Staff Backend Engineer: Architect & Lead Secure, Scalable

AHOY; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 257,000 - 368,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in the United Arab Emirates is seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer to lead the design and delivery of scalable backend systems. This hands-on role combines architecture, coding, and mentoring while working closely with product teams. Candidates should have over 5 years of backend experience, particularly with Node.js and AWS. This is a great opportunity to impact the company's technology landscape significantly.

Qualifications

• 5+ years backend experience with relevant technologies.
• Experience in serverless and event-driven architectures.
• Ability to mentor engineers and drive best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and build reliable, production-ready backend services.
• Drive architectural decisions and own features end‑to‑end.
• Oversee system monitoring and incident response.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

AWS

Microservices

TDD

REST/GraphQL APIs

Job description

A leading technology company in the United Arab Emirates is seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer to lead the design and delivery of scalable backend systems. This hands-on role combines architecture, coding, and mentoring while working closely with product teams. Candidates should have over 5 years of backend experience, particularly with Node.js and AWS. This is a great opportunity to impact the company's technology landscape significantly.