Senior Staff Software Engineer
Flatgigs
Apply to this jobAs 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.
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
Required skills
Preferred skills
Specializations
Structured locations inferred from the posting.
Dubai - United Arab Emirates