About the Job:
The Senior Software Engineer is a hands-on technical expert responsible for driving end-to-end software development across modern .NET and JavaScript technologies. The role involves architecting scalable solutions, leading key development initiatives, enforcing engineering best practices, and ensuring robust DevOps and deployment processes. The engineer will work across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)—design, development, testing, deployment, and monitoring—while guiding the team toward high-quality and maintainable software delivery.
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Key Responsibilities:
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Application Development & Design
- Lead the design and implementation of backend services using ASP.NET Core (.NET 6/7/8) and frontend applications using Angular.
- Build scalable, secure, and reusable components following modern architecture and design patterns (e.g., Domain-Driven Design, Clean Architecture, CQRS).
- Implement and consume RESTful APIs and gRPC services across distributed systems.
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Architecture & System Design
- Contribute to architectural decisions for microservices, event-driven systems, and modular service boundaries.
- Ensure solutions meet enterprise-level standards for performance, security, scalability, high availability, and multi-tenancy.
- Guide teams in best practices for API versioning, configuration management, secrets management, and observability.
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Database Engineering
- Design and optimize database schemas, stored procedures, and queries in MS SQL Server and/or Oracle.
- Implement efficient data access patterns using Entity Framework Core and repository patterns.
- Knowledge of NoSQL stores (Redis, MongoDB, Elasticsearch) for specific use cases.
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DevOps, CI/CD & Deployment
- Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or equivalent.
- Apply best practices for monitoring/logging using ELK, Grafana, Prometheus, Application Insights, Splunk, etc.
- Strong understanding of Docker, Kubernetes, and containerized application deployment.
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Quality Assurance & Code Excellence
- Enforce high-quality code standards through code reviews, pair programming, and static code analysis.
- Maintain comprehensive automated testing coverage (unit, integration, API, performance tests).
- Drive continuous improvement in coding practices, code quality, and system reliability.
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Collaboration & Leadership
- Work closely with Product, QA, UI/UX, and Architecture teams to translate requirements into technical roadmaps.
- Provide mentorship, technical coaching, and knowledge sharing for junior and mid-level engineers.
- Participate in sprint planning, grooming, and architectural reviews.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 6+ years of hands-on experience in enterprise software development.
- Strong command of ASP.NET Core Web APIs, MVC, Entity Framework Core, and C#.
- Strong experience with Angular 10+ or modern equivalent JavaScript frameworks.
- Proven experience building and scaling microservices and distributed systems.
- Expertise in SQL databases (MSSQL/Oracle) with solid understanding of indexing, performance tuning, and transactions.
- Strong experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git branching strategies, automated builds, and releases.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and container-based development.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure or AWS) is a strong advantage.
Preferred Skills (Optional):
- Experience with message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus).
- Experience in multi-tenant architecture.
- Experience with performance profiling tools (dotTrace, ANTS, Application Insights).
- Knowledge of clean coding, SOLID, DRY, KISS principles.
Salary: Up to 22,000 AED
Notice Period: Immediate to 30 Days
Location: Sharjah, Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Work Conditions: On-site, Contract
