We are looking for a highly talented Senior Backend Engineer to join our team in Riyadh. If you are seeking a place where you can gain hands-on experience and create a direct impact, then this may be the right opportunity for you! The ideal candidate will demonstrate a track record as a significant individual contributor and a strong team player, supporting the team and collaborating closely with management to drive strategic initiatives across the region.
You will be working on:
- Taking part in architectural decision-making on a platform used by millions of users.
- Actively participating in migrating our monolithic application into Microservices.
- Designing, improving, and securing the overall backend architecture to support massive growth in users and products without compromise.
- Dealing with Docker containers, Kubernetes manifests, all this on Google Cloud Platform.
- Coaching and mentoring other team members as a senior member and part of our Backend Chapter.
- Embracing Design Driven Development, SOLID Principles, Event-driven Architecture, Algorithms, and automated tests (unit, integration, and functional).
- Understanding the development lifecycle and collaborating with cross-functional and agile teams.
- Participating in the continuous effort of test coverage, refactoring, and documentation.
- Showcasing your code review, debugging, and investigation skills on a regular basis.
What you need to be successful:
- 5+ years of experience in backend development using GoLang, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Java, or Python.
- Strong database expertise with PostgreSQL and NoSQL databases, including a solid understanding of normal forms, ACID principles, isolation levels, indexing, query optimization, and memory caching (e.g., Redis, Memcached).
- Proficiency in monitoring, alerting, and logging tools such as Grafana.
- Deep understanding of software architecture, including Domain-Driven Design (DDD), microservices, Kubernetes, and containerization.
- Experience with monolithic migration.
- Strong testing mindset with experience writing unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and reliability.
- Adaptability and problem-solving skills – ability to navigate ambiguity, work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, and make informed decisions.
What's in it for You:
- We offer relocation support globally to our permanent employees.
- Exchange ideas and meet 2000+ colleagues from different teams within Delivery Hero in our active guilds and through our global tech and product community.
- Develop your skills with a personal educational budget for conferences and external training.
- Access our e-learning platform LinkedIn and participate in various in-house training programs.
- And much more...
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Job Type: Full-time
Job Category: Software Engineering
Brand: HungerStation
