Senior Technical Software Engineer (Oracle) - Emiratisation

Emirates Airlines - Other locations; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international airline in Dubai is seeking a Senior Technical Software Engineer. This role involves software development, technical design, and providing production support in a dynamic environment. Ideal candidates have over 5 years of experience in software engineering, particularly with Oracle PL/SQL. Join us for a rewarding career with a tax-free salary and attractive travel benefits.

Benefits

Tax-free salary

Travel benefits

Discounts on flights and hotels

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Software Engineering.
• Experience in developing software solutions for complex organizations.
• Experience providing production support using ITIL framework.

Responsibilities

• Work with senior engineers in technical design process.
• Write secure and optimized code.
• Participate in on-call support and resolve production issues.

Skills

Software Engineering

Oracle PL/SQL

Problem-solving skills

Agile methodologies

Education

Degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Oracle database (12c, 19c, 21c)

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're on the lookout for exceptional IT professionals to fortify our position as leaders in the industry. Embark on a journey with the worlds largest international airline and become a vital part of our cutting‑edge information and technology team as Senior Technical Software Engineer.

The Senior Software Engineer 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‑size 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

• Degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Software Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in Software Engineering
• Experience of developing advanced/Complex technology Software solutions for large, complex organisations in a multi‑functional environment.
• Experience in providing production support for business solutions using ITIL framework.
• Implementation of contemporary engineering practices like lean software development, test driven development, continuous integration and continuous deployment
• Establishing and managing leveraging technology platforms for DevOps, Code Management, Testing, Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment for ensuring robust and reliable code base is always maintained.
• Experience with Oracle PL/SQL Development and complex implementations.
• Experience using Oracle version 12c, 19c, and 21c.
• Expertise in Oracle functions, procedures, triggers & performance tuning.
• Ability to value new and upcoming technologies.
• Ability to provide technical assistance, problem‑solving, and troubleshooting support.

Join the Software Engineering team, where we are hiring talented software engineers to develop and support a diverse range of applications that power the growth of Emirates Airlines and the Group. Our business interests span passenger services, airport and ground operations, crew and network operations, air cargo sales and operations, and holiday and leisure products and services on a global scale. If you are passionate about leveraging cutting‑edge technologies to support diverse and large‑scale operations, we invite you to apply and to contribute to the continued success and innovation 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