Senior Software Engineer - Java Full Stack

Emirates; Dubai; On-site; AED 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flight discounts

Hotel discounts

Tax-free salary

Job summary

Emirates Group IT is seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Java full stack to join a dynamic agile team in Dubai. You will design, develop, and maintain software solutions that support Emirates Group Business, leveraging Java 8+, Spring Boot, microservices, and modern web tech.

You will collaborate with senior engineers, implement secure code, participate in on-call support, and ensure high-quality delivery with CI/CD, logging, and monitoring.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Honours in Computer Science, Computation, Computer Engineering or Software Engineering.
• Minimum 3 years of Backend Development experience with Java (8+) and microservices.
• Strong experience with Java ecosystem, Spring/Spring Boot, RESTful API, SOAP, and microservices patterns.
• Proficiency in modern web stacks: React.js/Next.js/Node.js.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (Oracle, MariaDB, SQL Server, Postgres, Couchbase, MongoDB, Elastic).
• Cloud exposure to AWS/Azure/Google Cloud and DevOps tools (GitLab, Docker, OpenShift, Kubernetes, Jenkins).
• Build tools: Maven, Ant, Gradle; Automation testing: Jasmine/Jest/Karma/JUnit/Mockito; Code quality: SonarQube.
• Security and API management knowledge (ShiftLeft, Sentinel; API platforms like APIgee, Kong).
• Experience in API-first development, production support per ITIL, and strong CI/CD practices.
• Agentic AI frameworks and low-code exposure are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to technical design and implement software solutions in Java full-stack within an agile team.
• Develop secure, optimized code following Emirates Group coding standards.
• Participate in on-call support and resolve production issues within SLAs.
• Ensure 100% unit testing and CI/CD pipeline hygiene.
• Refactor code to minimize debt and implement robust logging/monitoring.
• Stay current with technologies and contribute to Playbooks and standards documents.

Skills

Java 8+

Spring Boot

Microservices

REST API

SOAP

React.js/Next.js/Node.js

Caching (Redis/Couchbase)

SQL/NoSQL databases

AWS/Azure

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's or Honours in CS/CE/Software Engineering

Tools

GitLab

Docker

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Splunk

JIRA

Confluence

Spinnaker

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 - Java full stack.

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-sized initiatives into low-level design and working code.
• Independently write secure and optimized code by implementing Emirates Group approved coding standards.
• Participate in rotational on-call support and actively participate in resolving 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 ensure minimum 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, Design approach such as API First, Agentic AI Framework, Caching tools and techniques viz-a-viz Redis, Couchbase, etc.
• Web Technologies: React.js / Next.js / Node.js.
• Database Technologies: Relational databases: Oracle, MariaDB, SQL Server, Postgres; NoSQL databases: Couchbase, MongoDB, Elastic Search, GraphQL.
• Cloud Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, Google Cloud.
• DevOps: GitLab, Docker, OpenShift, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Splunk, JIRA, Confluence, Spinnaker, and such CD experience.
• Build: Maven, Ant, Gradle.
• Automation Testing: Jasmine, Jest, Karma, Junit, Mockito, Jmock, Jmeter, Selenium
• Quality: SonarQube.
• Security: ShiftLeft, Sentinel tools.
• Integration: Informatica, Snaplogic, Solace, APIGee, and Kong, such as API management solutions and API platform handling; Application Performance Monitoring: AppDynamics.
• Low Code / No Code exposure, such as Power Agent Copilot Studio etc.,
• Prompt Engineering, Context, and Agentic AI Engineering.
• Experience in developing advanced/Complex technology Software solutions for large organisations with API API-first methodology.
• Experience in providing production support for business solutions using the ITIL framework, including but not limited to monitoring, self-healing, usage of observability tools.
• 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 a robust and reliable code base is always maintained, and managing technology platforms for DevOps, Code Management/Testing.
• Experience in developing code using advanced agentic AI practices.

Leadership Role:

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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 around the world.

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.