Senior Software Engineer - Java

Emirates Airlines - Other locations; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global airline based in Dubai seeks a Senior Software Engineer to develop and maintain software solutions to support their operations. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Java, microservices, and cloud technologies, along with a degree in Computer Science or related field. This role offers an attractive tax-free salary and unique travel benefits, enhancing the work experience in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Tax-free salary

Travel benefits

Discounts on flights and hotel stays

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in Backend Application Development.
• Experience in developing complex technology software solutions.
• Experience in providing production support using ITIL framework.

Responsibilities

• Work in an agile feature team on software development.
• Write secure and optimized code following best practices.
• Participate in rotational on-call support for production issues.

Skills

Java (versions 8+)

Spring

Microservices

React.JS

AWS

Docker

CI/CD

SQL

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

JIRA

Splunk

SonarQube

Job description

Job Purpose

At Emirates, we believe in connecting the world, to and through, our global hub in Dubai; and in constantly innovating to ensure our customers ‘Fly Better’.

Emirates Group IT thrives on the dynamic nature of technology. Being pioneers in aviation innovation, we’re always at the forefront, pushing boundaries. We’re on the lookout for exceptional IT professionals to fortify our position as leaders in the industry. Embark on a journey with the world’s largest international airline and become a vital part of our cutting‑edge information and technology team as a Senior Software Engineer.

The Senior Software Engineer is a fully participating member of an agile feature team who works independently on software development and problem resolution. The role involves technical design, software development, implementation, and maintenance of software solutions/products that support the Emirates Group Business.

In this role you will:

• Work with senior technical engineers in the technical design process by contributing to analysing technical application requirements.
• Convert technical solutions for small to medium‑size initiatives into low‑level design and working code.
• Independently write secure and optimised code by implementing Emirates Group approved coding standards.
• Participate in rotational on‑call support and actively resolve production issues within SLAs with minimal or no active supervision.
• Responsible for built‑in quality and ensuring 100% unit testing as part of the CI/CD pipeline.
• Analyse and fix all identified defects with minimal rework.
• Ensure re‑factoring practices are adequately adopted to reduce code debt.
• Ensure logging and monitoring hooks are implemented in the code development.
• Continuously stay current with the relevant technologies and implement the learnings to enhance code quality.
• Adhere to the Emirates Group IT coding standards, guidelines, and best practices and contribute to Software Engineering Playbooks and other Standards documents.

Qualification

To be considered for the role you must meet the below requirements:

• Degree or Honours (12+3 or equivalent) in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Computational Mathematics, Computer Engineering or Software Engineering.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Backend Application Development, primarily in Java (versions 8+) with microservices capability.
• Back End Technologies – Java8+, Spring, Spring Boot, Restful API, SOAP, Microservices, Design Patterns.
• Web Technologies: React.JS.
• Data Base Technologies – Relational databases: Oracle, SQL Server, Postgres; NoSQL databases: Couchbase, MongoDB, Elastic Search, Cassandra.
• Cloud Technologies – Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, Google Cloud.
• DevOps – GIT, Docker, Openshift, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Splunk, JIRA, Confluence.
• Build – Maven, Ant, Gradle.
• Automation Testing – Jasmine, Jest, Karma, Junit, mockito, Jmock, Jmeter.
• Quality – SonarQube.
• Security – ShiftLeft.
• Integration – Informatica, Snaplogic, Solace, APIGee; Application Performance Monitoring: AppDynamics.
• Experience of developing advanced/complex technology software solutions for large organisations.
• Experience in providing production support for business solutions using ITIL framework.
• Deep experience in full‑stack development capabilities, technology technical evaluation, vendor selection and management.
• Implementation of contemporary engineering practices like lean software and test‑driven development, CI/CD for ensuring robust and reliable code base is always maintained and managing technology platforms for DevOps, Code Management/Testing.

Join the Product Engineering team

We are hiring talented software engineers to develop and support a diverse range of applications that power the growth of Emirates Airlines and the Group. Our business interests span passenger services, airport and ground operations, crew and network operations, air cargo sales and operations, and holiday and leisure products and services on a global scale. If you are passionate about leveraging cutting‑edge technologies to support diverse and large‑scale operations, we invite you to apply and contribute to the continued success and innovation at Emirates Group.

Salary & benefits

Join us in Dubai and enjoy an attractive tax‑free salary and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on flights and hotel stays worldwide.

Find out what it’s like to live and work in our fast‑paced, cosmopolitan home city in the Dubai Lifestyle section of our website www.emirates.com/careers.