Lead Software Engineer at AHOY
Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates -
Full Time


Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

05 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

07 Oct, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

No

Skills

Backend Development, Node.js, TypeScript, AWS, Serverless, Microservices, Event-Driven Architectures, TDD, CI/CD, REST APIs, GraphQL APIs, Secure Coding, SQL, NoSQL, Mentoring, Architecture

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description
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. 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.
Responsibilities
The Lead Software Engineer will design and build reliable, testable, production-ready backend services while driving architectural decisions and owning features end-to-end. This role also involves mentoring engineers and overseeing system monitoring and incident response.
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