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Engineering Lead / Principal Engineer
Salt
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Full-time
Mid-Senior
Onsite
Discovered 1 weeks ago
Software engineeringEnterprise platform architectureSystem designBackend engineeringDistributed systemsAPIs
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Role Overview
Lead the architecture and delivery of complex enterprise platforms, automation, and workflow-driven products.
This is a hands-on leadership role covering architecture, design, coding, and production delivery while leading a small engineering team.
Key Skills for This Role
Software engineeringEnterprise platform architectureSystem designBackend engineeringDistributed systemsAPIs
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The Role
Lead the architecture and delivery of complex enterprise platforms, automation, and workflow-driven products.
This is a hands-on leadership role covering architecture, design, coding, and production delivery while leading a small engineering team.
Key Responsibilities
- Own architecture, system design, APIs, data models, and technical delivery.
- Design complex workflows, state management, and human approval processes.
- Build scalable enterprise integrations, including ERP/SAP where relevant.
- Lead engineers while remaining hands-on with code and technical reviews.
- Establish standards for security, testing, CI/CD, observability, and reliability.
- Translate ambiguous business requirements into practical technical solutions.
- Identify appropriate opportunities to leverage AI and LLMs within enterprise workflows.
Requirements
- 10+ years of software engineering experience.
- 4+ years at Staff, Principal, Lead Engineer, or an equivalent level.
- Strong backend and distributed-systems experience.
- Expertise in APIs, databases, microservices, and enterprise integration.
- Experience with workflow-heavy or transaction-heavy platforms.
- Cloud, Kubernetes, containers, and CI/CD experience.
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