Senior Backend Engineer for Network Security Platforms

Uney GmbH; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Uney GmbH in Dubai is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specialized in Cyber Security to design, build, and scale backend systems for a next-generation network security platform.

The role focuses on backend engineering, with emphasis on scalable services, APIs, and distributed architectures for processing security events and network traffic. Strong interest in cybersecurity and networking is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in backend or systems engineering.
• Experience owning services in production (design, deployment, monitoring).
• Interest in networking and cybersecurity domain.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and microservices.
• Build robust APIs and data pipelines for processing and analyzing network traffic and security events.
• Architect distributed systems that are performant, resilient, and maintainable.
• Integrate backend services with firewall platforms via REST APIs (e.g., OPNsense).
• Develop services that interact with networking and security components such as proxies, IDS/IPS, and traffic inspection engines.
• Translate networking and security requirements into scalable software components.

Skills

Java

Golang

Backend APIs

Distributed systems

Redis caching

PostgreSQL

ELK observability

TCP/IP & HTTP/S

Tools

OPNsense

Suricata

Snort

Squid

Job description

Uney GmbH in Dubai is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specialized in Cyber Security to design, build, and scale backend systems for a next-generation network security platform.

The role focuses on backend engineering, with emphasis on scalable services, APIs, and distributed architectures for processing security events and network traffic. Strong interest in cybersecurity and networking is essential.