Senior Software Engineer - Smart City Applications

Confidential Company; Doha; On-site; QAR 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Company in Doha is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to develop and integrate Smart City applications into the smart city ecosystem. You will support the Technical Manager and Solution Architect, engage with customers, and liaise with offshore dev teams to ensure seamless delivery of technical solutions.

The role requires gathering requirements, proxying technical design, collaborating across product, UX, operations, and business stakeholders, and overseeing testing and deployment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on experience in software development or integration, particularly in Smart City or IoT applications.
• Experience with mobile app development, web portals, and backend systems.
• Experience in cross-functional teams with stakeholders across business and technical domains.
• Strong understanding of full SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle).
• Experience in requirements gathering, leading frontend and backend development teams.
• Experience with system integration, cloud platforms, and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Gather and document business and technical requirements for Smart City applications, e.g., property management, smart parking, citizen apps; communicate these requirements to development and product teams.
• Act as a proxy for technical design; ensure designs meet customer requirements and integrate with Smart City architecture; assist in creating technical specifications.
• Collaborate with product teams, UX designers, operations, and business stakeholders to ensure delivery aligns with requirements, quality, and UX standards.
• Oversee testing, including integration testing and UAT, ensuring the solution meets specs and performance targets; drive QA efforts across the lifecycle.
• Support deployment by ensuring all components integrate into production; provide post-deployment troubleshooting and stabilisation.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation, stay current with technologies, and optimize performance and scalability in Smart City solutions.

Skills

Requirements gathering

Cross-functional collaboration

SDLC knowledge

Testing & QA

Deployment & CI/CD

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science/Software Engineering or related field

PMP or Agile certifications

Tools

Flutter

React

Node.js

RESTful APIs

Git/GitLab

Cloud (GCP/AWS/Azure)

Job description

We are seeking a skilled Senior Software Engineer to assist in the development and integration of Smart City applications into the smart city ecosystem This role will support the Technical Manager and Solution Architect while directly engaging with customers to ensure seamless delivery of technical solutions The Senior Software Engineer will play a critical role in requirements gathering communication between internal and offshore development product teams and will act as a proxy for the development product team during technical design testing and deployment phases The successful candidate will work closely with product development teams UX designers operations and business stakeholders to deliver scalable secure and user-centric applications collaborating across teams to ensure smooth project delivery

Responsibilities

• strong Requirements Gathering Communication strong Collect and document business and technical requirements for Smart City applications e g property management smart parking citizen apps Communicate these requirements to the development and product teams ensuring clarity and alignment across teams
• strong Proxy for Technical Design Development strong Act as a proxy for the development and product teams ensuring that the technical design meets customer requirements and aligns with the overall Smart City architecture Assist in the creation of technical specifications ensuring that all features systems and components integrate seamlessly
• strong Collaboration with Stakeholders strong Work closely with product development teams UX designers operations and business stakeholders to ensure the product is developed according to requirements quality standards and user experience best practices Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve any integration or technical issues and ensure timely delivery
• strong Testing Quality Assurance strong Oversee technical testing including integration testing and user acceptance testing UAT ensuring the solution meets technical specifications and performance standards Drive quality assurance efforts during the development lifecycle to ensure product releases are high-quality and bug-free
• strong Deployment Support strong Support the deployment process by ensuring that all technical components are delivered and integrated smoothly into the production environment Provide post-deployment support troubleshooting and resolving issues quickly to maintain system stability
• strong Continuous Improvement strong Work with internal and external teams to optimize system performance scale solutions and enhance features based on user feedback and business needs Stay current with emerging technologies and contribute to continuous improvement and innovation in the Smart City domain

Requirements

Qualifications & Education

• Bachelors or master’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Certifications in relevant technologies and project management (e.g., PMP, Agile).

Professional Experiences

• 5+ years of hands‑on experience in software development or integration, particularly in Smart City or IoT applications.
• Proven experience with mobile app development, web portals, and backend systems.
• Experience working in cross‑functional teams with stakeholders across both business and technical domains.
• Good understanding and experience in full project SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle).
• Experience in requirements gathering, leading both frontend and backend development teams.
• Proven experience with mobile app development, backend services, and database management
• Experience working with system integration, cloud platforms (e.g., Google Cloud, AWS, Azure), and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experienced in application deployment to IT infrastructures (on‑premise and/or public cloud).
• Familiarity with smart city applications, GIS integration, and payment system integration in the context of smart city technologies is a plus.

Technical Skills

• Frontend Mobile: Flutter (Dart), Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM).
• Frontend Web: React 18+, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3.
• Backend: Node.js (LTS), Express.js, TypeScript, RESTful APIs.
• Authentication & Security: JWT (JSON Web Tokens), OAuth (if applicable).
• Database: RDBMS (e.g., PostgreSQL), NoSQL.
• Caching: Redis.
• Cloud Storage: Google Cloud Storage.
• Content Delivery: Experience in Google Cloud CDN.
• CI/CD: Experience with Jenkins, GitLab CI, Bitbucket, etc.
• Version Control: Git (GitHub, GitLab).

Languages

• English
• Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic (good to have)

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across multicultural teams.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Ability to work independently and manage ambiguity while maintaining focus on delivering high-quality software.
• A team player, proactive in driving solution