Senior Software Engineer

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Objective

The objective of the senior software engineer is to design, develop, and maintain high-quality software solutions, lead technical projects, and mentor junior team members. This role focuses on delivering scalable and efficient software that meets business needs while ensuring code quality and technical excellence.

Responsibility

• Design, develop, test, and maintain software applications to meet business requirements.
• Write clean, scalable, and efficient code, following best practices and corporate standards.

• Lead the design and architecture of new systems and enhancements to existing systems.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define technical specifications and ensure alignment with business objectives.

• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior software engineers and development teams.
• Oversee code reviews, enforce coding standards, and ensure code quality.

• Lead and manage technical projects, ensuring timely delivery, resource management, and alignment with project goals.
• Work closely with project managers to define timelines, estimate costs, and mitigate risks.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, security, and business units, to align development efforts with corporate goals.
• Communicate technical challenges and progress to non-technical stakeholders.

• Ensure the seamless integration of software solutions with existing corporate IT infrastructure and third-party systems.
• Identify and resolve integration issues across multiple systems.

• Analyze and optimize the performance of applications and systems to ensure reliability, scalability, and efficiency.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues affecting system performance or user experience.

• Ensure that software solutions comply with corporate security policies and industry regulations.
• Implement secure coding practices and contribute to security audits and vulnerability assessments.

• Create and maintain technical documentation, including system designs, user manuals, and operational procedures.
• Ensure that documentation is up-to-date and accessible to relevant teams.

• Stay updated with the latest technologies, tools, and best practices in software development.
• Propose and implement innovative solutions to improve processes, systems, and overall corporate IT performance.

Qualification

An ideal senior software engineer should have 6+ years of experience in software engineering or a related field with a good understanding of coding, software design, and some project management skills.

Company Industry: Retail

About the Company

The Apparel Group is a global fashion and lifestyle brand conglomerate residing on the crossroads of a modern economy - Dubai, UAE. The mercurial growth in the last 17 years has been by acquiring a host of world class fashion labels from around the world - Nine West, Tommy Hilfiger, Kenneth Cole, Aldo & Tim Hortons just to name a few.

Today the group caters to thousands of eager shoppers through its over 1530 stores, 75 International brands and employing 12,000 multi cultural staff in over 4 continents. Apparel believes in turning dreams in to reality and we give everyone - our customers, our stakeholders, our employees - an equal opportunity to do so.

Apparel group has carved its strong presence not only in the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and Saudi Arabia but opened thriving gateways to market in India, South Africa, Poland, Singapore, Jordan, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. Additionally, clear strategies are in place to enter emerging markets such as Hungary, Pakistan, Egypt and Philippines.

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