Senior Staff Software Engineer

AHOY; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer to shape and scale their backend platform. This role requires leading architecture, mentoring engineers, and ensuring performance and scalability of cloud-native systems. Candidates should have over 7 years of backend engineering experience, with strong skills in Node.js, TypeScript, and AWS services. Competitive salary and career advancement opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• 7+ years backend engineering experience.
• 5+ years experience with Node.js & TypeScript in production.
• Deep expertise in AWS services.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement backend architecture.
• Own feature delivery end-to-end for performance.
• Champion engineering best practices.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

AWS services

API design

Distributed systems

Debugging

Job description

Overview

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.