Senior Software Engineer - GenAI & Node.js
At a glance
Senior AI Engineering role at GSSTech Group. Dubai.
Pay not stated AI Engineering salary
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What you'll do
- Build REST APIs with Node.js and TypeScript to support high availability and scale
- Create and refine prompts for language-model solutions delivered through APIs and SDKs
- Use Azure AI tools for speech, language processing, OpenAI and personal-data detection
- Troubleshoot distributed services and contribute to CI/CD work
- Secure APIs and build real-time communication with WebSockets in a regulated banking setting
What you bring
- You have strong Node.js API development skills and proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript and current ECMAScript
- You have hands-on experience developing prompts for LLM solutions through APIs or SDKs
- You can work with Azure AI services, including Speech, Language or another listed service
- You speak and write Arabic, which is mandatory
Who this fits
This senior engineering role suits someone combining backend development with hands-on generative AI work. It is based on-site in Dubai.
From the employer
Description
One of the UAE's most recognised banks is looking for a Senior Software Engineer who sits at the intersection of backend engineering and Generative AI. This is real AI work, not a buzzword job title. You will be building products used by millions of everyday banking customers across the UAE.
About the Role
You will design and build scalable, highly available RESTful APIs in Node.js and TypeScript, engineer and fine-tune prompts for LLM-based solutions via Azure OpenAI, and work across Azure AI services including Speech, Language, and PII Detection in a fully regulated banking environment.
Technical Skills & Requirements
- Expertise in developing scalable, highly available RESTful APIs using Node.js
- Strong proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript, and the latest ECMAScript standards
- Familiarity with asynchronous programming patterns including Promises, async/await, and event-driven architectures
- Hands-on experience designing, fine-tuning, and engineering prompts for LLM-based solutions via APIs and SDKs
- Working knowledge of Azure AI services including Speech, Language, OpenAI, and PII Detection
- Experience with ORMs and ODMs including Sequelize, TypeORM, or Mongoose
- Knowledge of implementing real-time communication using WebSockets
- Proficiency in CI/CD principles and active involvement in troubleshooting distributed services
- Experience with containerisation using Docker and Kubernetes
- Understanding of firewall and network security concepts and best practices for securing APIs in regulated environments
- Ability to write non-blocking code and apply advanced techniques such as multi-threading when needed
- Experience documenting code inline using JSDoc or similar conventions
- Ability to create automation test scripts is a plus
- Arabic language proficiency — written and spoken — is mandatory
Why This Role
Technically strong team, household name client, strong compensation package, and long term stability in one of the most active tech markets in the region.
Skills
Node.js, TypeScript, Azure OpenAI, Generative AI, Prompt Engineering, WebSockets, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, REST APIs, Microservices