Lead Software Engineer

AHOY; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in Dubai is seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer to lead the design and delivery of secure, scalable backend systems. This hands-on leadership role involves architecture, coding, and mentoring while collaborating closely with Product and cross-functional teams. Candidates should have over 5 years of backend experience, strong AWS skills, and expertise in Node.js and TypeScript. Competitive package offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years backend experience, including 4+ years with Node.js & TypeScript.
• Strong expertise in AWS services: Lambda, Cognito, S3, and others.
• Experience with serverless, microservices, and event-driven architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design and build reliable, testable, production-ready backend services.
• Drive architectural decisions and own features end-to-end.
• Mentor engineers and set best practices across the team.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

AWS

TDD

CI/CD

REST APIs

GraphQL APIs

Secure coding

SQL

NoSQL

Job description

About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer to lead the design and delivery of secure, scalable backend systems. This is a hands-on leadership role with responsibilities spanning architecture, coding, and mentoring, while partnering closely with Product and cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and build reliable, testable, production-ready backend services.
• Drive architectural decisions and own features end-to-end.
• Write clean, maintainable code with strong test coverage.
• Mentor engineers and set best practices across the team.
• Oversee system monitoring, incident response, and workflow improvements.
• Collaborate cross-functionally and contribute to hiring efforts.

• 5+ years backend experience, 4+ years with Node.js & TypeScript.
• Strong expertise in AWS (Lambda, Cognito, S3, DynamoDB, SQS/SNS, CloudFormation).
• Experience with serverless, microservices, event-driven architectures.
• Skilled in TDD, CI/CD, REST/GraphQL APIs, secure coding.
• Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Startup/fast-paced environment experience preferred.