Senior Backend Engineer

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Abu Dhabi, الإمارات العربية المتحدة Durlston Partners LLP دوام كامل
A confidential private investment firm in Abu Dhabi is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to work on a highly concurrent, large-scale distributed backend system. This is a genuine backend engineering role centred on architecture, scale, and reliability, sitting deep in the systems layer rather than the application layer. ResponsibilitiesDesign, build, and operate large-scale distributed backend systems handling high volumes of concurrent trafficOwn performance optimisation, scalability, and reliability across production systemsDebug and troubleshoot complex issues in high-throughput production environmentsWork across networking, Linux, and core operating systems fundamentals as part of day to day engineeringWork with technologies such as Kafka, Redis, and other distributed backend architecturesWhat You'll BringDeep experience with distributed systems design, including consistency models, partitioning, replication, and fault toleranceStrong grasp of concurrency, multithreading, and asynchronous processing under real production loadExperience with a core programming language such as Python, Java, Go, or C++Experience with message queues and event-driven architectures such as Kafka or equivalentCaching strategies and in-memory data stores such as Redis at scaleStrong fundamentals in networking protocols, load balancing, and Linux internalsExperience diagnosing and resolving latency, throughput, and reliability issues in live systemsComfortable using AI coding tools day to dayCompensation and BenefitsStrong, fully tax-free compensation packageMedical and life insurance extended to familyDiscretionary annual bonus