Senior Backend Engineer

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

Job summary

A pioneering fintech company in Dubai seeks a Senior Backend Engineer to build next-generation trading infrastructure. Candidates should have a minimum of 6 years of backend engineering experience, particularly in real-time systems, memory optimization, and strong knowledge of asynchronous workflows. This full-time role offers a highly competitive salary.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of backend engineering experience.
• Solid grasp of asynchronous workflows and event-driven system design.
• Proven experience building real-time applications.
• Expertise in memory analysis and optimization.
• Familiarity with performance testing tools.
• Practical experience working with Redis and PostgreSQL.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop robust and scalable backend systems.
• Engineer low-latency real-time communication features.
• Optimize memory usage for demanding workloads.
• Conduct stress testing and performance analysis.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers and DevOps.

Skills

Backend engineering experience

Asynchronous workflows

Real-time applications with WebSockets

Memory analysis and optimization

Performance testing tools

Redis

PostgreSQL

Containerization

Microservices design

Kafka or RabbitMQ

Job description

Overview

Our client is a pioneer in digital finance delivering next-generation crypto and FX platforms. With a strong foundation in regulated financial markets theyve earned a reputation for excellence across global trading infrastructure. As part of their strategic growth they are now seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join their world-class engineering team in the UAE.

Role Requirement

We are looking for a sharp and dependable Senior Backend Engineer to help our client build the next generation of high-performance trading infrastructure. This role is perfect for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments and enjoys solving complex engineering challenges from optimizing memory usage and managing real-time socket connections to load testing mission-critical systems under pressure.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop robust and scalable backend systems using to support mission-critical applications
• Engineer low-latency real-time communication features leveraging WebSockets or equivalent protocols
• Optimize memory usage and enhance system efficiency under demanding workloads
• Lead efforts in stress testing performance analysis and tuning of backend services
• Work closely with frontend engineers and DevOps to ensure secure reliable and well-integrated deployments
• Produce high-quality maintainable and well-tested code following best practices
• Enhance data flow and maximize performance in high-concurrency low-latency systems
• Design and deploy resilient infrastructure with robust monitoring and alerting mechanisms

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of backend engineering experience including 5 years working extensively with
• Solid grasp of asynchronous workflows and event-driven system design
• Proven experience building real-time applications using WebSockets data streaming and push technologies
• Demonstrated expertise in memory analysis garbage collection optimization and identifying memory leaks
• Familiarity with performance testing tools such as Artillery k6 or JMeter
• Practical experience working with Redis PostgreSQL and optionally MongoDB
• Skilled in diagnosing performance bottlenecks and conducting in-depth debugging across complex systems
• Strong knowledge of containerization CI / CD workflows and designing microservices-based systems
• Familiarity with message brokers such as Kafka or RabbitMQ is an advantage
• Background in building and maintaining distributed high-availability infrastructure

Favoured

• Industry experience in fintech gaming or high-speed trading environments
• Hands-on background with binary protocols custom-built socket servers or low-level networking
• Proficient in designing scalable infrastructure using Kubernetes
• Comfortable working with real-time observability tools such as Prometheus and Grafana

Salary : Highly competitive in line with experience and market standards.

To apply please submit your CV via the link.

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Key Skills

Business Intelligence,Bidding,Accounts Assistant Credit Control,Account Development,Content Development,Lab Testing

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1