The company is part of a leading local delivery platform, which operates in approximately 65 countries. We are currently seeking a highly talented Senior Backend Engineer to join our Riyadh office. This is an opportunity to gain hands-on experience and create a direct impact. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record as an individual contributor and a collaborative team player who can work closely with management to drive strategic initiatives forward.
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As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will:
- Participate in architectural decision-making on a platform utilized by millions of users.
- Actively engage in migrating our monolithic application to Microservices.
- Design, improve, and secure the overall backend architecture to accommodate massive user growth and product expansion.
- Work with Docker containers, Kubernetes, and Google Cloud Platform.
- Mentor and coach other team members as a senior member of both the team and our Backend Chapter.
- Embrace Design Driven Development, SOLID Principles, Event-driven Architecture, and automated testing (unit, integration, functional).
- Collaborate with cross-functional and agile teams throughout the development lifecycle.
- Contribute to ongoing efforts in test coverage, refactoring, and documentation.
- Demonstrate your coding, debugging, and investigation skills consistently.
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 an 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.
- A deep understanding of software architecture, especially Domain-Driven Design (DDD), microservices, Kubernetes, and containerization.
- Experience with monolithic migration.
- A strong testing mindset with experience in writing unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and reliability.
- Adaptability and problem-solving skills to navigate ambiguity and work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Additional Information:
- Relocation support is offered globally to our permanent employees.
- Opportunities to exchange ideas with over 2000 colleagues across different teams within the company.
- Personal educational budget for conferences and external training.
- Access to an e-learning platform and various in-house training programs.
Language Requirements:
Not specified, but proficiency in English is likely expected given the company's international presence.
