Staff Software Engineer I

Careem
Dubai
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Technical leadership","Mentorship","Collaboration","Code quality","System design"]

Design and build scalable, secure backend systems that improve engineering productivity, reliability, and operational excellence. Lead architecture for complex platforms with a focus on performance, modularity, and extensibility using Golang and modern platforms. Apply machine learning, platformization, and agentic AI to unlock new capabilities and improve customer experiences. Influence roadmaps and mentor engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical design discussions, while collaborating across platforms, infrastructure, product, and security teams.

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Careem
Careem
17 hours ago

Staff Software Engineer I

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Job Summary

Design and build scalable, secure backend systems that improve engineering productivity, reliability, and operational excellence. Lead architecture for complex platforms with a focus on performance, modularity, and extensibility using Golang and modern platforms. Apply machine learning, platformization, and agentic AI to unlock new capabilities and improve customer experiences. Influence roadmaps and mentor engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical design discussions, while collaborating across platforms, infrastructure, product, and security teams.
Location: Dubai
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Personally design and build scalable, secure, maintainable systems that accelerate engineering productivity and reliability.
  • •Define system architecture for complex backend systems, emphasizing performance, modularity, and extensibility.
  • •Drive impact in data and AI by applying machine learning, platformization, and agentic AI to create new capabilities.
  • •Set the bar for code quality, system design, testing, and operational excellence by writing and reviewing production code.
  • •Mentor engineers through pairing, code review, and design discussions, collaborating across platforms, infrastructure, product, and security teams.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsurancePaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Hands-on experience designing and scaling complex engineering systems, platforms, or infrastructure in high-growth environments.
  • •Deep expertise in backend system architecture with a focus on performance, modularity, and extensibility.
  • •Proficiency with Golang and modern backend platforms.
  • •Ability to apply machine learning, platformization, and agentic AI to improve customer experiences at scale.
  • •Track record of technical mentorship through pairing, code review, and design discussions.
Experience:High-growth tech
Skills:Technical leadershipMentorshipCollaborationCode qualitySystem design
Languages:English
Tech Stack:GolangCI/CDObservabilityMachine learningAgentic AI

Company Brief

Careem
Careem is a Dubai-based super app offering ride-hailing, delivery, payments and other on-demand services across the Middle East, Pakistan and North Africa, connecting consumers with drivers, merchants and service providers.
Industry: Mobility Platforms
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Founded: 2012
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