As a Backend Staff Engineer at Yassir, you will be responsible for driving the technical standards for the Backend in our Last Mile Delivery domain. Your work will involve collaboration with multiple squads to provide technical leadership across areas such as tech roadmaps, architecture decisions, and feature development and release cycles. Additionally, you will mentor junior developers and aid in the growth of Backend engineers in multiple squads.
Location: Cairo, Egypt / Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates / Lagos, Nigeria / Nairobi, Kenya / Pretoria, South Africa / Riyadh, Saudi Arabia / Johannesburg, South Africa / Alexandria, Egypt
Work Conditions: Full-time / Remote
About the Company: Yassir is the leading super App in the Maghreb region poised to transform how daily services are delivered. Operating in 45 cities across Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia, and with recent expansions into France, Canada, and Sub-Saharan Africa, Yassir has raised approximately $200M from VCs worldwide. We provide on-demand services like ride-hailing and last-mile delivery, and are now introducing financial services for digital payments, savings, and borrowing.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain features for domain applications
- Provide technical leadership and manage dependencies
- Conduct design and code reviews
- Support and help grow domain team members by assisting with technical blockers
- Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to improve efficiency
- Participate in architecture and design discussions
- Strongly contribute to building the technical roadmap
- Conduct technical interviews
- Improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes
- Conduct feasibility studies to validate capability and functionality
- Draft and submit intellectual property
- Conduct research and assess current technologies
- Develop and execute complex, multi-tier distributed software search applications
- Apply technical and domain expertise to products and problems
- Assess and write code to improve or extend applications
- Manage and provide assistance for current software applications
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to others
Requirements:
- Solid backend engineering experience with Node.js and Go
- Strong foundation in programming fundamentals
- Excellent communication skills
- Proven problem-solving abilities with a willingness to help others achieve their goals
- Extensive experience with Git in a team environment
- Proficiency in writing testable code and unit tests
- Bonus: Experience in a fast-growing startup in the on-demand services industry
- Extensive experience with A/B experiments and a data-driven approach to product development
At Yassir, we believe in the power of diversity and the importance of an inclusive culture. If you're ready to bring your unique perspective and experiences to the table, we look forward to receiving your application!
