Python Backend Engineer
Job Summary
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:-