Senior Backend Engineer: Scale & Architect REST APIs

dubizzle; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Health insurance

Annual air ticket allowance

Employee discounts

Rewards & recognitions

Learning & development

Job summary

Bayut & dubizzle is seeking a Senior Software Engineer I - Backend in Dubai. The role involves designing and scaling backend services, collaborating with cross-functional squads, and delivering reliable APIs for millions of users.

You will work with Python (Django), AWS cloud infrastructure, and container tech (Kubernetes & Docker) to shape the platform across high-traffic markets and multiple countries.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering preferred.
• 6+ years of professional back-end software engineering experience in Python (Django).
• Experience with cloud-hosted infrastructure and AWS preferred.
• Kubernetes & Docker experience.
• Experience with high-traffic and large-scale web products.
• Knowledge of SOA, distributed systems, caching strategies, and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Gather an up-to-date understanding of the codebase and tech stack within weeks.
• Lead planning sessions for new features and delivery strategies for releases.
• Research industry trends and apply them to daily work.
• Create unit tests to cover assigned work per standards.
• Write clean, maintainable code following best practices.
• Mentor peers and review major pull requests; contribute to API design and scalability.

Skills

Python

Django

Back-end development

REST APIs

Software architecture

Agile / cross-functional teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

SOA

Caching (memcached)

CI/CD

Job description

Bayut & dubizzle is seeking a Senior Software Engineer I - Backend in Dubai. The role involves designing and scaling backend services, collaborating with cross-functional squads, and delivering reliable APIs for millions of users.

You will work with Python (Django), AWS cloud infrastructure, and container tech (Kubernetes & Docker) to shape the platform across high-traffic markets and multiple countries.