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Senior Backend Engineer - Home & Location Squad

Unlock employer Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Posted: 02 Apr 2025

Financial

  • Estimate: $30k - $40k*
  • Zero income tax location

Accessibility

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

Requirements

  • Experience: Senior

Position

About The Opportunity:
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 position for you! The ideal candidate will have a proven track record as a significant individual contributor and a strong team player, supporting and collaborating with management teams to drive strategic initiatives forward across the region.

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Key Responsibilities:

  • Participate in architectural decision-making on a platform used by millions of people.
  • Actively engage in migrating our monolithic application into Microservices.
  • Design, improve, and secure the overall backend architecture to support massive user and product growth.
  • Work with Docker containers, Kubernetes manifests, and Google Cloud Platform.
  • Coach and mentor other team members as a senior member of the team and Backend Chapter.
  • 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 related to test coverage, refactoring, and documentation.
  • Demonstrate code review, debugging, and investigation skills.

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, 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 the ability to write unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and reliability.
  • Adaptability and problem-solving skills to navigate ambiguity and work effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Who We Are:
HungerStation is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s leading local delivery platform. Our mission is to provide an amazing experience—fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in over 70 countries worldwide and are headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Delivery Hero has been publicly listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is a part of the MDAX stock market index.

What's in it for You:

  • Global relocation support for permanent employees.
  • Exchange ideas and collaborate with over 2000 colleagues from different teams within Delivery Hero.
  • Develop your skills with a personal educational budget for conferences and external training.
  • Access to our e-learning platform and participate in various in-house training programs.
  • And much more...
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