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Principal Engineer - Software

Unlock employer Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Posted: 12 May 2026

Financial

  • Estimate: $90k - $120k*
  • Zero income tax location

Accessibility

  • Office Only
  • Relocation Support
  • Visa Provided

Requirements

  • Experience: Senior
  • English: Professional

Position

The company is a leader in the development of innovative secure communication products and solutions for governments and businesses. As part of the Space & Cyber Technologies cluster at EDGE, the company delivers robust, secure, end-to-end solutions centered on four core business units: Networks, Ultra Secure Mobile Devices, Applications, and Satellite Communications. Our talented team of cross-functional experts continually takes on new challenges, combining the energy of a start-up with the discipline of a large business to make solutions and products work at scale.

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The Principal Full-Stack Engineer (AI-Augmented Development) leads the architecture, design, and development of secure, production-grade applications across the company's AI-augmented product development organization. This role combines deep technical expertise with the ability to leverage AI tools and automation to accelerate development while maintaining the highest standards of quality, performance, and security.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, and ship features across mobile, web, and backend
  • Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code
  • Leverage AI tools (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate development
  • Own features end-to-end from concept to production
  • Establish secure coding standards, automation guardrails, and enforce AI-assisted code review policies
  • Review peers' code with focus on security, performance, and maintainability
  • Refactor legacy code and reduce technical debt
  • Write comprehensive tests (unit, integration, E2E) and maintain high code coverage and quality standards
  • Participate in sprint planning and estimation
  • Share knowledge through documentation and presentations
  • Pair with teammates on complex problems and cross-test other engineers' features
  • Contribute to architectural decisions and ADRs
  • Design APIs and data models, optimize performance and scalability
  • Propose and implement new technologies/patterns

Education and Minimum Qualifications:

  • BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or related field, or equivalent industry experience; Master's preferred
  • 8+ years of software engineering experience
  • 5+ years building production mobile or web applications
  • Experience with at least 2 of: React Native, Flutter, Go, React
  • Track record of shipping features to production
  • Experience working in Agile teams
  • Strong foundational knowledge in Computer Science (algorithms, data structures, system design)

Key Skills:

  • Programming Languages & Frameworks:
    • Mobile: React Native (JavaScript/TypeScript) or Flutter (Dart), including native modules (iOS/Android), state management (Redux, MobX, Riverpod), navigation, animations, and offline-first capabilities
    • Backend: Go (Golang), including goroutines, channels, context, as well as RESTful API design, gRPC, GraphQL
    • Web: React, TypeScript, Next.js, modern CSS (Tailwind, CSS-in-JS)
  • Data & APIs: RESTful API design and best practices, GraphQL (Apollo, Relay), database design (PostgreSQL, MongoDB), caching strategies (Redis, CDN), and API documentation (OpenAPI/Swagger)

Location: Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Work Conditions: On-site, Full-time

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