Staff Software Engineer — AI-Driven Backend Lead

Careem Networks FZ LLC; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

4 days in office + 1 day remote

Unlimited vacation days

Job summary

Careem is seeking a senior engineering leader who remains hands-on and writes code while shaping the engineering culture and technical foundations across the region. You will design scalable backend systems, define architectures, and apply AI/ML to unlock new capabilities, all while mentoring peers and driving product-backed technical decisions.

The role is hybrid, with in-office collaboration four days a week and one day remote, and includes opportunities to work from anywhere for limited

Qualifications

• Senior technology leader with experience building and scaling complex engineering systems.
• Hands-on IC leadership with coding, design, and execution.
• Experience implementing machine learning and AI-powered platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable, secure systems to boost productivity and reliability.
• Define architecture for backend systems with performance and modularity.
• Apply ML and AI to unlock capabilities and improve customer experiences.
• Shape roadmaps and drive technical decisions with product focus.
• Set code quality and operational excellence standards.
• Mentor engineers through pairing and code reviews.
• Automate CI/CD and observability workflows.
• Collaborate with platforms, product, security teams.
• Contribute to Careem's future in mobility and fintech through strong foundations.

Skills

Golang

System design

Data & AI

CI/CD

Code reviews

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

Careem is seeking a senior engineering leader who remains hands-on and writes code while shaping the engineering culture and technical foundations across the region. You will design scalable backend systems, define architectures, and apply AI/ML to unlock new capabilities, all while mentoring peers and driving product-backed technical decisions.

The role is hybrid, with in-office collaboration four days a week and one day remote, and includes opportunities to work from anywhere for limited