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Senior Backend Engineer - Fintech Domain

Unlock employer Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Posted: 06 Jun 2025

Financial

  • Estimate: $40k - $60k*
  • Zero income tax location

Accessibility

  • Office Only
  • Apply from abroad
  • Relocation Support
  • Visa Provided

Requirements

  • Experience: Senior
  • English: Professional

Position

HungerStation is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, on a mission to deliver an amazing experience—fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in over 70+ countries worldwide and are headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

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We are looking for a highly talented Senior Backend Engineer to join the Fintech team in Riyadh. If you are seeking a place to gain hands-on experience and create a direct impact, this may be the opportunity for you! The ideal candidate will have a track record as a significant individual contributor and a strong team player, supporting the team while working closely with management to drive strategic initiatives across the region.

Responsibilities:

  • Participate in architectural decision-making on a platform used by millions.
  • Actively engage in migrating our monolithic application to Microservices.
  • Design, improve, and secure backend architecture to support massive growth in users and products.
  • Work with Docker containers, Kubernetes manifests, all on Google Cloud Platform.
  • Coach and mentor other team members as a senior member of the team.
  • Embrace Design Driven Development, SOLID Principles, Event-driven Architecture, Algorithms, and automated tests (unit, integration, and functional).
  • Collaborate with cross-functional and agile teams throughout the development lifecycle.
  • Participate in efforts for test coverage, refactoring, and documentation.
  • Demonstrate code review, debugging, and investigation skills regularly.

Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of experience in backend development using GoLang, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Java, or Python.
  • Strong database expertise with PostgreSQL and NoSQL databases, with 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.
  • Desirable experience in payment processing or the fintech domain.
  • Strong testing mindset with experience in writing unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and reliability.
  • Adaptability and problem-solving skills; ability to navigate ambiguity and make informed decisions in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Additional Information:

  • Relocation support globally is offered to permanent employees.
  • Opportunity to exchange ideas and meet over 2000 colleagues from different teams within Delivery Hero.
  • Access to personal educational budgets for conferences and external training.
  • Availability of e-learning platforms and various in-house training programs.
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