Senior Software Engineer - Java FullStack - Platform Services

Emirates Airlines - Other locations; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel benefits

Job summary

Emirates Group IT invites applications for a Senior Software Engineer - Java FSD - Platform Services in Dubai. You will join an agile feature team, designing, coding, and maintaining software solutions that power Emirates Group Business.

The role requires strong Java full stack expertise, microservices, REST/SOAP, and experience across front-end frameworks, databases, cloud, and DevOps. Join a world-class aviation technology team.

Qualifications

• Degree or Honours in Computer Science, Engineering or Software Engineering.
• Minimum 3 years of Java full stack development experience.
• Experience with Java8+, Spring/Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, SOAP, and microservices.
• Front-end proficiency in React.js and Angular.js.
• Relational databases (Oracle, MariaDB, SQL Server, Postgres); NoSQL (MongoDB, Couchbase, ElasticSearch, GraphQL).
• Cloud exposure: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud.
• DevOps and CI/CD tools: GitLab, Docker, OpenShift, Kubernetes, Jenkins, JIRA, Confluence, Spinnaker.
• Build tools: Maven, Gradle; Code quality with SonarQube.
• Experience in production support via ITIL; strong testing & lean/CI-CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate in technical design and translate requirements into code.
• Write secure, optimized code following Emirates Group standards.
• Contribute to CI/CD and 100% unit testing within pipelines.
• Provide on-call support and resolve production issues within SLAs.
• Ensure logging/monitoring hooks are present in code.
• Refactor to minimize debt and improve quality.
• Stay updated with relevant technologies and apply learnings.

Skills

Java 8+

Spring

Spring Boot

Restful API

SOAP

Microservices

API First

React.js

Angular.js

Oracle

MariaDB

SQL Server

Postgres

Couchbase

MongoDB

ElasticSearch

GraphQL

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

GitLab

Docker

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Splunk

JIRA

Confluence

Spinnaker

Maven

Gradle

SonarQube

ITIL

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Virtual Machines

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’.

Senior Software Engineer - Java FSD - Platform Services

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

The Senior Software Engineer - Java FSD - Platform Services 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 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.