Senior Staff Software Engineer
Flatgigs · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1y ago
Staff / Lead / PrincipalOn-siteSoftware Engineering
As 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
- 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.