Senior Node.js Lead: Backend Architect & Tech Owner

Royal Gulf Electronics TR LLC SP; Sharjah; On-site; AED 250,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Gulf Electronics TR LLC SP in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Senior Node.js Developer Technical Lead to own an enterprise application, drive modernization, ensure performance and security, and maintain business continuity across production environments.

You will mentor teams, review AI-assisted code, design scalable REST APIs, optimize databases, and collaborate with DevOps on cloud deployments, CI/CD pipelines, and robust monitoring.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience with Node.js and TypeScript/JavaScript backend systems.
• Experience designing and consuming REST APIs and integrating with databases.
• Hands-on with cloud environments, security, and production troubleshooting.
• Ability to identify architectural gaps, technical debt and modernization needs.
• Mentoring and knowledge transfer to development teams.
• Experience reviewing AI-assisted or AI-generated code with critical judgment.

Responsibilities

• Own the Node.js-based application end-to-end and lead technical direction.
• Conduct detailed knowledge transfer sessions and document architecture, data flows, and deployment steps.
• Identify architectural gaps, technical debt, performance issues, security concerns, and modernization opportunities.
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Node.js and TypeScript/JavaScript.
• Develop and maintain secure REST APIs, optimize database queries, and ensure robust monitoring and observability.
• Review and validate AI-assisted code, enforce coding standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with DevOps on Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud deployments.
• Mentor junior/mid-level developers and participate in code reviews and documentation.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript/JavaScript

Backend architecture

API development

Databases

Cloud environments

Security

Production troubleshooting

Code quality

Code refactoring

Tools

Codex

Claude

Gemini

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Royal Gulf Electronics TR LLC SP in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Senior Node.js Developer Technical Lead to own an enterprise application, drive modernization, ensure performance and security, and maintain business continuity across production environments.

You will mentor teams, review AI-assisted code, design scalable REST APIs, optimize databases, and collaborate with DevOps on cloud deployments, CI/CD pipelines, and robust monitoring.