Senior Technical Software Engineer - FullStack - Shared Services

Job Purpose

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 were always at the forefront pushing boundaries. We are 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 as a Senior Technical Software Engineer - Java FullStack - Shared Services

As a Senior Technical Software Engineer - Java FullStack - Shared Services, you will support in driving and implementing software engineering strategies, standards and guidelines in the assigned feature team. Collaborate with the team to develop business critical technical solutions through the application of software programming, robust engineering practices and built in quality. Job also includes planning/estimation, application development, deployment, release, hyper-care and operation of developed solutions. The job holder provides technical leadership to the assigned team in the software development lifecycle.

In this role, you will:

• Collaborate with the team to deliver technical design, development and deployment of complex solutions within relevant product. Carry out effective technical design reviews to ensure that the right architecture patterns are used by the team.
• Drive the adoption of Engineering practices , implement development process automation, lean software development, built-in-quality, test driven development, agile practices, and timely root cause analysis and blameless incident post-mortems.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to determine viability of solutions. Evaluate current problems, future requirements and existing solutions in medium to large projects to enable high level design and drive proofof-concepts and implement prototypes to validate ideas.
• Investigate, debug and fix complex issues involving corner cases and rare conditions. Support continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and new technologies and presenting these for architectural review.
• Contribute to sprint/work design and planning by providing subject matter expertise on business domain and relevant technologies and actively contribute to technology specific community of practices.
• Manage and mentor Software Engineers to allow for skill/knowledge development through advice, coaching and training opportunities. Responsible for their technical deliveries and adherence to design and coding standards and practices.
• Ensure optimal use of enterprise application platforms, tools and libraries in line with the approved technology architecture.
• Responsible for corrective, adaptive, preventative and perfective maintenance of products in collaboration with other capabilities for the relevant product.

Qualification

To be considered for this role, you must meet the below requirements:

• Degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Software Engineering.
• Experience of developing advanced/Complex technology Software solutions for large, complex
• organisations in a multi-functional environment
• 5+ years of experience in full stack development in the following technologies:
• Strong Java development, preferably Java 17+
• Solid hands on experience with Spring Boot and related frameworks
• Hands on experience of Reactjs, including component based UI development, state handling, routing, and API integration
• Experience in REST API design and system integrations
• Good SQL and database knowledge
• Git, code review, and CI/CD basics
• Unit testing, debugging, and clean code practices
• Basic knowledge of Docker and cloud native deployment concepts
• Ability to work confidently across backend and frontend layers
• System design and architecture awareness
• Security basics such as OAuth2, JWT, and secure API design
• Performance troubleshooting and production support mindset
• Preferred Skills: Python for scripting, automation, or AI related use cases, Mobile development exposure such as Flutter, React Native, Android, or iOS basics, Messaging and event driven architecture knowledge, NoSQL or modern data platform exposure
• Experience in providing production support for business solutions using ITIL framework
• Deep experience in Full stack development capabilities covering all layers ( i.e UI/Middleware and Databases)
• Expert in Technology technical evaluation, vendor selection and technology vendor management using data driven models
• Implementation of contemporary engineering practices like lean software development, test driven development, continuous integration and continuous deployment
• Establishing and managing leveraging technology platforms for DevOps, Code Management, Testing, Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment for ensuring robust and reliable code base is always maintained..Leadership Role: No

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. Find out what it’s like to live and work in our fast-paced, cosmopolitan home city in the Dubai Lifestyle section of our website www.emirates.com/careers.