Backend Engineer - Python

On-site \| Abu Dhabi

Knowledge Work AI platform

Supervised Automation

Large Work Model

Position Overview

*Code Quality & Architecture*

• Write clean, readable, and well-documented code with guidance from senior engineers where needed.
• Implement unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and reliability.
• Participate actively in code reviews, giving and receiving constructive feedback.
• Develop familiarity with SOLID principles, domain-driven design, and modular architecture practices.
• Contribute to refactoring and backend improvement efforts under technical direction.
• *Collaboration & DevOps*
• Work closely with frontend, DevOps, and ML team members to deliver features end-to-end.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and support deployment processes.
• Apply logging and monitoring best practices to ensure observability of your code in production.
• Communicate progress and blockers clearly, and collaborate proactively to resolve issues.

*Continuous Learning & Innovation*

• Actively develop your knowledge of backend, infrastructure, and DevOps best practices.
• Show curiosity around emerging technologies and contribute ideas for improvement.
• Take ownership of assigned features and see them through to production with appropriate support.

Qualifications

• Experience building backend services using Python, with some exposure to microservices or distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with at least one real-time messaging or streaming technology (Kafka, Redis Pub/Sub, RabbitMQ, or similar).
• Practical experience with asynchronous task processing using distributed task queues (Celery, RQ, or similar).
• Experience building REST APIs using modern Python frameworks (FastAPI, Flask, or similar).
• Some exposure to ETL workflows or data pipelines; familiarity with orchestration tools such as Airflow or Prefect is a plus.
• Understanding of caching strategies and message broker concepts.
• Comfortable working with Docker to deploy and run containerised applications.
• Working knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL or similar) and basic query optimisation.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and automated testing practices.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work with a leading AI technology company.
• Collaborative and innovative work environment.
• Growing, entrepreneurial and forward-thinking culture.
• Career growth and professional development opportunities.
• Exposure to a thriving ecosystem working from our Abu Dhabi HQ.
• 21 days of paid annual leave.
• Comprehensive private health insurance.
• Visa sponsorship for international candidates.