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Software Engineer - Java

Unlock employer Dubai, United Arab Emirates Posted: 28 Aug 2025

Financial

  • Estimate: $55k - $75k*
  • Zero income tax location

Accessibility

  • Office Only
  • Apply from abroad
  • Visa Provided

Requirements

  • Experience: Intermediate
  • English: Professional

Position

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 are always at the forefront, pushing boundaries. We are on the lookout for exceptional IT professionals to fortify our position as leaders in the industry.

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The Software Engineer is a fully participating member of an agile feature team, working 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.

In this role, you will:

  • Independently write secure and optimized code through implementation of Emirates Group approved coding standards.
  • Be part of the rotational on-call support and actively participate in resolving production issues within SLAs with minimal or no active supervision.
  • Be accountable for built-in quality and ensuring 100% unit testing as part of the CI/CD pipeline.
  • Analyze and fix all identified defects with minimal rework.
  • Ensure refactoring practices are adequately adopted to ensure minimum code debt.
  • Ensure logging and monitoring hooks are implemented as part of code development.
  • Continuously upskill in 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
Qualifications & Experience:

  • Degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Computational Mathematics, Computer Engineering, or Software Engineering.
  • 3+ years of experience in Information Technology (with Software Engineering experience preferably in agile ways of working).

Knowledge/Skills:

  • A solid understanding of CI/CD and DevOps principles.
  • Understanding of Design Concepts such as Object-Oriented Analysis and Design, Structured Programming, logical and physical data models.
  • Familiarity with Modeling Notation such as Unified Modeling Language (UML) and design patterns.
  • Experience in developing software in an enterprise environment.
  • Understanding of testing concepts such as unit testing, functional testing, and test automation.
  • Strong agile Software Development and Systems Analytical skills.

Salary & Benefits
Join us in Dubai and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary along with travel benefits exclusive to our industry, including discounts on flights and hotel stays around the world. Find out what it’s like to live and work in our fast-paced, cosmopolitan home city.

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