Senior Fullstack Developer (Java / Kotlin and Angular/ Typescript)

Role overview

Location and working arrangements

• The role is based in the employer's new office in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi.
• Full-time working schedule is 42 hours per week.
• Flexible working arrangements include the option to work from home up to 40% after probation.

Technology stack

• Backend: Java and Spring for the monolith; Kotlin and Micronaut for new feature development.
• Frontend: Angular, TypeScript, and Kendo UI.
• Databases: PostgreSQL and ElasticSearch; infrastructure includes Docker, Kubernetes, and private cloud.
• The team works in a hybrid architecture spanning a Java/Spring monolith and Kotlin/Micronaut microservices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and frontend applications; deliver full-stack features and API integrations.
• Build maintainable, reusable frontend components and integrate them with backend services.
• Collaborate with product management, engineering, QA, DevOps, infrastructure, and architecture colleagues.
• Contribute to architectural decisions, testing, code reviews, and continuous improvement of engineering practices.
• Support platform stability and improve performance, scalability, reliability, workflows, and tooling.
• Develop new product features and address technical debt pragmatically as the application architecture evolves.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional backend and frontend development experience.
• Strong professional Java backend experience; production Kotlin experience; professional Angular and TypeScript frontend experience.
• Experience with reactive programming, integrated full-stack features and APIs, and scalable SaaS or distributed systems.
• Experience with Spring, Micronaut, or comparable frameworks and databases or data stores such as PostgreSQL and ElasticSearch.
• Understanding of software design, clean code, maintainable architectures, frontend component design, and agile development.
• Analytical, structured, solution-oriented approach; interest in performance optimization and full-stack system design.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills; comfort with modern automation and tooling.

Benefits

• Meaningful product work with direct influence on development and technical decisions in a small, experienced team.
• International working environment, flexible working hours, and up to 40% work from home after probation.
• Professional development opportunities, flat hierarchies, attractive benefits, and a MacBook for development.

Additional qualification

• Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code is a plus; openness to using such tools is also welcomed.

Work authorization

• Applicants must already be legally authorized to work in the UAE.