Staff Software Engineer

About the Opportunity
We are looking for a highly talented Staff Software Engineer to join our team in Riyadh. If you are looking for a place where you can show hands-on experience creating direct impact and drive engineering excellence enhancements, then this may be the place for you! An ideal candidate will have a track record as a significant individual contributor as well as a strong team player being able to drive complex tech initiatives end-to-end across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Own technical agenda and drive complex technical initiatives within your domain
• Be a go-to person for your engineering community with your deep tech expertise
• Set standards of engineering excellence and lead engineers by example
• Coach and mentor other engineers as a senior member of our Backend chapter
• Play a major role in architectural decision-making on a platform that is used by millions of people
• Actively design, improve, and secure the overall backend architecture to support massive growth in users and products
• Support teams in infrastructure management in a cloud environment
• Embrace Design Driven Development, SOLID Principles, Event-driven Architecture, Algorithms, and automated tests
• Collaborate with cross-functional and agile teams
• Participate in continuous efforts of test coverage, refactoring, and documentation
• Regularly demonstrate code review, debugging, and investigation skills

Requirements

• More than 8 years of experience in several programming languages like GoLang, RoR, Java, Python, NodeJs, or PHP
• Strong experience with common observability tools such as Grafana, Datadog, New Relic
• Expertise in building complex, high-quality applications with knowledge of Domain Driven Design and microservice architecture
• Proficiency in best practice Design Patterns and Principles in Software Architectures
• Strong knowledge of databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL, and NoSQL
• Flexible and open-minded personality, comfortable working with multiple teams
• Strong experience with Docker, Kubernetes, GCP, AWS, and Terraform

What’s in it for you

• High impact on multiple teams within your domain
• Complex technical challenges to solve, showcasing both hands-on and leadership skills
• Opportunity to elevate engineering excellence with valuable experience
• Direct impact on a market-leading company
• Collaborate with top talents from around the world within the Delivery Hero group

Benefits

• Visa & relocation support globally for permanent employees
• Opportunities to exchange ideas and meet colleagues from different teams within Delivery Hero
• Personal educational budget for conferences and external training
• Access to e-learning platform MyAcademy and participation in various in-house training, including German learning options
• And much more…