Lead Software Engineer

Flatgigs; Dubai; On-site; AED 280,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

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

You will design reliable services, drive end-to-end features, write clean code with strong tests, mentor engineers, oversee monitoring and incident response, and help shape hiring.

Qualifications

• 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.

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.

Skills

Architectural design

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Testing practices (TDD)

Tools

Node.js

TypeScript

AWS

Serverless

Microservices

REST APIs

GraphQL APIs

CI/CD

Security 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.