# SDE-3 / Senior Software Development Engineer

> Weekday AI · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Full-time · Posted 2026-09-21

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Weekday's Client via platform

## Description

**This role is for one of Weekday’s clients**

  
Min Experience: 9+ years  
Location: Abu Dhabi  
JobType: full-time

We are looking for a highly experienced **SDE-3 / Senior Software Development Engineer** with **9–14 years of software engineering experience** to design, develop, and scale high-performance backend systems. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in **Java and Spring Boot**, with a proven track record of building reliable, scalable, and maintainable applications in production environments.

As an SDE-3, you will take ownership of complex technical initiatives, contribute to system architecture and engineering best practices, and work closely with product, engineering, and other cross-functional teams. This role requires strong technical judgment, problem-solving ability, and the ability to drive projects from design through deployment.

## Requirements

### Key Responsibilities

-   Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable backend services and applications using **Java and Spring Boot**.
-   Architect and implement robust, secure, and high-performance APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
-   Own complex engineering projects from requirements gathering and technical design through implementation, testing, deployment, and production support.
-   Analyze system performance, identify bottlenecks, and implement solutions to improve scalability, reliability, latency, and resource utilization.
-   Develop clean, modular, reusable, and maintainable code following established engineering standards and design principles.
-   Design and optimize database interactions, APIs, service integrations, and backend workflows.
-   Participate in architecture discussions and contribute to technical decisions involving scalability, reliability, observability, and maintainability.
-   Conduct thorough code reviews and promote high standards for code quality, testing, documentation, and engineering practices.
-   Troubleshoot complex production issues and perform root-cause analysis to ensure long-term resolution.
-   Collaborate with product managers, designers, QA engineers, DevOps, and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality software solutions.
-   Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and contribute to improving the overall technical capabilities of the team.
-   Drive engineering initiatives and continuously identify opportunities to improve development processes, system architecture, and operational efficiency.

### Must-Have Skills

-   **9–14 years of professional software development experience**.
-   Strong proficiency in **Java**, including object-oriented programming, collections, concurrency, exception handling, and performance optimization.
-   Extensive hands-on experience with **Spring Boot** and the Spring ecosystem.
-   Strong experience building and maintaining **RESTful APIs and microservices**.
-   Solid understanding of distributed systems, backend architecture, scalability, and high-availability concepts.
-   Strong knowledge of software design principles, design patterns, data structures, and algorithms.
-   Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases and database performance optimization.
-   Strong understanding of unit testing, integration testing, debugging, and code quality practices.
-   Experience working with Git and modern software development and deployment practices.
-   Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to independently handle complex technical challenges.

### Good-to-Have Skills

-   Experience in **team management, technical leadership, or engineering mentorship**.
-   Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
-   Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
-   Familiarity with Kafka or other event-driven/messaging systems.
-   Experience with observability, monitoring, logging, and production reliability practices.
-   Exposure to system design interviews, technical architecture reviews, and large-scale application development.

### What We’re Looking For

The ideal candidate is a strong hands-on engineer who combines deep technical expertise with ownership and leadership capabilities. You should be comfortable solving ambiguous problems, making sound architectural decisions, mentoring engineers, and delivering reliable software at scale.

**Experience:** 9–14 years  
**Primary Skills:** Java, Spring Boot  
**Good-to-Have:** Team Management

## Apply

[Apply at Weekday AI](https://apply.workable.com/weekday-1/j/5CCBC8D6E0/apply)

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