Software Engineer II - Backend
Cairo Engineering / Full-time / Hybrid + Design and create services and system architecture for your projects, and contribute and provide feedback to other team members via technical design sessions.
+ Collaborate with the front-end engineers in building, and shipping scalable APIs to be consumed by our client-facing solutions.
+ Build and maintain third-party API integrations, fetching, and processing of data.
+ Work with the product and design teams to discuss the requirements of the value teams (including business, marketing, sales, and logistics operations), understand end-user requirements, formulate use cases, and then translate them into usable and scalable features.
+ Find the right balance between progress (i.e. shipping quickly) and perfection (i.e. measuring twice). Mentor and empower other engineers around you.
+ Develop and maintain high-performance and scalable backend systems that can handle high traffic volumes, while ensuring data integrity, security, and reliability.
+ Continuously monitor and optimize the performance of backend systems, and implement appropriate measures to ensure optimal system uptime and availability.
+ Communicate effectively with stakeholders, including non-technical team members, to ensure that they understand the technical decisions being made and how they will impact the product.
+ Drive innovation and contribute to the growth of our company vision by creating new products and collaborating closely with the product and design teams.
Who you are!
+ 2-4 years of experience as a Backend Software Engineer.
+ A bachelor’s degree in computer science or related fields is preferred.
+ Excellent programming skills in JavaScript, , Express framework, and related technologies.
+ Experience managing NoSQL databases/search engines such as Redis, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, etc.
+ Experience building and implementing CI/CD pipelines.
+ Experience with A/B testing and canary deployments.
+ Knowledge of GCP, AWS, or other similar cloud providers.
+ Knowledge of container technology (Docker, Kubernetes).
+ Demonstrated expertise in managing a broad system with multiple integrated components.
+ Ability to jump into legacy code and understand it quickly.
+ Excellent problem-solving skills.
+ Excellent leadership skills.
