Senior Backend Engineer - Cloud Platform (Dubai Relocation)

apricot; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 440,000 - 551,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology company based in Dubai is seeking an experienced software developer with over 6 years of experience, particularly in developing systems that manage money. The role involves collaborating with various teams, owning the software lifecycle from design to deployment, and designing a cloud-native platform. Candidates should have experience with Node.js, GraphQL, and AWS among others. Relocation to Dubai is provided, making it an exciting opportunity for candidates open to moving to the UAE.

Qualifications

• 6+ years developing software.
• Experience working on systems that handle money.
• Experience shipping and maintaining complex backends.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product, design, operations, and engineering teams.
• Own and ship end‑to‑end reliable, scalable, and maintainable software.
• Design and build a cloud‑native platform with monitoring and security features.
• Improve CI/CD workflows to reduce time‑to‑market for new features.

Skills

Node.js

GraphQL

Postgres

Elasticsearch

Kafka

Typescript

Node.js and Nest.js

Swift/SwiftUI

Kotlin

Next.js

React

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

A leading financial technology company based in Dubai is seeking an experienced software developer with over 6 years of experience, particularly in developing systems that manage money. The role involves collaborating with various teams, owning the software lifecycle from design to deployment, and designing a cloud-native platform. Candidates should have experience with Node.js, GraphQL, and AWS among others. Relocation to Dubai is provided, making it an exciting opportunity for candidates open to moving to the UAE.