Senior Software Engineer - Java Full Stack

About
At Emirates, we believe in connecting the world, to and through, our global hub in Dubai; and in constantly innovating to ensure our customers ‘Fly Better’. Emirates Group IT thrives on the dynamic nature of technology. Being pioneers in aviation innovation, we're always at the forefront, pushing boundaries. We're on the lookout for exceptional IT professionals to fortify our position as leaders in the industry. Embark on a journey with the world’s largest international airline and become a vital part of our cutting-edge information and technology team as a Senior Software Engineer.
The Senior Software Engineer is a fully participating member of an agile feature team who works independently on software development and problem resolution. The role involves technical design, software development, implementation, and maintenance of software solutions/products that support the Emirates Group Business. Join the Product Engineering team, where we are hiring talented software engineers to develop and support a diverse range of applications that power the growth of Emirates Airlines and the Group. Our business interests span passenger services, airport and ground operations, crew and network operations, air cargo sales and operations, and holiday and leisure products and services on a global scale.
If you are passionate about leveraging cutting-edge technologies to support diverse and large-scale operations, we invite you to apply and contribute to the continued success and innovation at Emirates Group.

Responsibilities

• Work with senior technical engineers in the technical design process by contributing to analysing technical application requirements.
• Convert technical solutions for small to medium-sized initiatives into low-level design and working code.
• Independently write secure and optimized code by implementing Emirates Group approved coding standards.
• Participate in rotational on-call support and actively participate in resolving production issues within SLAs with minimal or no active supervision.
• Ensure built-in quality and 100% unit testing as part of the CI/CD pipeline.
• Analyse and fix all identified defects with minimal rework.
• Ensure refactoring practices are adequately adopted to minimize code debt.
• Ensure logging and monitoring hooks are implemented in code development.
• Continuously stay current with the relevant technologies and implement learnings to enhance code quality.
• Adhere to Emirates Group IT coding standards, guidelines, and best practices and contribute to Software Engineering Playbooks and other standards documents.

Requirements

• Degree or Honours (12+3 or equivalent) in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Computational Mathematics, Computer Engineering, or Software Engineering.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Backend Application Development, primarily in Java (versions 8+) with microservices capability.
• Experience with Back End Technologies: Java 8+, Spring, Spring Boot, Restful API, SOAP, Microservices, and Design Patterns.
• Familiarity with Web Technologies: React.JS.
• Proficiency in Database Technologies: Relational databases (Oracle, SQL Server, Postgres); NoSQL databases (Couchbase, MongoDB, Elastic Search, Cassandra).
• Knowledge of Cloud Technologies - Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, and Google Cloud.
• Familiarity with DevOps tools: GIT, Docker, Openshift, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Splunk, JIRA, Confluence.
• Understanding of Automation Testing tools: Jasmine, Jest, Karma, Junit, Mockito, Jmock, Jmeter.
• Experience in developing advanced/complex technology software solutions for large organisations.
• Experience in providing production support for business solutions using the ITIL framework.
• Deep experience in full stack development capabilities, technology evaluation, vendor selection, and management.

Salary & Benefits
Join us in Dubai and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on flights and hotel stays around the world.