Lead Platform & AI Systems Architect

Inception42; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 650,000; Full time

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Job summary

Inception42, a G42 company, seeks a Principal Software Engineer to lead end-to-end technical strategy across web-scale platforms. You will define system-level patterns, enforce engineering best practices, and mentor senior engineers within a fast-paced agile environment.

You will architect scalable platform systems, develop reusable UI frameworks and APIs, drive CI/CD pipelines, and ensure high availability and performance across distributed services while guiding teams in adopting platform

Qualifications

• 12-15+ years of experience in software engineering with strong full stack and platform engineering expertise.
• Experience building shared platforms, frameworks, or internal tooling.
• Proficiency in front-end technologies (React, Angular) and modern JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Strong backend experience (Node.js, Python, or Go) with API and service design at scale.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and platform architectures.
• Experience with API design (REST/gRPC), service contracts, and versioning strategies.
• Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and platform-native services.
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and orchestration at scale.
• Experience with observability tools (monitoring, logging, tracing) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build scalable platform systems (frontend platforms, backend services, and shared infrastructure)
• Develop reusable UI frameworks, design systems, and component libraries
• Design and maintain platform APIs and shared services used across multiple products
• Establish and drive platform engineering best practices (modularity, observability, reliability, and security)
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines, internal developer platforms, and automation tooling
• Improve developer experience (DevEx) by reducing friction in development, testing, and deployment
• Ensure high availability, performance, and scalability across distributed systems
• Mentor engineers and guide teams in adopting platform capabilities effectively

Skills

Full stack

Platform engineering

API design

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Docker

Kubernetes

React

Angular

Node.js

Python

Go

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Job description

Inception42, a G42 company, seeks a Principal Software Engineer to lead end-to-end technical strategy across web-scale platforms. You will define system-level patterns, enforce engineering best practices, and mentor senior engineers within a fast-paced agile environment.

You will architect scalable platform systems, develop reusable UI frameworks and APIs, drive CI/CD pipelines, and ensure high availability and performance across distributed services while guiding teams in adopting platform