Senior Principal Software Architect – AI/ML Platform Lead

Fanatics Momentum; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 650,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Fanatics Momentum in the UAE is seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer to set technical standards, steer architecture, and shape our platform for regional and international growth. You will drive architectural vision, establish engineering practices, and align stakeholders to deliver resilient, scalable systems across regulated gaming domains.

You will mentor engineers, champion AI/ML capabilities with agentic coding, and partner with product, security, and operations to navigate complex

Qualifications

• 15+ years building highly scalable, fault‑tolerant distributed systems.
• Deep hands‑on experience with Kotlin, Java, Kafka, Redis, Kubernetes, AWS.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and lead architecture decisions.

Responsibilities

• Influence and set engineering strategy across multiple verticals.
• Mentor senior engineers and lead domain leadership.
• Make critical trade‑offs between delivery speed and architectural integrity.

Skills

Distributed systems

Kotlin

Java

Kafka

Redis

Kubernetes

AWS

System design

Mentoring

Agile SCRUM

Communication

Tools

Kafka

Redis

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Fanatics Momentum in the UAE is seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer to set technical standards, steer architecture, and shape our platform for regional and international growth. You will drive architectural vision, establish engineering practices, and align stakeholders to deliver resilient, scalable systems across regulated gaming domains.

You will mentor engineers, champion AI/ML capabilities with agentic coding, and partner with product, security, and operations to navigate complex