Full Stack Engineer

12 Month Contract

On Site

Dubai

About the Role

We are seeking a Full-Stack Developer to design, develop, and maintain scalable enterprise portals using Liferay DXP 7.4. This role involves building and deploying OSGi modules, custom portlets, REST services, and backend components.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable enterprise portals using Liferay DXP 7.4
• Build and deploy OSGi modules, custom portlets, REST services, and backend components
• Strong understanding of Liferay architecture, OSGi framework, module lifecycle, and portal internals
• Extend and customize Liferay core features using Extension Points, Model Listeners, Service Wrappers, Hooks, and Custom Fragments
• Integrate and utilize Redis for distributed, high‑performance caching
• Implement and manage Liferay caching mechanisms (Entity Cache, Finder Cache, MultiVMPool, SingleVMPool)
• Improve frontend performance using lazy loading, memorization, and optimized API usage
• Leverage Liferay out‑of‑the‑box capabilities and follow best practices to minimize customizations and ensure maintainability
• Develop and manage Liferay Client Extensions (Themes, Page Fragments, Remote Apps, Content, etc.)
• Build responsive and accessible UI using React.js, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap, and modern frontend tooling
• Integrate UI with Headless APIs and REST APIs endpoints
• Design and configure Liferay Objects, including relationships, validations, actions, notifications, and scheduled jobs
• Manage Web Content (structures, templates, fragments) and site/page configurations
• Implement and customize workflows using Kaleo Workflow Engine
• Develop Service Builder modules and expose secure APIs for internal and external integrations
• Use Groovy scripting for automation, admin tasks, and quick fixes
• Ensure code quality using SonarQube, and write unit/integration tests
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins) for automated build and deployment
• Experience with Git, branching strategies, and code review processes
• Ability to troubleshoot production issues, analyze logs, and optimize portal performance
• Understanding of security best practices, including authentication, authorization, and secure API development

Required Skills

Strong understanding of Liferay architecture, OSGi framework, module lifecycle, and portal internals.

Preferred Skills

Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins) for automated build and deployment.