HungerStation, part of the Delivery Hero Group, is seeking a highly talented Senior Backend Engineer to join our team in Riyadh. This role offers an opportunity for individuals looking to gain hands-on experience that creates direct impact. The ideal candidate will possess a proven track record as a significant individual contributor while being a strong team player, capable of supporting team efforts and collaborating closely with management to drive strategic initiatives across the region.
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Key Responsibilities:
- Participate in architectural decision-making on a platform used by millions.
- Assist in migrating our monolithic application to microservices.
- Design, improve, and secure the backend architecture to support significant user growth without compromise.
- Manage Docker containers and Kubernetes manifests on Google Cloud Platform.
- Coach and mentor other team members as a senior member of the team.
- Embrace Design Driven Development, SOLID Principles, and Event-driven Architecture.
- Collaborate with cross-functional and agile teams to understand the development lifecycle.
- Contribute to test coverage, refactoring, and documentation.
- Utilize 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, demonstrating solid understanding of database principles and optimization.
- Proficiency in monitoring, alerting, and logging tools, such as Grafana.
- Deep understanding of software architecture, including Domain-Driven Design (DDD), microservices, and containerization.
- Experience with monolithic migration.
- Strong testing mindset, with experience in writing unit and integration tests for code quality and reliability.
- Adaptability and problem-solving skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Additional Information:
- Relocation support is offered globally to permanent employees.
- Exchange ideas with over 2000 colleagues from various teams within Delivery Hero through active guilds and our global tech and product community.
- Opportunities to develop skills with a personal educational budget for conferences and external training.
- Access to an e-learning platform and participation in various in-house training programs.
