Senior Full Stack Engineer
Role Overview
Own full-stack delivery across React frontends and Java Spring Boot backends on Space42 projects.
Take end-to-end ownership of feature design, development, and release across both sides of the stack.
Work across multiple projects while adapting to existing architectures, conventions, and risk profiles.
Build data integrity, performance, and accessibility into solutions from the start.
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About Space42
Space42 is a UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company integrating satellite communications, geospatial analytics, and artificial intelligence.
The company was established in 2024 through the merger of Bayanat and Yahsat and serves governments, enterprises, and communities.
Role Purpose
Own full-stack delivery across React frontends and Java Spring Boot backends on Space42 projects.
Take end-to-end ownership of feature design, development, and release across both sides of the stack.
Work across multiple projects while adapting to existing architectures, conventions, and risk profiles.
Build data integrity, performance, and accessibility into solutions from the start.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain end-to-end features across React and Java Spring Boot.
- Maintain frontend state management and ensure backend data integrity and transaction correctness.
- Diagnose full-stack issues involving rendering, state, concurrency, and performance.
- Improve performance under real usage and implement WCAG-compliant user interface changes.
- Manage relational database schemas, query performance, and production-safe migrations.
- Design and consume REST APIs, owning frontend-backend request and response contracts.
- Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and designers in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Apply suitable change-management discipline and coordinate shared engineering standards.
Qualifications and Skills
- At least 5 years of React experience and deep understanding of state architecture in complex applications.
- At least 5 years of Java experience with knowledge of concurrency, thread safety, locking, and race conditions.
- Experience with Spring Boot, SQL, relational databases, REST API design, and performance improvement.
- Understanding of transaction boundaries, data integrity, WCAG accessibility, and unfamiliar codebases.
- Ability to work across multiple projects with different architectures, conventions, and risk profiles.
Additional Requirements
- The role requires genuine full-stack ownership across frontend and backend for each supported project.
- The role coordinates with project-dedicated engineers but does not report into them.
- AI-assisted coding tools and Python experience are nice-to-have qualifications.
Benefits and Perks
- Competitive compensation packages and comprehensive medical insurance are provided.
- Wellbeing initiatives and UAE lifestyle and leisure discount programs are available.
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