Senior Software Engineer Backend
About us
Bayut & dubizzle have the unique distinction of being iconic, homegrown brands with a strong presence across the seven emirates in the UAE. Connecting millions of users across the country, we are committed to delivering the best online search experience.
As part of EMPG, we are alongside some of the strongest classifieds brands in the market. With a collective strength of 10 brands, we have more than 200 million monthly users that trust in our dedication to providing them with the best platform for their needs.
At dubizzle you'd be part of high performing cross-functional Squads set with a mission to provide win-win exchanges for our beloved users.
Role overview
As a senior software engineer (backend) you will liaise with the other backend and frontend engineers within your product stream, the QA team, the design team and your tech team leads. As a senior member of the team, you will be responsible for advancing our development stack and ensuring scale as we grow to millions of monthly active users across many countries.
Key responsibilities
Hit the ground running - gather up-to-date and in-depth understanding of the dubizzle code base and technology stack within weeks
Lead planning sessions around new product features, deliver detailed roll-out/roll-back strategies for releases
Research and apply industry trends as part of your daily work
Create unit tests in accordance with our established standards to cover assigned work
Write and maintain exemplary code following dubizzle’s programming practices
Actively contribute in post-release maintenance issues
Develop elegant solutions for complex problems
Pioneer reliability and efficiency of our current code base, platforms and/or core systems
Impact on the direction and scope of dubizzle’s technical vision within your stream
Work in a mentoring capacity within a peer-programming environment and provide guidance on tasks, irrespective of complexity or scale
Code review all major pull requests, defining programming standards and providing constructive feedback
Design and delivery of multiple REST based APIs and previous exposure to service oriented architecture
Capacity to push back requirements when incomplete
Handle the entire software development life cycle, end to end
Lead product planning meetings and architect solutions within your stream
Liaise with the other backend engineers within your product stream, the QA team, design team and your tech team lead
Liaise with other tech teams to share innovations from your stream
Requirements
8+ years of professional backend software engineering experience in either Python, Java, or C++
Experience with cloud hosted infrastructure and technologies; AWS preferred
Prior experience with Kubernetes and Docker will earn you brownie points
Experience working on high-traffic and large-scale web products is preferred
Experience with web infrastructure, SOA, distributed systems, performance analysis, search infrastructure
Been on at least one “death march” and know exactly why some things are to be avoided
Strong understanding of design patterns including asynchronous programming, queuing, logging, security and persistence
Mastery of different caching layers and strategies including memcached
Good understanding of build process management and continuous integration
Mastery of testing methodologies (unit tests, component tests, integration tests, etc.)
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; this is an absolute must, we have heated debates around complicated subjects and you will be expected to lead conversations around them
Benefits
A fast paced, high performing team
Multicultural environment with over 50 different nationalities
Competitive tax-free salary
Comprehensive health insurance
Annual air ticket allowance
Employee discounts at multiple vendors across the emirates
Rewards and recognitions
Learning and development