Senior Platform Engineer

Justlife Home Services; Dubai; On-site; AED 293,000 - 441,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech startup in home services is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to design and evolve their internal developer platform on AWS. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Platform Engineering and DevSecOps within cloud-native environments. Key responsibilities include improving CI/CD processes, architecting resilient infrastructure, and mentoring junior engineers. This role offers opportunities for real impact in one of Dubai's fast-growing startups, with excellent benefits such as additional vacation, company credits, and a dynamic work culture.

Benefits

One extra vacation day on your birthday

Free Justlife credits for services

Team-building activities

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Platform Engineering, DevSecOps, or SRE within cloud-native environments.
• Hands-on expertise with AWS infrastructure and distributed systems.
• Deep knowledge of Terraform and infrastructure-as-code best practices.
• SOLID understanding of observability and incident management.

Responsibilities

• Architect and evolve internal developer platform on AWS.
• Design scalable and resilient infrastructure using Terraform.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines across various tools.
• Mentor engineers through design reviews and technical guidance.

Skills

Platform Engineering

DevSecOps

AWS expertise

Terraform

CI/CD improvement

Observability

Problem-solving

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

MySQL/Aurora

MongoDB

RabbitMQ

Redis/Valkey

Memcached

Job description

Justlife is rocking the region with its beautifully designed for all home services app and looking for brilliant minds and skilled professionals who can think outside the box and have a limit that defies the sky.

Do you envision shaping the future of all home services in one of the fast-growing tech startups based in Dubai?

Come onboard and dedicate yourself to becoming #everydaybetter!

Take over a key role as a Senior Platform Engineer in the Engineering department and be a part of this exciting adventure of never-ending growth and success.

In this role, you will design and evolve the platforms that empower our engineering teams, drive reliability at scale, and shape the foundations of Justlife’s technology ecosystem. You will collaborate closely across teams, influence technical direction, and leave a lasting impact on how we build, ship, and operate software.

What we expect from you

• Architect and evolve Justlife’s internal developer platform on AWS (ECS, EKS, Lambda)
• Design scalable, resilient, and observable infrastructure using Terraform
• Own and improve CI/CD pipelines across Bitbucket, AWS CodeBuild/CodePipeline, Tekton, and ArgoCD
• Enable self-service workflows and paved paths to boost developer productivity
• Partner closely with backend and frontend engineering teams to support reliable application delivery
• Define and apply reliability patterns including auto-scaling, failover, rollback, and alerting
• Lead incident response, post-incident reviews, and proactive reliability improvements
• Advance observability through dashboards, alerts, and instrumentation
• Implement secure-by-default infrastructure practices and compliance automation
• Mentor engineers through design reviews, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing

What we are looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• Strong experience in Platform Engineering, DevSecOps, or SRE within cloud-native environments
• Hands‑on expertise with AWS infrastructure and distributed systems
• Deep knowledge of Terraform and infrastructure-as-code best practices
• Proven experience improving CI/CD, release automation, and deployment workflows
• Solid understanding of observability, SLOs, incident management, and operational readiness
• Practical experience with MySQL/Aurora, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Redis/Valkey, or Memcached
• Experience optimizing AWS costs at scale
• Familiarity with Java, PHP, Python, or JavaScript environments
• Exposure to AI-native platform or automation practices
• Strong problem-solving skills, ownership mindset, and clear communication
• Passion for mentorship and building high‑performing engineering teams

PERKS OF BEING A PART of JUSTLIFE

Nothing would replace the start‑up spirit, working with an evolving culture and fulfilling workplace! And, we offer you benefits like:

• One‑day extra vacation on your birthday with our JustHoliday
• Free Justlife credits so you can enjoy our own services
• Work reality escapes opportunities through team‑building games, challenges, and many more activities

We improve you

• Working with a great team and entrepreneurial spirit
• Continuous learning with mentorship, coaching, on‑the‑job, and internal‑external training
• Never‑ending growth and fast career development and internal career opportunities
• A fair and objective Performance Management System

We recognize you

• Ignition of the hero in you through our “JustHeroes” Reward and Recognition Program
• Availability of company discounts and gift vouchers
• A bonus for every successful Employee Referral

ABOUT US

At Justlife, we envision a life without any chores that keep you from doing what you really want to.

Justlife is the region’s leading super app for home services. We connect individual needs with on‑demand services, through our innovative marketplace platform.

We helped digitalize the cleaning service industry in UAE, back in 2015, and have been expanding our services from home cleaning alone to serving all our customer’s needs at home across the GCC. We now offer home cleaning, salon & spa at home, healthcare at home, maintenance & repairs, upholstery cleaning, pest control & disinfection, moving and packing, and car cleaning, and many more.

We built a network of thousands of trained professionals and served over 6 million sessions across UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Qatar and Oman. With a team of 200+ full‑timers and over 1000 service professionals, we pride ourselves in having created a culture that puts people first.

We promise our customers stellar service, our suppliers a valuable partner, our professionals a better life, and our employees a work environment where they can be their best versions of themselves.

Join the tribe and let’s become #everydaybetter, together!