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Flatgigs

Lead Software Engineer

Flatgigs
United Arab Emirates · Full-time · Not Applicable

About The Role

We are seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer to lead the design and delivery of secure, scalable backend systems. This is a hands-on leadership role with responsibilities spanning architecture, coding, and mentoring, while partnering closely with Product and cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and build reliable, testable, production-ready backend services.
  • Drive architectural decisions and own features end-to-end.
  • Write clean, maintainable code with strong test coverage.
  • Mentor engineers and set best practices across the team.
  • Oversee system monitoring, incident response, and workflow improvements.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally and contribute to hiring efforts

Requirements

  • 5+ years backend experience, 4+ years with Node.js & TypeScript.
  • Strong expertise in AWS (Lambda, Cognito, S3, DynamoDB, SQS/SNS, CloudFormation).
  • Experience with serverless, microservices, event-driven architectures.
  • Skilled in TDD, CI/CD, REST/GraphQL APIs, secure coding.
  • Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases.
  • Startup/fast-paced environment experience preferred

Key Skills

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Posted
Jul 04, 2026
Type
Full-time
Level
Not Applicable
Location
Dubai
Company
Flatgigs

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IT Services IT Consulting

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