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Job Description Summary Join  Etera as a
** Senior Backend Engineer
** in Dubai to build AI-enabled backend systems using Python and Type Script for a groundbreaking AI Concierge platform.

Description
** About Etera
** Etera is building the world’s first AI Concierge — a platform that helps users discover and book restaurants, hotels, experiences, and flights through intelligent, personalized interactions. We are a high-velocity startup based in Dubai, operating with strong principles of ownership, speed, and technical rigor. Our backend systems are the backbone of the product: complex, data-driven, AI-aware, and built to scale from day one.
** Role Overview
** We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with deep experience in Python and Type Script, working primarily with Bun and Elysia as our core runtime and framework. This role is about owning backend systems end-to-end — from API design and external integrations to data pipelines, personalization logic, and infrastructure awareness. You will be responsible for building and evolving complex backend workflows that understand user behavior, power AI-driven personalization, and integrate multiple external services reliably s is a high-ownership role for an engineer who has built real systems in production and thrives in startup environments.
** Key Responsibilities
** Design, build, and own backend services using Type Script, Bun, and Elysia.  Develop and maintain supporting systems in Python for data processing, AI workflows, and pipelines.  Architect and implement microservice-based systems and inter-service communication.  Integrate and maintain external APIs (partners, vendors, AI providers, data sources).  Build complex pipelines and workflows that analyze user behavior and drive personalized responses.  Design backend logic that supports intelligent, adaptive, and context-aware user experiences.  

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SQL for transactional data, analytics, and system state.  Ensure backend systems are scalable, observable, and reliable.  Collaborate closely with frontend and product teams to translate product requirements into robust backend solutions.  Take ownership of services from design through deployment and iteration.  Contribute to infrastructure discussions, including Dev Ops, deployment pipelines, and runtime environments.  Maintain high code quality through testing, reviews, and strong Git-based workflows.
** Experience and Skills
** 7+ years of professional backend engineering experience.  Strong expertise in Type Script for backend systems.  Production experience with Bun and Elysia (or the ability to ramp up extremely quickly).  Advanced Python experience for backend services, pipelines, or AI-related workflows.  Strong experience building and maintaining microservice architectures.  Proven experience integrating external APIs and third-party systems.  Experience designing data pipelines, processing flows, and behavior-driven systems. …