The company is the leading property portal in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, dedicated to shaping an inclusive future for real estate while spearheading the region’s growing tech ecosystem. At its core is a clear purpose: to change living for good in the region.
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As a Senior Software Engineer, you will join the team building the services behind the region's leading property marketplace. You'll work on high-traffic, consumer-facing systems where latency, reliability, and cost efficiency directly shape the experience of millions of buyers, renters, and agents. This is a hands-on senior role where you'll design and own services end to end, influence architecture beyond your immediate squad, and raise the engineering bar for your peers.
Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and operate backend services powering core marketplace experiences.
- Own your work end to end: from technical design, implementation, testing, deployment, to iteration based on production data.
- Build new services and features primarily in TypeScript, while also supporting and evolving existing Go services.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to translate requirements into maintainable systems.
- Drive operational excellence in monitoring, alerting, incident response, and continuous improvement of reliability and performance.
- Mentor other engineers and contribute to backend standards and best practices.
Qualifications:
Required Technical Skills:
- 6+ years of backend engineering experience, especially with high-traffic, consumer-facing systems.
- Strong proficiency in TypeScript (Node.js) for backend development.
- Working proficiency in Go, or the ability to ramp up quickly.
- Solid experience in designing and operating microservices with API design (REST/gRPC).
- Production experience with AWS and containerized deployments on Kubernetes.
- Hands-on experience with relational databases, OpenSearch/Elasticsearch, and Redis.
- Familiarity with event-driven architectures and asynchronous processing.
- Strong understanding of observability and reliability metrics.
Nice to Have:
- Experience integrating AI/LLM-backed features into production services.
- Familiarity with edge computing and multi-region considerations.
- Exposure to billing/subscription systems or geospatial/location data.
Language Requirements:
Proficiency in English is expected as part of the role, considering the target audience and team collaboration.
Company Culture:
At the company, we believe talent thrives in an environment where you can be your best self. We attract top talent who want to make an impact, with a promise that when our people grow, we all succeed.
Guiding Principles:
- Think Future First
- Data Beats Opinions, Speed Beats Perfection
- Optimize for Impact
- Act Like An Owner
- The Biggest Risk is Taking No Risk at All
Application Process:
Interested candidates are encouraged to apply directly through the official channels.
Location: United Arab Emirates
Work Conditions: On-site, Full-time
