Senior Staff Software Engineer
DubaiOn-siteFull-time
AI Summary
Senior Staff Software Engineer focuses on shaping and scaling the backend platform, leading architecture, mentoring engineers, and delivering secure, scalable cloud-native systems.
About this role
As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, you will shape and scale our backend platform, driving technical excellence while remaining hands-on. You’ll lead architecture, mentor engineers, and collaborate across teams to deliver cloud-native systems that are secure, scalable, and reliable.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and implement backend architecture and technical strategy.
- Own feature delivery end-to-end, ensuring performance and scalability.
- Champion engineering best practices (TDD, CI/CD, clean architecture).
- Conduct code reviews and mentor engineers to raise technical standards.
- Improve workflows, monitoring, and incident management.
- Partner with Product and stakeholders to align technical and business goals.
Requirements
Requirements
- 7+ years backend engineering, 5+ with Node.js & TypeScript in production.
- Deep expertise in AWS services (Lambda, Cognito, S3, DynamoDB, SQS/SNS).
- Proven track record with **serverless, microservices, event-driven systems **.
- Strong background in **API design, distributed systems, debugging **.
- Leadership experience in architecture decisions and team mentorship.
Skills
API DesignAWSCI/CDClean ArchitectureCode ReviewsCognitoDistributed SystemsDynamoDBEvent-drivenIncident ManagementLambdaMicroservicesNode.jsS3ServerlessSNSSQSTDDTypeScript
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