Senior Software Engineer - GenAI & Node.js

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.

• Design and build scalable, highly available RESTful APIs in Node.js and Type Script.
• Engineer and fine‑tune prompts for LLM‑based solutions via Azure OpenAI.
• Work across Azure AI services including Speech, Language, and PII Detection in a fully regulated banking environment.
• Expertise in developing scalable, highly available RESTful APIs using Node.js.
• Strong proficiency in Type Script, 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 Web Sockets.
• 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.