Senior Staff Software Engineer

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates on site Until 8/21/2026 7+ years exp First posted March 18, 2026 Last posted March 18, 2026
Job description

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.
About this role

Summary

Lead backend architecture, mentor engineers, and deliver scalable, secure cloud systems.

Job title

Senior Staff Software Engineer

Experience level

7+ years

Minimum experience

7+ years exp

Industry

software

Location requirements

Dubai, UAE, on-site, no remote work allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

Node.jsTypeScriptAWS servicesAPI designmicroservices

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

backendcloudmicroservicesserverlessAPI
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Dubai - United Arab Emirates

On-site City