Software Engineer

Callsign; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Visa on arrival incl hotel stay

Airfare allowance

Maternity leave (3 months)

Paternity leave (2 weeks)

Annual leave (25 days)

Bank holiday

EOSB gratuity

Job summary

Callsign is seeking an intermediate software engineer to independently translate business requirements into production-ready code and support the planning process. The candidate will also assist junior developers in a fast-growing security-focused team.

Key responsibilities include feature development, code quality, monitoring, system design, and on-call duties. Strong collaboration with product managers and QA is essential.

Qualifications

• Strong fundamentals of software development and computer science.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language.
• Back-end understanding of relational databases.
• Basic knowledge of non-relational databases.
• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Feature Development & Maintenance: build new application features and maintain codebases.
• Code Quality & Reviews: write clean code and review peers' pull requests.
• Ensures services are monitored adequately.
• Architecture & Design: participate in system design and architectural decisions.
• Troubleshooting: diagnose bugs and deploy fixes.
• On-call rotation for production issues.
• Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, QA, and stakeholders.
• Mentorship & leadership: guide junior developers.

Skills

Software fundamentals

Programming language

Relational databases

Non-relational databases

Cloud infrastructure

Job description

Russian hacker, Vladimir Leonidovitch Levin, attempted the biggest bank heist the world had ever seen via dial-up internet in 1994, Zia Hayat, Callsign CEO and founder, was hooked - armchair fraud became a real possibility. From this moment, Zia knew he wanted to play a part in stopping the bad guys and securing the internet for all. Founded In 2012, Callsign's mission has been to make Digital Identity simple and secure for everyone and everything. In that time, we've grown to over 250 employees, opened offices in UK and Abu Dhabi, been recognised as a WEF Global Innovator and our technology is being used by many of the world's leading financial institutions to keep millions of consumers safe. But we aren't stopping here. The identity revolution has only just begun, and we are looking to hire the brightest and inquisitive minds to help us make every web, mobile and physical Interaction seamless and secure.

An intermediate software engineer is expected to independently be able to translate business requirements into production ready code and supporting the planning process. Intermediate engineers must be able to assist junior developers.

Key Responsibilities

• Feature Development & Maintenance: Building new application features while optimizing and maintaining existing codebases.
• Code Quality & Reviews: Enforcing industry standards by writing clean, efficient code and reviewing peers' pull requests to maintain high-quality deliverables.
• Ensures services are monitored adequately.
• Architecture & Design: Participating in the research, system design, and implementation of architectural decisions into production code.
• Troubleshooting: Independently diagnosing system bugs, analyzing technical limitations, and deploying effective fixes.
• Participates in on-call rotation for production issues.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Interacting with product managers, QA testers, and stakeholders to clarify requirements and ensure timely project delivery.
• Mentorship & Leadership: Guiding junior developers on the team and assisting colleagues when technical hurdles arise.

Qualifications

• Common Strong fundamentals of software development and computer sciences.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language.
• Back-end Strong understanding of relational databases.
• Basic knowledge of non-relational databases.
• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure.

Benefits

• Private Premium Health Insurance
• Visa costs including 1 month paid hotel stay on arrival
• Annual Airfare Allowance for the home country
• 3 months full pay maternity leaves & 2 weeks full pay paternity leaves
• 25 days of annual leave + Callsign Bank Holiday (not included in holiday allowance)
• Competitive Salary
• Gratuity as EOSB