Senior Backend / Platform Engineer (Hands-on, On-site Dubai)

Synolon; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A global real estate platform in Dubai is seeking a hands-on Senior Backend / Platform Engineer to work on the backend codebase daily. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in backend engineering, with strong skills in data modeling and APIs. This role emphasizes hands-on work rather than management. You will take ownership of essential systems and potentially lead a small team in the future, fostering a culture of building and collaboration.

Qualifications

• 7+ years backend / platform engineering experience.
• Actively coding in recent years.
• Enjoys building over supervising.

Responsibilities

• Work hands‑on on the backend codebase daily.
• Take ownership of data models and property identity logic.
• Review and control an external development team.

Skills

Backend / platform engineering experience

Data modeling

APIs

Async systems

Independent thinker

Pragmatic approach

Reliability

Job description

We are building a global real estate infrastructure platform.

Not a local portal. Not a marketplace clone.

We are looking for a hands‑on Senior Backend / Platform Engineer who codes every day, understands complex systems deeply and wants to own the technical core of a long‑term platform.

This is not a role for people who mainly delegate or sit in meetings.

What you will do?

• Work hands‑on on the backend codebase daily
• Take ownership of:
  • Data models
  • Property identity logic
  • Ingestion & normalization pipelines
  • Event‑driven workflows
• Review and technically control an external development team
• Gradually bring core knowledge fully in‑house
• Later: build and lead a small internal team by teaching through code

Skills

• 7+ years backend / platform engineering experience
• Actively coding in recent years
• Strong in data modeling, APIs, async systems
• Independent thinker, pragmatic, reliable
• Someone who enjoys building, not supervising

Important

We are explicitly not looking for “former engineers” or pure managers.

This role requires daily hands‑on work in the code.