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. Were 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 team as Senior Technical Software Engineer.

Join our Software Engineering team, where we are always on the lookout for passionate and curious software engineering professionals who are driven to deliver a world-class experience to our customers. We are a diverse team that leverages modern technologies, engineering practices, and innovative approaches to build exceptional software products. Our technology stack currently includes React, Java 11-17, Node, ALCS, frameworks like Spring Boot, Solace, Relational databases (Oracle, SQL Server), non-relational databases (Couchbase, Elastic Search, Cassandra), APIs (REST & SOAP protocols) with OpenAPI Documentation and continually evolving with the industry and profession. If you are passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology and enhancing customer experiences, we invite you to apply to be part of our team shaping the future of aviation technology at Emirates Group.

The Senior Software Engineer - Python 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 software solutions/products that support the Emirates Group Business.

In this role, you will:  

• Work with senior technical engineers in the technical design process by contributing in the analysis of technical application requirements.


• Convert technical solutions for small to medium sized initiatives into low level design and working code.


• 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 SLA?s with minimal or no active supervision.


• Be accountable for built in quality and ensuring 100 unit testing as part of the CI/CD pipeline


• Analyse and fix all identified defects with minimal rework


• Ensure re-factoring practices are adequately adopted to ensure minimum code debt.


• Ensure logging and monitoring hooks are implemented as part of the code development.


• Continuously stay up to date in the relevant technologies and implement the learnings to enhance the code quality.


• Adhere to the Emirates Group IT coding standards, guidelines and best practices and contribute to Software Engineering Playbooks and other Standards documents.

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

• Degree or Honours (12+3 or equivalent) in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Computational Mathematics, Computer Engineering or Software Engineering.


• Minimum 4  years of experience in Backend Application Development, primarily in Python (versions 3.7+) with microservices capability.


• Frameworks/Libraries/Language: PyTest, SonarQube, PEP8, Solace, Gunicorn, NGINX, SciKit-Learn, TensorFlow, Anaconda, Conda Environments, JWT Tokent, Pandas, Numpy, AppDynamics, matplotlib, Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio 2022,GraphQL, restQL, Django, REST Framework,
  Apache Beam, Apache Spark, Apache Flink, Apache Airflow, Ray, MLOps, ELK/Splunk, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift,   Test Frameworks, ShiftLeft, SonarQube, Tibco,  Solace, Kafka.


• Database: Couchbase, MariaDB, Oracle, RDS, DynamoDB, Neo4J, Postgres, Redis, Ignite, Hyperledger. 


• Experience in developing and maintaining advanced technology solutions for medium to complex organisation problems in a multi-functional environment.


• Expertise in backend databases like Oracle SQL or similar RDBMS DB, Spring JPA/Hibernate, Restful API Services, Maven/Gradle for build, and familiar with Code Quality measurement tools such as SonarQube.


• Strong understanding of CI/CD and DevOps principles, with the ability to write code suitable for continuous integration and testing.


• Team player with a problem-solving attitude using variety of software.


• Strong agile development and systems analytical skills.


• Experience in providing production support for business solutions.

Leadership Role : NO