Senior Staff Software Engineer

AHOY; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Dubai is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to shape and scale their backend platform. The role involves defining technical strategy, delivering features end-to-end, and mentoring other engineers. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of backend engineering experience, particularly with Node.js, TypeScript, and AWS services. This position emphasizes best engineering practices and collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years backend engineering experience, 5+ years with Node.js & TypeScript in production.
• Deep expertise in AWS services (Lambda, Cognito, S3, DynamoDB, SQS/SNS).
• Proven track record with serverless, microservices, and event-driven systems.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement backend architecture and technical strategy.
• Own feature delivery end-to-end, ensuring performance and scalability.
• Champion engineering best practices (TDD, CI/CD, clean architecture).
• Conduct code reviews and mentor engineers to raise technical standards.
• Improve workflows, monitoring, and incident management.

Skills

Backend engineering

Node.js

TypeScript

AWS services

API design

Microservices

Event-driven systems

Distributed systems

Leadership

Debugging

Job description

As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, you will shape and scale our backend platform, driving technical excellence while remaining hands-on. You’ll lead architecture, mentor engineers, and collaborate across teams to deliver cloud-native systems that are secure, scalable, and reliable.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement backend architecture and technical strategy.
• Own feature delivery end-to-end, ensuring performance and scalability.
• Champion engineering best practices (TDD, CI/CD, clean architecture).
• Conduct code reviews and mentor engineers to raise technical standards.
• Improve workflows, monitoring, and incident management.
• Partner with Product and stakeholders to align technical and business goals.

Requirements

• 7+ years backend engineering, 5+ with Node.js & TypeScript in production.
• Deep expertise in AWS services (Lambda, Cognito, S3, DynamoDB, SQS/SNS).
• Proven track record with serverless, microservices, event-driven systems.
• Strong background in API design, distributed systems, debugging.
• Leadership experience in architecture decisions and team mentorship.