backend architecture decisions, ensuring system reliability, and collaborating closely with the frontend and product teams to deliver robust, high-performance solutions.

Role Requirements

• Strong expertise in NestJS (mandatory)
• Experience with Redis cache, queuing systems (RabbitMQ or equivalent), and TypeORM.
• Familiarity with Next.js and Tailwind CSS.
• Proficiency REST integration.
• 5+ years of experience in backend development for SaaS products.
• Proven experience with API integration, caching, and queuing systems.
• Full professional English fluency.

Nice to Have

• French language skills.
• Experience building Chrome extensions.
• Background in MedTech SaaS.
• Knowledge of end-to-end encryption.
• Hands-on experience with SOAP + REST integration.
• Mobile development experience (especially with React Native).

At Pragmatike, we are committed to creating an environment that values fairness, transparency, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and ensure that no one is discriminated against based on age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, marital or civil status, pregnancy, race, religion, belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

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