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, this may be the right opportunity for you. The ideal candidate will possess a track record as a significant individual contributor while also being a strong team player, supporting the team and collaborating closely with management to advance strategic initiatives across the region.
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Key Responsibilities:
- Engage in architectural decision-making for a platform used by millions.
- Actively participate in migrating our monolithic application to Microservices.
- Design, enhance, and secure the backend architecture to support massive user and product growth.
- Work with Docker containers and Kubernetes on Google Cloud Platform.
- Coach and mentor team members as a senior member of the team and our Backend Chapter.
- Embrace Design Driven Development, SOLID Principles, Event-Driven Architecture, algorithms, and automated testing (unit, integration, and functional).
- Understand the development lifecycle and collaborate with cross-functional agile teams.
- Contribute to test coverage, refactoring, and documentation.
- Regularly demonstrate code review, debugging, and investigation skills.
Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience in backend development using GoLang, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Java, or Python.
- Strong expertise in databases, specifically PostgreSQL and NoSQL databases, with an understanding of normal forms, ACID principles, isolation levels, indexing, query optimization, and memory caching (e.g., Redis, Memcached).
- Proficient with 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 in writing unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and reliability.
- Strong adaptability and problem-solving skills; ability to navigate ambiguity and make informed decisions in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
About HungerStation: HungerStation is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s pioneering local delivery platform. Our mission is to deliver an amazing experience—fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in over 70 countries worldwide and are headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
What's in it for you:
- Comprehensive relocation support globally for permanent employees.
- Opportunities to exchange ideas and collaborate with over 2000 colleagues from various teams within Delivery Hero through our active guilds and global tech and product community.
- Personal educational budget for conferences and external training to develop your skills.
- Access to our e-learning platform and participation in various in-house training programs.
If you are interested in this role, please apply.
