Senior/Lead Backend Engineer

Fuse Energy; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A next-generation energy company in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a skilled Software Engineer to build core digital infrastructure. You will engineer backend systems, develop real-time digital twins, and create messaging interfaces. The ideal candidate has over 2 years of experience, with a proven track record in system definition and hands-on experience in production systems. Benefits include competitive salary, stock options, and tech provisions.

Benefits

Competitive salary and stock options

Biannual bonus scheme

Fully expensed tech

Paid annual leave

Breakfast and dinner for office-based employees

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience as a Software Engineer.
• Proven ability to define and build complex systems.
• Hands-on experience shipping highly-available production systems.

Responsibilities

• Work closely within product to build core digital infrastructure.
• Engineer backend infrastructure that is second-to-none.
• Construct a real-time digital twin of renewable generation and customer demand.
• Develop messaging interfaces with third-party providers.
• Build high-volume pipelines for processing customer energy consumption.
• Build the backend of a world-class energy app.
• Take ownership of projects and drive change.

Skills

Software Engineering

System Definition

Production Systems

Communication

Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK)

Energy Sector Experience

Consumer-facing Products

Job description

In this role you will work closely within product to build the core digital infrastructure for a next-generation energy company.

You will use your experience to engineer backend infrastructure that is second-to-none.

You'll be working across the back-end – constructing a real-time digital twin of our renewable generation and customer demand, developing messaging interfaces with our third-party providers, building high-volume pipelines for processing customer energy consumption, and building the backend of a world-class energy app.

For this role, you should be able to think on your feet and adapt to new business needs as well as take ownership of projects and drive change.

As an early member of the Fuse Energy team you will help bring clean, cheap electricity to households around the world.

Responsibilities

• Work closely within product to build core digital infrastructure for a next-generation energy company.
• Engineer backend infrastructure that is second-to-none.
• Construct a real-time digital twin of renewable generation and customer demand.
• Develop messaging interfaces with third-party providers.
• Build high-volume pipelines for processing customer energy consumption.
• Build the backend of a world-class energy app.
• Take ownership of projects and drive change; think on your feet and adapt to new business needs.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable excellence as a Software Engineer.
• Ideally 2+ years experience.
• Proven ability to define and build complex systems.
• Hands‑on experience shipping highly‑available production systems.
• Clear communication.
• Bonus: Experience with infrastructure as code (e.g., AWS CDK).
• Bonus: Experience in the Energy sector.
• Bonus: Experience shipping consumer‑facing products.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and stock options sign‑on bonus.
• Biannual bonus scheme.
• Fully expensed tech to match your needs.
• Paid annual leave.
• Breakfast and dinner for office-based employees.