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About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Staff Software Development Engineer – Java Backend to provide technical leadership across large-scale, cloud-native platforms. You will drive architecture, lead complex engineering initiatives, mentor engineers, and build highly scalable distributed systems.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture, design, and delivery of large scale, cloud native backend systems
- Drive technical strategy and own the delivery of complex, multi team engineering initiatives
- Design and build scalable microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud
- Lead architecture reviews, system design discussions, and technical decision making
- Solve complex performance, scalability, and distributed systems challenges
- Build reusable frameworks and shared libraries to improve engineering productivity
- Champion the adoption of AI assisted development, leveraging LLMs and GenAI tools to improve engineering workflows
- Collaborate closely with Product, Architecture, DevOps, QA, and engineering teams
- Mentor engineers through code reviews, technical coaching, and best practice guidance
- Drive engineering excellence across software quality, reliability, security, and operational performance
Requirements
- 10+ years of Java backend development experience
- Strong expertise in Java, J2EE, Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and microservices architecture
- Proven experience building highly scalable, high performance distributed systems
- Hands on experience with Kafka, messaging technologies, caching, and asynchronous processing
- Strong knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift, and CI/CD pipelines
- Experience with Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud
- Strong database experience across SQL and NoSQL technologies
- Excellent system design, debugging, and problem solving skills
- Experience with Domain Driven Design, event driven architecture, or CQRS is advantageous
- Exposure to GenAI, LLMs, or AI assisted software development is highly desirable
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and technical leadership skills
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Overview
- Staff Software Development Engineer – Java Backend
- Location: Dubai
- My client is looking for an experienced Staff SDE – Java Backend to provide technical leadership across large scale, cloud native platforms. This is a senior individual contributor role where you'll drive architecture, lead complex engineering initiatives, mentor engineers, and build highly scalable
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture, design, and delivery of large scale, cloud native backend systems.
- Drive technical strategy and own the delivery of complex, multi team engineering initiatives.
- Design and build scalable microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud.
- Lead architecture reviews, system design discussions, and technical decision making.
- Solve complex performance, scalability, and distributed systems challenges.
- Build reusable frameworks and shared libraries to improve engineering productivity.
- Champion the adoption of AI assisted development, leveraging LLMs and GenAI tools to improve engineering workflows.
- Collaborate closely with Product, Architecture, DevOps, QA, and engineering teams.
- Mentor engineers through code reviews, technical coaching, and best practice guidance.
- Drive engineering excellence across software quality, reliability, security, and operational performance.
Requirements
- 10+ years of Java backend development experience.
- Strong expertise in Java, J2EE, Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and microservices architecture.
- Proven experience building highly scalable, high performance distributed systems.
- Hands on experience with Kafka, messaging technologies, caching, and asynchronous processing.
- Strong knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience with Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.
- Strong database experience across SQL and NoSQL technologies.
- Excellent system design, debugging, and problem solving skills.
- Experience with Domain Driven Design, event driven architecture, or CQRS is advantageous.
- Exposure to GenAI, LLMs, or AI assisted software development is highly desirable.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and technical leadership skills.
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