Senior Technical Software Engineer

Emirates Airlines - Other locations; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading airline company is seeking experienced software engineering professionals in Dubai to contribute to cutting-edge technology solutions. The ideal candidate has a degree in Computer Science and 5+ years of experience, particularly in mobile applications. Responsibilities include technical leadership, code reviews, and mentoring. Enjoy a competitive, tax-free salary with unique travel benefits. Join a diverse team that embraces innovation to shape aviation technology.

Benefits

Tax-free salary

Travel benefits

Discounts on flights and hotel stays

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software engineering with 3 years on mobile applications.
• Experience in developing complex technology solutions for organisations.

Responsibilities

• Technical design and development of software solutions.
• Mentor Software Engineers and ensure adherence to coding standards.
• Collaborate with the team for effective technical reviews.

Skills

GraphQL – schema design

Mobile App Middleware – API design

Real-time messaging frameworks

Technical leadership in Agile teams

Generative AI developer tools

Data modelling and systems design

Lean software development

Continuous integration and continuous deployment

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

React

Java

Node

Spring

Swift

Kotlin

Job description

Job Purpose

A 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'.

In this role, you will

• Collaborate with the team to deliver technical design, development and deployment of complex solutions within relevant product. Carry out effective technical design reviews to ensure that the right architecture patterns are used by the team.
• Drive the adoption of Engineering practices, implement development process automation, lean software development, built-in-quality, test driven development, agile practices, and timely root cause analysis and blameless incident post-mortems.
• Collaborate with the team to deliver technical design, development and deployment of complex solutions within relevant product. Carry out effective technical design reviews to ensure that the right architecture patterns are used by the team.
• Drive the adoption of Engineering practices, implement development process automation, lean software development, built-in-quality, test driven development, agile practices, and timely root cause analysis and blameless incident post-mortems.
• Contribute to sprint/work design and planning by providing subject matter expertise on business domain and relevant technologies and actively contribute to technology specific community of practices.
• Manage and mentor Software Engineers to allow for skill/knowledge development through advice, coaching, and training opportunities. Responsible for their technical deliveries and adherence to design and coding standards and practices.
• Ensure optimal use of enterprise application platforms, tools and libraries in line with the approved technology architecture.
• Responsible for corrective, adaptive, preventative and perfective maintenance of products in collaboration with other capabilities for the relevant product.

Qualification

To be considered for this role, you must meet the below requirements:

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience) or Honours (12+3 or equivalent).
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3 years focused on mobile applications (iOS, Android, or cross-platform).

Proven Experience in:

• GraphQL – schema design, performance optimisation, and mobile integration.
• Experience Mobile App Middleware – API design, microservices, orchestration layers.
• Real-time messaging frameworks (e.g. Kafka, WebSockets, JMS, AMQP, Firebase Cloud Messaging).
• Demonstrated technical leadership in Agile teams, including mentoring, code reviews, and driving engineering best practices

Knowledge/skills:

• Hands-on with generative-AI developer tools to code, refactor, test, and review; strong prompt design and rigorous verification of outputs.
• Experience of developing advanced/complex technology software solutions for large, complex organisations in a multi-functional environment.
• Solid experience in data modelling, systems design and expert coder in the technology listed in the skills category.
• Implementation of contemporary engineering practices like lean software development, test driven development, continuous integration and continuous deployment.
• Establishing and managing technology platforms for DevOps, Code Management, Testing, Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment to ensure a robust and reliable code base is maintained.

Join our Digital Engineering team

Where we are always on the lookout for passionate and curious software engineering professionals who are driven to deliver a world-class experience to our customers. We are a diverse team that leverages modern technologies, engineering practices, and innovative approaches to build exceptional software products. Our technology stack currently includes React, Java, Node, Spring, Swift, and Kotlin, continually evolving with the industry and profession. If you are passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology and enhancing customer experiences, we invite you to apply to be part of our team shaping the future of aviation technology at Emirates Group.

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 hotels 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.