Sr Software Developer

GE Renewable Energy Power and Aviation; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent aerospace company in Abu Dhabi seeks a Sr Software Developer to architect and optimize APIs for various platforms. Responsibilities include building services that connect third-party platforms and AWS infrastructure. The ideal candidate has 2-3 years of experience in API design and a strong background in AWS technologies. Join a team dedicated to sustainable aviation solutions.

Benefits

Relocation assistance

Collaborative team environment

Opportunities for professional growth

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in building API and integration layers.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services like API Gateway, Lambda, and CloudWatch.
• Strong knowledge of streaming protocols such as WebSockets and gRPC.

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and maintain APIs integrating third-party SaaS platforms.
• Optimize API performance, throughput, and latency across multiple data sources.
• Monitor and improve API reliability, resilience, and scalability.

Skills

API design

Cloud experience

AI knowledge

Platform integrations

Data analytics

Python

Node.js

Go

Java

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or STEM

Tools

AWS services

Redshift

M365

Palantir

Siemens Teamcenter

Docker

Job description

Overview

We\'re seeking a Sr Software Developer with strong experience in Cloud, AI, API design and platform integrations to build and optimize high-performance services connecting third-party platforms, AWS infrastructure, and internal systems. A major focus will be creating a wrapper gateway service that unifies access to multiple backends.

This role will be hands-on with integrations to tools we rely on every day, including Amazon Redshift, M365, Palantir, Siemens Teamcenter, Miro, Airtable, as well as broader AWS components and internal chat / session workflows.

Company Overview

Working at GE Aerospace means you are bringing your unique perspective, innovative spirit, drive, and curiosity to a collaborative and diverse team working to advance aerospace for future generations. If you have ideas, we will listen. Join us and see your ideas take flight!

Site Overview

For over 40 years, GE Aerospace has had a significant presence on the ground in the United Arab Emirates. With offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai Airport Freezone; an On Wing Support Center; partnership engineering, testing, and Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul facilities across the country; and the Middle East Technology Center focused on solutions for the region\'s hot & harsh environment. In addition to career opportunities, our sites offer a culture focused on respect for people and giving back to the community through grants and philanthropic programming.

Role Overview

• Architect, develop, and maintain APIs integrating third-party SaaS platforms (M365, Miro, Airtable, Palantir, Teamcenter, etc.)


• Data and analytics pipelines (Amazon Redshift, S3, DynamoDB)


• Internal chat / session (chatId) workflows and services


• Build and maintain a wrapper gateway service to unify and standardize backend access.


• Implement support for streaming responses and full response payloads.


• Optimize API performance, throughput, and latency across multiple data sources.


• Apply security best practices (authentication, authorization, encryption, privacy).


• Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve API reliability, resilience, and scalability.


• Collaborate with product, data, and platform teams on architecture, deployment, and scaling strategies.

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience of 2-3 yrs in building API and integration layers (REST, GraphQL, or gRPC).


• Hands-on experience with AWS services (API Gateway, Lambda, ECS / EKS, S3, DynamoDB, CloudWatch).


• Familiarity with APIs or SDKs for Palantir, Miro, Amazon Redshift or similar SaaS / data / PLM platforms.


• Strong knowledge of streaming protocols (WebSockets, Server-Sent Events, gRPC streaming).


• Understanding of authentication and security standards (OAuth2, JWT, AWS IAM).


• Coding proficiency in Python, Node.js, Go, or Java.


• Experience with CI / CD pipelines, monitoring, and logging.


• Background in microservices architecture and wrapper / gateway service design.


• Experience delivering token-by-token streaming for LLM or chat systems.


• Knowledge of scalability strategies for high-throughput, multi-tenant APIs.


• Familiarity with zero-trust or defense-in-depth security frameworks.


• Familiarity with public cloud platforms (AWS or Azure); certification preferred but not required.


• Customer-centric mindset, with ability to facilitate design thinking workshops.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor\'s Degree in Computer Science or \"STEM\" Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) with advanced experience.

Business Acumen

• Demonstrates the initiative to explore alternate technology and approaches to solving problems


• Skilled in breaking down problems, documenting problem statements and estimating efforts


• Demonstrates awareness about competitors and industry trends


• Has the ability to analyze impact of technology choices

Leadership

• Ability to takes ownership of small and medium sized tasks and deliver while mentoring and helping team members


• Ensures understanding of issues and presents clear rationale. Able to speak to mutual needs and win-win solutions. Uses two-way communication to influence outcomes and ongoing results


• Identifies misalignments with goals, objectives, and work direction against the organizational strategy. Makes suggestions to course correct


• Continuously measures deliverables of self and team against scheduled commitments. Effectively balances different, competing objectives

Personal Attributes

• Strong oral and written communication skills


• Strong interpersonal skills


• Effective team building and problem solving abilities


• Persists to completion, especially in the face of overwhelming odds and setbacks. Pushes self for results; pushes others for results through team spirit

At GE Aerospace, we have a relentless dedication to the future of safe and more sustainable flight and believe in our talented people to make it happen. Here, you will have the opportunity to work on really cool things with really smart and collaborative people. Together, we will mobilize a new era of growth in aerospace and defense. Where others stop, we accelerate.

Additional Information

Compensation Grade

LPB2

Relocation Assistance Provided : Yes