Job description

Job Purpose

Job Purpose

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, we're always at the forefront, pushing boundaries. We're 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 Software Engineer.

The Senior Software Engineer is a fully participating member of an agile feature team who works independently on software development and problem resolution. The role involves technical design, software development, implementation, and maintenance of 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 to analyzing 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 by implementing Emirates Group approved coding standards.
• Participate in rotational on-call support and actively participate in resolving production issues within SLAs with minimal or no active supervision.
• Responsible 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 in the code development.
• Continuously stay current with the relevant technologies and implement the learnings to enhance 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 Computer Science, Computational Mathematics, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of software engineering experience, preferably in Agile ways of working.

• Experience with technologies and frameworks such as Java, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Hibernate, React, microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, containerization technologies (Docker/Kubernetes), and cloud platforms.
• Experience designing, developing, and maintaining medium to large-scale enterprise applications and modules.
• Solid understanding of software testing concepts, including unit testing, functional testing, test automation, and CI/CD practices.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze and resolve a variety of technical issues.
• Strong Agile software development, systems analysis, and technical design skills, with the ability to translate business requirements into scalable, maintainable, and secure technical solutions.
• Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude, or equivalent) for code development, debugging, testing, refactoring, and technical documentation, with an understanding of responsible AI usage and code validation practices.

Leadership Role: No

Join us in Dubai and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on flights and hotel

stays around the world. Find out what it’s like to live and work in our fast-paced, cosmopolitan home city in the Dubai Lifestyle section of our

website www.emirates.com/careers.