Senior Software Engineer (Gen AI & Node.js) Contract

Role: Senior Software Engineer (Gen AI & Node.js)

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Engagement: Contractual

Duration: 12 Months (Extendable, Long-term with Marc Ellis)

Job Summary:

We are looking for a Senior Node.js Backend Engineer skilled in building scalable APIs, integrating LLM solutions, and implementing real-time communication. The role requires strong JavaScript/TypeScript expertise, database interaction with ORMs/ODMs, and experience with CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, and Azure AI services. A solid grasp of API security, troubleshooting, and automation testing is essential.

Education:

• Degree, Postgraduate in Computer Science or related field

Experience:

• Minimum 8 years of coding experience in NodeJS, JavaScript & TypeScript and NoSQL Databases.
• Proven track record of implementing AI-powered features—such as chatbot interfaces, language understanding, and summarization
• Hands-on experience and understanding of cloud and open source LLMs
• Experience integrating AI frameworks (e.g., Langchain, LangGraph) into existing or newly built applications to enable advanced language processing
• Experience with AI Agents (design, orchestration, and integration into real world workflows)
• Good understanding of Model Context Protocol (MCP) or willingness to quickly learn and apply it.
• Understanding of RAG concepts and experience using vector databases for retrieval-augmented generation
• Hands-on experience with OpenShift or similar container platforms (Kubernetes) for orchestration and deployment.
• Architecting and automating the build process for production, using task runners or scripts
• Banking or Retail domains knowledge is good to have.
• Hands on experience in performance tuning, debugging, monitoring.
• Experience in Agile methodology.

Technical Skills:

• Expertise in developing scalable, highly available RESTful APIs using NodeJS
• Familiarity with common programming tools such as RESTful APIs, TypeScript, version control software, and remote deployment tools, CI/CD tools
• Familiarity with asynchronous programming patterns, including Promises, async/await, and event-driven architectures.
• Knowledge in designing, fine-tuning, and engineering prompts for large language model (LLM)-based solutions, integrating them via APIs or SDKs.
• Familiarity with ORMs and ODMs like Sequelize, TypeORM, or Mongoose for database interaction.
• Knowledge in implementing real-time communication using WebSockets
• Working knowledge of Azure AI services, including speech, language, OpenAI, PII detection
• Well versed with CI/CD principles, and actively involved in solving, troubleshooting issues in distributed services ecosystem
• Understanding of containerization, experienced in Dockers, Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with firewall and network security concepts, including best practices for securing APIs and data in a regulated environment.
• Thorough understanding of the responsibilities of the platform, database, API, caching layer, proxies, and other web services used in the system
• Writing non-blocking code, and resorting to advanced techniques such as multi-threading, when needed
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model
• Documenting the code inline using JSDoc or other conventions
• Ability to create automation test scripts is preferred
• Proficient with the latest versions of ECMAScript (JavaScript or TypeScript)

Functional Skills:

• Experience in following best Coding, Security, Unit testing and Documentation standards and practices
• Ensure quality of technical and application architecture and design of systems across the organization.
• Experience in Banking, Financial and Fintech experience in an enterprise environment preferred
• Effectively research and benchmark technology against other best in class technologies.

Soft Skills:

• Able to influence multiple teams on technical considerations, increasing their productivity and effectiveness by sharing deep knowledge and experience.
• Self-motivator and self-starter, Ability to own and drive things without supervision and works collaboratively with the teams across the organization.
• Have excellent soft skills and interpersonal skills to interact and present ideas to Senior and Executive management