Senior Full Stack Engineer Technical Lead

GamaLearn; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology education platform in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a Full Stack Web Developer with at least 5 years of experience. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, managing the software development lifecycle, and mentoring junior developers. The ideal candidate must be proficient in ASP.NET Core, C#, React JS, and have experience with cloud deployments. Strong skills in Agile methodologies and problem-solving are essential. Competitive salary and growth opportunities offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Full Stack Developer, 3 in a senior role.
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs and software design patterns.
• Ability to mentor and guide junior developers.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to translate business requirements into specifications.
• Manage the full software development lifecycle.
• Lead and mentor developers, ensuring coding standards.

Skills

Full Stack Web Development

C#

ASP.NET Core Web APIs

React JS

Agile/Scrum methodologies

Education

Bachelor/Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Azure DevOps

Docker

SQL Server

Job description

• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
• Take ownership of the full software development life cycle, from concept to deployment and maintenance.
• Identify and troubleshoot complex technical issues, offering timely and effective solutions.
• Design, develop, test, and deploy high‑quality web applications using modern technologies and best practices.
• Maintain and optimize existing web applications to ensure high performance and scalability.
• Participate in code reviews, ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with the team to implement visually appealing and intuitive user interfaces.
• Continuously stay up to date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to drive innovation and enhance development processes.
• Lead and mentor junior developers, providing guidance and support to help them grow their technical skills.
• Mentor junior and mid‑level developers through code reviews, design discussions, and hands‑on guidance.
• Proactively suggest improvements and contribute to the overall technical architecture and infrastructure.
• Drive technical decision‑making and contribute to long‑term technology roadmap planning.
• Evaluate and recommend new tools, frameworks, and libraries based on project needs.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Full Stack Web Developer, with a minimum of 5 years of experience, 3 years in a senior or lead role.
• Bachelor/Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Experience in ASP.NET WebForms (.NET Framework), ASP.NET Core Web APIs, C# and LINQ.
• Experience working with ORM Entity Framework (EF6) and EF Core.
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs.
• Experience designing systems using Clean Architecture, and familiarity with microservices.
• Strong understanding and hands‑on experience with software design patterns (e.g., Repository, Unit of Work, CQRS).
• Ability to apply appropriate design patterns to improve code maintainability, scalability, and testability.
• Ability to design caching architectures for high‑traffic applications such as Redis.
• Experience with Azure API Management, AWS API Gateway, API Gateway architecture or similar solutions to support high‑performance, scalable applications (Plus).
• Experience designing and implementing message‑based systems such as RabbitMQ (Plus).
• Proficient in front‑end HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, Ajax.
• Proficient in React JS (Next JS is a plus).
• Experience using Telerik UI controls for ASP.NET WebForms (Plus).
• Experience with background job processing and scheduling using Hangfire.
• Strong understanding of asynchronous processing, retries, and failure handling.

Cloud, DevOps & Deployment

• Familiarity with cloud services and deployments (Azure preferred, AWS, Google Cloud).
• Experience in DevOps systems, preferably Azure DevOps, and creating/managing CI/CD pipelines including automated builds, tests and deployments.
• Containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).

Databases & Version Control

• Experience with database systems such as SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL.
• Experience with version control systems DevOps (Git), TFVC is a plus.
• Knowledge of testing frameworks such as .NET xUnit, Cypress, Selenium, SonarQube, etc.
• Excellent documentation and writing clean code with comments.

Agile, Communication & Soft Skills

• Proficient understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and experience working in an Agile environment.
• Strong problem‑solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex issues and deliver effective solutions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively and effectively within a team.

Certifications (Nice to Have)

• Any of these certifications on Azure is a plus: AZ 900, AZ 204/AZ 104, AZ 302, AZ 305, AZ 400.
• Any courses/certifications taken on any of the technologies mentioned is a plus.