Senior Software Engineer - Java FullStack - Platform Services

Emirates; Dubai; On-site; AED 335,000 - 580,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flight/hotel discounts

Job summary

Emirates is seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Java FSD - Platform Services to join our IT team in Dubai. You will design and develop Java-based full stack solutions, focusing on scalable microservices and RESTful APIs within a modern CI/CD environment.

You're expected to contribute to cloud deployments (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud), implement best practices, and collaborate with frontend teams using React or Angular. Join us to help sustain high-availability systems for a global aviation leader.

Qualifications

• Degree in CS/Engineering or related field.
• Min 3 years Java full stack experience.
• Strong Java, Spring, RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Frontend proficiency in React.js or Angular.js.
• Experience with AWS/Azure/Google Cloud.
• Knowledge of DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Java full stack solutions per requirements.
• Write secure, scalable code following coding standards.
• Participate in on-call support and incident resolution.
• Contribute to CI/CD, testing, and quality practices.
• Ensure logging, monitoring, and observability hooks.
• Adhere to Emirates Group IT standards and playbooks.

Skills

Java

Full stack

Spring/Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Design patterns

Frontend: React/Angular

Databases: Oracle/MariaDB/SQL Server

NoSQL: MongoDB/Couchbase

Cloud: AWS/Azure/GC

DevOps: CI/CD

Docker/Kubernetes/OpenShift

CI/CD tooling: Jenkins, GitLab

Build: Maven/Gradle

Quality: SonarQube

Education

Bachelors or Higher in CS/Engineering

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Spinnaker

Job description

Job Description

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 FSD - Platform Services

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 FSD - Platform Services

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

• 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 Java full stack development.
• Back End Technologies: Java8+, Spring, Spring Boot, Restful API, SOAP, Microservices, Design Patterns, Design approach such as API First
• Front End Technologies: React.js, Angular.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, Gradle
• Quality: SonarQube
• Experience in providing production support for business solutions using the ITIL framework, including but not limited to monitoring, self‑healing, usage of observability tools.
• 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.
• Exposure to Test Data Management/Service Virtualization/Mocks and Simulators will be an added advantage.

Leadership Role: No

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.

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