Senior Backend Engineer - Scalable Microservices & APIs

Client of Salt; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Client of Salt is seeking a Software Development Engineer III to design and build scalable backend services and APIs. You will own technical solutions, contribute hands-on coding, and collaborate across teams to drive high-impact product experiences.

The role emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and adherence to quality practices, with a focus on reliability, observability, and performance across distributed systems.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of backend development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Ruby, Java or Go.
• Experience with distributed systems, REST/GraphQL APIs, and event queues.
• Solid understanding of relational and NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP or Azure).
• Nice to have fintech, payments, or transaction-heavy systems experience.
• Knowledge of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with observability tools (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain scalable backend services and APIs.
• Architect and implement microservices with reliability and security in mind.
• Collaborate with mobile/web teams and infrastructure for end-to-end experiences.

Skills

Ruby

Java

Go

Distributed systems

APIs (REST/GraphQL)

Databases (SQL/NoSQL)

Cloud platforms

Docker

Kubernetes

Observability

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Datadog

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Client of Salt is seeking a Software Development Engineer III to design and build scalable backend services and APIs. You will own technical solutions, contribute hands-on coding, and collaborate across teams to drive high-impact product experiences.

The role emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and adherence to quality practices, with a focus on reliability, observability, and performance across distributed systems.