Senior Backend Engineer

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 opportunity for you! The ideal candidate will have a track record as a significant individual contributor and a strong team player, supporting their peers and collaborating closely with management to drive strategic initiatives across the region.

Responsibilities

• Take part in architectural decision-making on a platform that is used by millions of people.
• Actively participate in migrating our monolithic application into Microservices.
• Play an active role in designing, improving, and securing the overall backend architecture to support massive growth in users and products without compromise.
• Work with Docker containers, Kubernetes manifests, all this on Google Cloud Platform.
• Coach and mentor other team members as a senior member of the team and part of our Backend Chapter.
• Embrace Design Driven Development, SOLID Principles, Event-driven Architecture, Algorithms, and automated tests (unit, integration, and functional).
• Understand the development lifecycle and collaborate with cross-functional and agile teams.
• Participate in continuous efforts for test coverage, refactoring, and documentation.
• Showcase your code review, debugging, and investigation skills on a regular basis.

Requirements

• 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 experience writing unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and reliability.
• Adaptability and problem-solving skills – ability to navigate ambiguity, work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, and make informed decisions.