Senior Fullstack Engineer

Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

Thales has built a presence in the United Arab Emirates for over 35 years, and today has over 300 employees. Thales in the UAE is part of our Middle East business that has 1,800 people across Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, KSA, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar and UAE. Together we delivered technology for the Dubai metro, the longest driverless metro network in the world and a fare collection system that processes up to 250,000 transactions per day. We make UAE a safer place by providing secure electronic payment solutions, cyber security systems and communications as well as security systems for Dubai International Airport and air traffic management and navigation systems for Abu Dhabi’s airport.

Roles & Responsibilities:

As a Full stack Developer with a back-end focus, you will design, develop, and maintain scalable and secure applications primarily on the back end using Java and Spring Boot, while also contributing to front-end development as needed.

You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Developing and maintaining back-end services using Java and Spring Boot.
• Designing APIs and integrating with front-end components and external systems.
• Take part in Continuous Integration Responsibility (Jenkins, Maven, Artifactory, Git, Jira, Sonar)
• Have ownership of his code, participate in the deployment and accompany it to production (practice in Ansible, Bash, SSH, Linux, Docker)
• Preparing and delivering project deliverables, including but not limited to:
  • Software Requirements Specifications (SRS)
  • Design Documentation (Architectural and Detailed Design Documents)
  • Test Plans and Test Cases
  • Source Code and Version Control Documentation
  • Release Notes and Deployment Guides
  • Verification and Validation Reports
  • Configuration and Change Management Records
  • Safety and Security Analysis Documentation

Requirements:

Proven and solid experience (4 years minimum) in Java development, with strong expertise in Spring Boot and related frameworks. Strong experience with databases technologies (SQL and/or No SQL)

Demonstrable experience in using tools related to Agile Software development: Git, JIRA, Jenkins, Artifactory and similar.

Experience with front-end technologies such as Angular, React, or Vue.js; eager to contribute to front-end tasks.

Must have technical writing experience (in English) and ability to produce high quality documents.

Must be fluent in English

Knowledge and experience of Linux System is mandatory

Knowledge and experience of Databases and SQL is mandatory

Candidates with additional knowledge in Python, C, C++ will be considered seriously.

Qualification:

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent.

Must have high fluency in spoken and written English (Candidates also fluent in French or/and Arabic will be preferred).

Certifications in JAVA, Linux, DevOps toolset and Agile are preferred

Preferred Skills:

A working experience with Real time Software, Radio Protocols, Radio wave, and communication would be beneficial.
Knowledge and experience in other languages, like C, C++ and Python are preferred.

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