Lead Solutions Architect

Job Title: Platform \& Application Engineering Lead

Location:

Dubai

Department:

Product Engineering

Reports To:

CTO / CIO

Type:

Permanent

About Us:

GlobalDrum is empowering media brands to own, understand, and monetise their most valuable social audiences for themselves using live audience behavioral data to operate diversified business models on demand.

We are evolving our unique next-generation B2B2C Platform as a Service (PaaS) that operates on a globally distributed cloud infrastructure incorporating a scalable, event-driven architecture using the latest AI and data techniques to evolve an entire sector.

Located in London, Dubai, New York and Dubai, the Company is at the centre of reshaping how global brands will evolve in  a sector valued at $276Bn in 2025 representing 30% of all digital ad spending. If this seems too ambitious for you, then don't apply.

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Platform and Application Engineering Lead to drive the technical vision and implementation of our core PaaS. You will bridge the gap between complex data engineering and user-facing applications.

You will lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of a scalable platform that powers social media mobile/web apps, MarTech, AdTech, and eCommerce solutions. A key objective of this role is leading our architectural transition from a strictly AWS-native environment to a flexible, cloud-agnostic architecture using containers and modern orchestration.

Key Responsibilities:

1\. Technical Leadership \& Architecture

• Architectural Evolution:

Lead the strategic development of our backend from proprietary AWS services to a cloud-agnostic architecture (e.g., transitioning to Kubernetes/Docker-based microservices).

• System Design:

Design high-performance, event-driven APIs that serve mobile and web applications, ensuring low latency for real-time analytics.

• Scalability:

Ensure the platform can handle massive spikes in traffic generated by global media events and social audience surges.

2\. Application \& Platform Development

• Full-Cycle Engineering:

Oversee the development of the core PaaS, ensuring seamless integration between raw data ingestion and the application layer (MarTech/AdTech tools).

• API Strategy:

Define and maintain published APIs for clients, internal consumers and external B2B partners.

• Data Activation:

Build the pipelines that transform raw behavioral data into actionable business insights and real-time monetization triggers.

3\. Team Management

• Mentorship:

Lead an international mixed team of internal and 3rd party developers, conducting code reviews, technical planning sessions, and fostering a culture of engineering excellence.

• Collaboration:

Work closely with Product Managers and Data Scientists to translate business requirements into technical specifications.

The Tech Stack (Current \& Future):

• Current Infrastructure:

AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, EventBridge).

• Future Direction:

Kubernetes (EKS/AKS/GKE), Docker, Terraform/Pulumi, Kafka/Redpanda.

• Languages:

Node.js (TypeScript), Python, or Go.

• Data:

NoSQL, Timeseries DBs, Big Data processing frameworks.

Required Experience and Skills:

Must-Have:

• Experience:

7\+ years in software engineering with 2\+ years in a Lead or Senior Architectural role.

• Cloud Agnosticism:

Proven experience decoupling applications from specific cloud providers. You know how to containerize workloads and manage orchestration.

• Event-Driven Expertise:

Deep understanding of asynchronous programming, message queues, and event streams.

• PaaS/SaaS Background:

Experience building platforms where the API

is

the product.

• Domain Knowledge:

Familiarity with high-volume data handling (preferably Social Data, MarTech, AdTech and eCommerce environments).

Nice-to-Have:

• Experience with GraphQL.
• Background in MarTech or programmatic advertising.
• Experience implementing "Infrastructure as Code" (IaC) in a multi-cloud environment.

Preferred Experience/Qualifications:

• High-Volume Data Handling:

Experience working with

Real-Time Analytics

or "Big Data" pipelines (e.g., Apache Flink, Spark, ClickHouse, or Snowflake).

• Industry Background:

Prior experience in

AdTech (DSP/SSP)

,

MarTech

,

Social Media APIs

(Meta Graph API, TikTok API, etc.) is highly desirable.

• Monetization Tech:

Understanding of how data ties to monetization (e.g., programmatic advertising, audience segmentation, subscription models).

What You'll Gain:

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
• Flexible remote/hybrid work options
• Stock options
• A key role within an exciting, mission-driven team, with unlimited growth opportunities.