Software Developer
Since our founding, IDEMIA has been on a mission to unlock the world and make it safer through our cutting-edge identity technologies. Our technology leadership makes us the partner of choice for hundreds of governments and thousands of enterprises in over 180 countries, including some of the biggest and most influential brands in the world. In applying our unique expertise in biometrics and cryptography, we enable our clients to unlock simpler and safer ways to pay, connect, access, identify, travel and protect public places – at scale and in total security.
Our teams work from 5 continents and speak 100+ different languages. We strongly believe that our diversity is a key driver of innovation and performance.
Purpose
We’re looking for a Software Development Engineer to join the team in Abu Dhabi, supporting the delivery and enhancement of large-scale, mission-critical public security and government technology projects across the region.
Key Missions
- Develop, maintain, and enhance backend software applications using Java and J2EE technologies
- Build scalable and high-performing applications using Spring Framework, Spring Boot, and Spring MVC
- Design and develop RESTful and SOAP web services/APIs
- Contribute to software architecture, design patterns, and application structure
- Support change requests, feature enhancements, bug fixing, and ongoing maintenance across existing projects
- Participate in requirement analysis, effort estimations, and technical discussions
- Work closely with technical leads and wider engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions
- Reuse and integrate existing libraries, frameworks, and software components where appropriate
- Follow software development best practices including coding standards, secure coding, code reviews, source control, and testing
- Support software deployment, troubleshooting, and production issue resolution activities
- Contribute to documentation including technical notes, diagrams, layouts, and code comments
- Follow defined development and reporting processes including code submissions and version control practices
- Collaborate effectively within a team environment and communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Support both new project development and long-term maintenance contracts across multiple customer environments
Profile & Other Information
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, IT, or a related field
- 2-3 years of experience in backend software development
- Strong knowledge of Java 11 and J2EE technologies
- Hands-on experience with Spring Framework, Spring Boot, and Spring MVC
- Experience developing RESTful and SOAP APIs/services
- Good understanding of Hibernate/JPA and ORM concepts
- Experience working with relational databases such as Oracle, MySQL, or PostgreSQL
- Familiarity with Angular and frontend integration concepts
- Experience using build tools such as Maven or Gradle
- Working knowledge of Git/SVN version control systems
- Understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems concepts
- Basic understanding of Linux/Unix environments
- Exposure to CI/CD pipelines would be an advantage
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative engineering environment
By choosing to work at IDEMIA, you will join a unique tech company, offering a wide range of growth opportunities. You will contribute to a safer world, collaborating with an international and global community. We value the diversity of our teams and welcome people from all walks of life, regardless of how they look, where they come from, who they love, or what they think.
We deliver cutting edge, future proof innovation that reach the highest technological standards and we’re transforming, fast, to stay a leader in a world that’s changing fast, too.
At IDEMIA, people can develop their expertise and feel a sense of ownership and empowerment, in a global environment, as part of a company with the ambition and the ability to change the world.
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