Senior Backend Engineer
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Summary
Senior Backend Engineer in Abu Dhabi on a 12-month extendable contract: designs and delivers backend services end-to-end (APIs, data models, deployment, observability), supports production via on-call and incident management, and mentors junior engineers. Core stack is Python (preferred), Go, or Java with distributed systems across SaaS and on-premises environments.
Senior Backend Engineer
Key Responsibilities
Key Requirements
Job Position – Senior Backend Engineer
Company Name – Marc Ellis
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Contract: 12 Months (Extendable)
Key Responsibilities
- Design and deliver backend services end-to-end, including APIs, data models, deployment, and observability.
- Ensure production reliability through monitoring, incident management, and on-call support.
- Lead technical design reviews and mentor junior engineers.
- Build scalable services across SaaS, on-premises, and disconnected environments.
- Collaborate with product, engineering, and security teams.
- Leverage LLMs and modern AI tools to enhance development and platform capabilities.
Key Requirements
- 5–8 years of backend engineering experience with proven service ownership.
- Strong proficiency in Python (preferred), Go, or Java, including asynchronous programming.
- Strong knowledge of distributed systems, backend architecture, and system design.
- Hands‑on experience with caching, queues, retries, idempotency, and observability.
- Experience in production support, incident management, and on-call rotations.
- Experience with SaaS and on-premises deployments.
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