Senior Engineer - Software Development

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain React and Java/Spring Boot features and extend existing frontend state management patterns.
• Protect data integrity and transaction boundaries in concurrent backend operations; diagnose full-stack defects and performance issues.
• Profile and improve performance under real usage and implement accessible UI changes consistent with WCAG.
• Handle relational database schemas, query tuning, and migrations using production-safe practices.
• Design and consume REST APIs, owning contracts between frontend and backend.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and designers using Agile/Scrum; apply risk-appropriate change management.
• Coordinate with project-dedicated engineers and share standards without managing or reporting into them.

Qualifications and additional requirements

• At least 5 years of React experience, including state architecture in non-trivial applications.
• At least 5 years of Java experience, including concurrency, thread safety, locking, race conditions, and java.util.concurrent.
• Experience with Spring Boot, SQL, relational databases, schema design, query tuning, and migrations.
• Strong grasp of data integrity, transaction boundaries, REST API design, and request/response contracts.
• Experience improving frontend and backend performance under real usage and implementing WCAG accessibility.
• Able to extend unfamiliar codebases and deliver across projects with differing architectures, conventions, and risk profiles.

Preferred skills

• AI-assisted coding tool experience, such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or Claude Code, is a plus; retain ownership and review of shipped code.
• Python experience is a plus.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive medical insurance.
• Well-being initiatives and resources, plus UAE lifestyle and leisure discount programs.

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