Python Backend Engineer

Job Description

Job Location: Abu Dhabi - UAE

Employment Type: Full-Time

Work Arrangement: Office-Based / Onsite

Experience: Minimum 3 Years

Position Level: Senior Level

Languages: Must be Fluent in Arabic & English

About the Role

We are looking for a Python Backend Engineer to join our engineering this role you will be responsible for designing developing and maintaining scalable backend systems that power our AI-driven SaaS platform.

You will build secure APIs integrate with third-party services optimize database performance and contribute to the architecture of high-availability systems. The ideal candidate enjoys solving complex engineering challenges writing clean and maintainable code and working in a fast-paced product-focused environment.

Responsibilities

• Design develop and maintain scalable backend services using Python.

• Build production-ready applications using FastAPI Flask.

• Design and implement secure RESTful APIs and GraphQL APIs.

• Develop scalable microservices and distributed backend systems.

• Integrate third-party APIs including payment gateways CRM systems AI platforms communication services and external SaaS providers..

• Design efficient database schemas and optimize complex SQL queries.

• Work with PostgreSQL MySQL Redis RabbitMQ MongoDB Clickhouse Typesense and other data storage technologies.

• Implement authentication and authorization mechanisms (JWT OAuth2 API Keys).

• Write reusable maintainable and well-documented code following clean architecture principles.

• Build unit integration and API tests to ensure application reliability.

• Monitor troubleshoot and optimize backend performance in production environments.

• Collaborate closely with Frontend Engineers DevOps Engineers QA Engineers Product Managers and AI Engineers.

• Participate in architecture discussions code reviews and technical planning.

• Maintain high standards for security scalability and code quality.

Requirements

• The Ideal candidate must have Minimum 3 years of professional experience in Python backend development.

• Strong proficiency in Python programming.

• Solid experience with FastAPI or Flask.

• Strong understanding of REST API and GraphQL design principles.

• Must Know to Design and implement event-driven Architecture Structure.

• Must Know to Implement Clean Architecture and established software design principles to create modular maintainable testable and scalable backend systems

• Experience building scalable backend architectures.

• Excellent knowledge of PostgreSQL and/or MySQL.

• Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB or Redis.

• Strong understanding of software architecture OOP SOLID Principles and Design Patterns.

• Experience with Git and collaborative development workflows.

• Knowledge of asynchronous programming (async/await).

• Familiarity with Docker K8s and containerized applications.

• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines using Github Actions or Jenkins.

• Experience writing automated tests (PyTest Unit Testing Integration Testing).

• Strong debugging and performance optimization skills.

• Excellent analytical communication and problem-solving abilities.

Preferred Qualifications & Experience

Experience with any of the following is a strong plus:

• AI/LLM integrations (OpenAI Anthropic Gemini DeepSeek)

• LangChain or AI agent frameworks

• Celery and background task processing

• RabbitMQ Kafka or message queues and Typesense.

• WebSockets and real-time communication

• Elasticsearch

• Kubernetes

• AWS Azure or Google Cloud

• Nginx

• Worked on Custom CRMs Project

• Linux server administration

• Multi-tenant SaaS architecture

• CRM integrations (Salesforce Zoho HubSpot Odoo)

Compensation & Benefits

Salary: Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications (To be discussed during the interview process).
Additional Benefits: To be discussed during the interview process.

How to Apply

Interested candidates who meet the above requirements are invited to submit their Updated CV along with relevant documents of their experience to:-