SDE 3 (Senior Software Engineer)

' : - ( - ) Experience: 7+ yrs Location: India, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Job Type: Full-time We are looking for a highly skilled and hands-on Senior Software Engineer to join a core engineering team and contribute to building scalable products and technology platforms from the ground up. This is a strong individual contributor role for an engineer who enjoys solving complex technical problems, writing high-quality code, and taking ownership across the complete software development lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Java, Spring Framework, object-oriented programming, data structures, algorithms, and software design . You will contribute to building reliable and scalable technology solutions for a fast-growing consumer fintech environment. Requirements Key Responsibilities • Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable software applications and backend services. • Participate in the complete software development lifecycle , from requirements analysis through production monitoring. • Translate functional and technical requirements into reliable and maintainable software solutions. • Develop high-quality backend applications using Java and Spring Framework . • Apply strong object-oriented programming principles, design patterns, and clean coding practices. • Design efficient solutions using appropriate data structures and algorithms . • Evaluate technical trade-offs and make sound design decisions based on scalability, performance, maintainability, and reliability. • Participate in technical design discussions and contribute to architecture and platform decisions. • Write comprehensive unit, integration, and functional tests to ensure application quality. • Proactively identify potential bugs, edge cases, performance issues, and reliability risks before they reach production. • Debug complex application issues and perform detailed root-cause analysis. • Support application deployment, production releases, monitoring, and post-deployment troubleshooting. • Collaborate with Product, QA, DevOps, Architecture, and other engineering teams to deliver features end-to-end. • Review code and contribute to engineering standards, development practices, and technical documentation. • Identify opportunities for performance optimisation, automation, refactoring, and technical debt reduction. • Take ownership of assigned technical initiatives and drive them through design, implementation, testing, and production delivery. • Contribute to building scalable products and platforms suitable for high-volume consumer applications. • Continuously learn and adopt modern software engineering practices and technologies. What Makes You a Great Fit • 7+ years of strong individual-contributor experience in software engineering or backend development. • Strong hands-on expertise in Java and the Spring Framework / Spring Boot ecosystem. • Excellent understanding of object-oriented programming, data structures, algorithms, and software design principles . • Proven experience designing and developing scalable backend applications and services. • Strong understanding of design trade-offs involving performance, scalability, reliability, and maintainability. • Experience working across the complete software development lifecycle, including development, testing, deployment, and production support. • Strong debugging skills and a proactive mindset toward identifying hidden defects and edge cases before production. • Experience building products or platforms for high-scale internet businesses, startups, fintech, or consumer technology environments is preferred. • Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, clean code, design patterns, testing, and version control. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and responsibility for technical outcomes. • Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with a high-performing engineering team. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a passion for solving complex technical challenges. • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline , or equivalent professional experience. • Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where engineers are expected to take significant ownership and contribute beyond narrowly defined responsibilities.