Senior Software Engineer

About the role

Desert Sound creates premium home theatre, automation, audio, networking and lighting experiences. It is looking for a Senior Software Engineer in Karachi to lead the design and delivery of reliable software that powers its digital customer experience, internal operations and connected-technology workflows. The role owns projects from discovery through production, makes sound architectural decisions, raises engineering standards and works closely with business and technical teams.

Key responsibilities

• Design, build, test, deploy and maintain production-grade web applications and services.
• Translate operational and customer needs into clear technical plans, milestones and resilient implementations.
• Own system architecture, data models, APIs, integrations, observability, performance and security for assigned products.
• Improve engineering quality through code reviews, automated testing, documentation and pragmatic standards.
• Diagnostics of production issues and strengthening systems based on what is learned.
• Mentor engineers, communicate trade-offs clearly and collaborate with non-technical stakeholders.
• Evaluate new technologies and introduce them when they deliver measurable value.

Required profile

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including ownership of production systems.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript or JavaScript and modern web application architecture.
• Experience building APIs, working with relational databases and designing reliable integrations.
• A practical command of testing, source control, CI/CD, monitoring, debugging and secure development practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to explain complex ideas precisely.
• A portfolio, GitHub profile, case study or other example of previous work you can discuss.
• Especially valuable: experience with React, Next.js, Node.js, PostgreSQL and cloud deployment platforms; integrating third-party services, automation platforms, IoT systems or internal business tools; guiding technical direction or mentoring engineers.

What we offer

• High ownership over important systems and the technical direction behind them.
• Direct collaboration with decision-makers and teams close to the customer experience.
• A quality-focused environment where reliability, craft and thoughtful execution matter.
• Room to shape engineering practices and grow with the technology function.