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Lead Python Engineer (AI Automation)

oryxsearch.io
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Full-time
Mid-Senior
Onsite
Discovered 2 weeks ago
PythonBackend developmentDistributed systemsMicroservices architectureEvent-driven systemsAsynchronous systems
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The Opportunity

The employer is an AI technology company building enterprise-grade products that automate complex knowledge workflows across regulated and mission-critical industries.

The role is a hands-on technical leadership position with approximately 70% engineering and 30% leadership responsibilities.

The role involves major platform ownership and influence over architecture, engineering standards, and technical direction.

What You'll Do

  • Own complex backend workstreams from architecture through production.
  • Design and build scalable, distributed backend systems.
  • Develop high-performance Python microservices and APIs.
  • Architect event-driven and asynchronous systems.
  • Build real-time streaming and messaging infrastructure.
  • Own technical decisions around APIs, data models, and service architecture.
  • Design and optimize high-throughput SQL and NoSQL databases.
  • Improve platform reliability, performance, and observability.
  • Drive engineering standards across testing, code quality, and architecture.
  • Lead code reviews and contribute production-grade code.
  • Work closely with Product, Frontend, ML, and DevOps teams.
  • Mentor and technically lead a small cross-functional engineering team.

What We're Looking For

  • 8–10+ years of software engineering experience.
  • Deep expertise in Python and backend development.
  • Strong experience with distributed systems and microservices architecture.
  • Experience designing event-driven and high-throughput systems.
  • Strong understanding of API design and data modelling.
  • Experience leading engineers, technical teams, or major workstreams.
  • A track record of taking complex systems from architecture through production.
  • Strong software engineering fundamentals and system design capabilities.

Location

  • The opportunity is listed for Dubai or Abu Dhabi.

Additional Opportunity

Senior individual contributor engineering opportunities are also available in Dubai or Abu Dhabi.

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