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Principal Software Engineer

3 weeks ago

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Property Finder Full time

Property Finder is the leading property portal in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, dedicated to shaping an inclusive future for real estate while spearheading the region's growing tech ecosystem. At its core is a clear and powerful purpose: To change living for good in the region. 

Founded on the value of great ambitions, Property Finder connects millions of property seekers with thousands of real estate professionals every day. The platform offers a seamless and enriching experience, empowering both buyers and renters to make informed decisions. Since its inception in 2007, Property Finder has evolved into a trusted partner for developers, brokers, and home seekers. As a lighthouse tech company, it continues to create an environment where people can thrive and contribute meaningfully to the transformation of real estate in MENA.

We are building the region's first real estate operating ecosystem: a smart, scalable platform that brings together a high-performance property management system, verified listings, embedded finance, agent productivity tools, and AI-driven features that help real estate professionals grow their business.

About the team (Business Platform Experience)

The Business Platform Experience (BPX) organization builds and operates the B2B ecosystem that powers our partners' success:

  • B2B marketplace for real estate agencies, brokers, and agents

  • Tools to create, manage, and promote listings on our consumer-facing products

  • Deep integrations with external systems (CRMs, ERPs, partner platforms) via our Enterprise APIs

  • Agent and brokerage productivity experiences, performance insights, and monetization flows

BPX is where business meets platform: we are the backbone that helps partners manage inventory, connect with consumers, and grow their revenue.

Role Overview

As a Principal Engineer in BPX, you are the technical authority for our B2B platform: the systems, APIs, and experiences that real estate agencies and agents rely on every day to run their business.

You will:

  • Set the technical direction for core B2B domains (listings lifecycle, integrations, onboarding, billing, lead & performance tools, etc.).

  • Own the architecture of mission-critical, high-scale systems serving thousands of real estate professionals and powering millions of listings and consumer experiences.

  • Drive the evolution of our Enterprise APIs and integrations that connect Property Finder with agency CRMs and the wider real estate ecosystem.

  • Influence and align multiple teams and leaders across Engineering, Product, and Commercial to deliver durable, scalable solutions.

You are an individual contributor, but your impact is org-level: you lead through influence, clarity of thinking, and technical excellence.

Key Responsibilities
1. Technical Strategy & Architecture for BPX

  • Define and own the long-term technical vision for BPX's core domains:

    • B2B listing management & quality

    • Agency & agent account lifecycle

    • Enterprise APIs for CRM and system integrations

    • Partner onboarding, contracts, and monetization flows

    • Agent productivity and performance tooling

  • Design and evolve scalable, resilient, multi-tenant systems that support multiple markets, products, and business models across MENA.

  • Ensure our Enterprise APIs are robust, well-designed, and a pleasure to integrate with: versioning strategy, backward compatibility, documentation standards, and observability.

  • Proactively identify architectural risks (scalability limits, data model complexity, tight coupling between B2B and B2C systems, etc.) and define strategies to address them before they become constraints.

2. Engineering Excellence & Operational Health

  • Champion engineering standards for BPX: code quality, testing, observability, security, and performance across multiple teams.

  • Act as the escalation point for complex production issues in mission-critical flows (listings ingestion, CRM syncs, lead delivery, agency billing, etc.).

  • Drive improvements in SLOs/SLAs, reliability, and incident response for B2B systems—ensuring that our partners can trust Property Finder for their daily operations.

  • Introduce and scale platform capabilities (shared libraries, services, patterns) that make it easier and faster for teams to build consistent, reliable features.

3. Leadership & Mentorship

  • Mentor Senior, Staff, and upcoming Principal-level Engineers, helping them grow in system design, architectural thinking, and strategic impact.

  • Coach Engineering Managers on technical decision-making, trade-offs, and long-term platform thinking.

  • Raise the bar in hiring by participating in interviews, bar-raising panels, and leveling discussions and by contributing to the evolution of our engineering career framework.

4. Cross-Functional & Cross-Org Impact

  • Partner with Product, Commercial, and Operations leaders to shape roadmaps that balance innovation, partner needs, and technical sustainability.

  • Translate ambiguous business and ecosystem problems into clear technical strategies and executable plans.

  • Align multiple squads and workstreams across BPX (and beyond) on shared patterns for:

    • Data models (agencies, agents, listings, contracts, packages)

    • Integrations (Enterprise API, data sync, webhooks, event-driven flows)

    • Cross-cutting concerns (auth, permissions, rate-limiting, auditability)

  • Represent BPX in company-wide architectural forums, ensuring our B2B platform integrates cleanly with consumer experiences, data platforms, and AI/ML initiatives.

5. Ecosystem & Innovation

  • Keep a sharp eye on the real estate and proptech ecosystem—CRMs, portals, aggregators, and tools—and identify opportunities to deepen our platform role.

  • Partner with Data & AI teams to embed intelligence into the BPX stack: smarter pricing, lead scoring, performance insights, agent coaching signals, etc.

  • Contribute to the external engineering brand of Property Finder (e.g., talks, blogs, OSS contributions) where appropriate.

Qualifications
Required

    • Substantial experience in software engineering, with a strong track record in large-scale platforms.

  • Demonstrated leadership as a senior/principal IC driving architecture and technical strategy across multiple teams.

  • Deep expertise in:

    • Distributed systems and service-oriented architecture

    • API design (REST/GraphQL), data modeling, and integration patterns

    • Observability, reliability, and operational excellence for production systems

  • Experience with integrations and partner ecosystems (e.g., CRMs, third-party APIs, event-driven systems, webhooks).

  • Proven ability to navigate ambiguity, balance short-term delivery with long-term architecture, and align diverse stakeholders around sound technical decisions.

  • Excellent communication skills—able to dive deep with engineers while also explaining complex trade-offs to business stakeholders.

Nice to Have

  • Experience in marketplaces, proptech, fintech, or similar B2B/B2C hybrid environments.

  • Prior work on multi-market, multi-tenant platforms with configurable business rules, pricing, and workflows.

  • Exposure to data platforms and ML-driven products, especially where insights are fed back into operational systems.

  • Public speaking, open-source contributions, or thought leadership within the engineering community.



Our promise to talent

At Property Finder, we believe talent thrives in an environment where you can be your best self. Where you are empowered to create, elevate, grow, and care. Our team is made up of the best and brightest, united by a shared ambition to change living for good in the region. We attract top talent who want to make an impact. We firmly believe that when our people grow, we all succeed.



Property Finder Guiding Principles




  2. Think Future First
  3. Data Beats Opinions, Speed Beats Perfection
  4. Optimise for Impact
  5. No Ostriches Allowed
  6. Our People, Our Power
  7. The Biggest Risk is Taking no Risk at All


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