Software Developer

About the role

Geotab, a global leader in IoT and connected transportation, is hiring a Software Developer in Dubai to join a team building a telematics platform that makes sense of data collected by custom-built hardware. The role involves writing high-performance code and SQL queries to process and store data in real time, and JavaScript and TypeScript code for responsive user interfaces.

Key responsibilities

• Take part in design discussions, document requirements and technical designs, and provide guidance to junior team members
• Write scalable, high-quality, secure software in Java, Python, Go, JavaScript and SQL
• Perform peer reviews, check coding standards, look for logic errors and bugs, and analyse call stacks, trace files and performance data to find root causes
• Help build prototypes, MVPs and proofs of concept, and assist support staff and resellers technically, possibly on an on-call basis
• Research new languages, frameworks and technologies and recommend them to leads and senior leaders
• Help define team best practices, write design documents and ensure functionality, performance, scalability, reliability and realistic schedules for each assignment
• Participate in a 24x7 rotating on-call schedule

Required profile

• 1 to 5 years of previous experience in a related field
• Diploma or degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field
• Strong teamwork, analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills, with good written and oral communication
• Ability to work under pressure, manage several tasks and projects at once and work in a flat organisation

Required skills

• Multiple general-purpose languages such as C#, Java and Python, with Python experience
• Google Compute Engine and Google BigQuery
• Cloud experience with GCP, AWS and/or Azure
• Technical competence with tools such as Google Workspace (Sheets, Docs, Slides)