Senior Distributed Systems Engineer - Security Platform

Hire Fellows; Manama; On-site; BHD 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Hire Fellows is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Bahrain to own subsystems of a multi-tenant platform handling large telemetry loads. You will design, implement, and operate systems under strict load, isolation, and security requirements. Mentoring junior engineers and maintaining high engineering standards are essential.

You will work with TypeScript/Node.js and Python, coordinate with operations, and drive reliability, observability, and incident response in production environments.

Qualifications

• Six+ years as a software engineer with production system ownership.
• Designed and operated systems at scale with measurable metrics.
• Strong expertise in TypeScript/Node.js and Python.
• Cloud platforms and Kubernetes in production environments.
• Defined SLOs, led incident responses, and post-incident reviews.
• Experience with multi-tenant isolation and security considerations.

Responsibilities

• Own one or more subsystems that operate under heavy load.
• Design, deliver, and operate production systems with reliability targets.
• Mentor engineers toward ownership and high-quality software.
• Collaborate with operations teams to monitor and improve performance.
• Contribute to architecture decisions and security-conscious design.

Skills

TypeScript/Node.js

Python

Distributed systems

Cloud computing

Kubernetes

Production ownership

Security mindset

Incident response

Tools

Kubernetes

Graph databases

Open security standards

Job description

Hire Fellows is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Bahrain to own subsystems of a multi-tenant platform handling large telemetry loads. You will design, implement, and operate systems under strict load, isolation, and security requirements. Mentoring junior engineers and maintaining high engineering standards are essential.

You will work with TypeScript/Node.js and Python, coordinate with operations, and drive reliability, observability, and incident response in production environments.