Kingston Stanley
Senior Backend Engineer - Dubai
Kingston StanleyUnited Arab Emirates12 hours ago
Full-timeInformation Technology

SENIOR BACKEND ENGINEER (GOLANG)


Role Overview

The Senior Backend Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance backend services for a multi-country regulated platform. This role operates within a high-transaction, event-driven architecture supporting wallet, ledger, and core platform services.


Core Responsibilities

  • Design and implement scalable Golang services.
  • Build and maintain distributed systems within an event-driven architecture.
  • Develop RESTful and internal APIs with production-grade performance and reliability.
  • Contribute to wallet, ledger, payment, compliance, and core service domains.
  • Participate in code reviews and maintain high engineering quality standards.
  • Support production systems and participate in incident resolution where required.
  • Collaborate with product, compliance, and DevOps teams to ensure regulatory alignment.


Required Experience

  • Strong production experience with Golang.
  • Deep understanding of concurrency, memory management, and performance optimization.
  • Experience with microservices and distributed system design.
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes and cloud-native environments.
  • Experience in regulated, fintech, or high-scale transactional systems preferred.


Location: Dubai, UAE

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