Senior Software Engineer - Python

Emirates Airlines - Other locations; Dubai; On-site; AED 257,000 - 331,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international airline in Dubai is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specialized in Python. The candidate will work on innovative projects within a dynamic environment, writing secure code and analyzing technical requirements. Join us to enjoy an attractive tax-free salary and exclusive travel benefits, contributing to cutting-edge technologies in aviation.

Benefits

Tax-free salary

Travel discounts

Living in Dubai

Qualifications

• Experience with technical application requirements analysis.
• Ability to write secure and optimized code.
• Knowledge of CI/CD and TDD principles.

Responsibilities

• Work with senior technical engineers in the design process.
• Convert solutions into low-level design and working code.
• Participate in resolving production issues.

Skills

Software development in Python

PyTest

Django

Docker

AWS

Tools

Visual Studio Code

SonarQube

Kubernetes

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 are 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 as a Senior Software Engineer - Python.

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 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 refactoring 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.

Qualifications

• Experience with following technologies: Software development and application support in Python.
• Frameworks/Libraries/Language: PyTest, SonarQube, PEP8, Solace, Gunicorn, NGINX, SciKit‑Learn, TensorFlow, Anaconda, Conda Environments.
• JWT Token, Pandas, Numpy, AppDynamics, matplotlib, Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio 2022, GraphQL, restQL, Django, REST Framework.
• Apache Beam, Apache Spark, Apache Flink, Apache Airflow, Ray, MLOps, ELK/Splunk, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Test Frameworks, ShiftLeft, SonarQube, Tibco, Solace, Kafka.
• Principals: TDD, BDD, CI/CD, DevOps, GitOps, FinOps, SRE, Code Review, Event Driven Micro‑Services development, Configuration Management, Functional programming, Reactive programming, Solution design, hybrid cloud architecture, Serverless, distributed, multi‑region, self‑healing system.
• DB: Couchbase, MariaDB, Oracle, RDS, DynamoDB, Neo4J, Postgres, Redis, Ignite, Hyperledger.
• Cloud vendor: AWS.

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 https://www.emirates.com/careers.