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.
