Senior Backend Engineer

SellAnyCar.com; Dubai; On-site; AED 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

SellAnyCar.com seeks an experienced backend engineering leader to design and evolve a scalable, event-driven platform. You will drive modernization of legacy systems into microservices, integrate AI features, and own the search and data services.

You will mentor mid-level engineers, enforce testing and code quality, optimize MySQL/Redis data models, and ensure reliable performance on AWS. A strong product mindset and ownership are essential for delivering business impact.

Qualifications

• Experience: 8 years in backend engineering.
• Languages: PHP with Laravel Symfony Yii.
• Databases: Advanced skills in MySQL and Redis.
• Cloud: Solid experience with AWS (EC2 ECS RDS).
• Messaging: Familiarity with RabbitMQ or ActiveMQ.
• Search: Experience with Algolia or similar search engines.
• Mindset: Strong focus on product ownership and business impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead design of scalable event-driven backend services.
• Dismantle monolithic legacy app migrating logic into microservices.
• Modernize legacy backends ensuring production stability and reduced technical debt.
• Architect AI-ready APIs and services to power product roadmap.
• Mentor mid-level engineers and lead technical discussions.
• Enforce testing, code quality, and robust monitoring.

Skills

PHP (Laravel Symfony Yii)

Product ownership mindset

Mentorship & leadership

Tools

MySQL

Redis

AWS (EC2 ECS RDS)

RabbitMQ

ActiveMQ

Algolia

Elasticsearch

Job description

1. Architecture & Evolution

• Design & Strategy: Lead the design of scalable event-driven backend services making pragmatic decisions on when to build new versus refactor old.
• System Decoupling: Strategically dismantle a monolithic legacy application migrating logic into modern independent microservices without disrupting business operations.
• Modernization: Lead the structured migration of legacy backend systems to modern frameworks ensuring production stability minimizing technical debt and maintaining long-term maintainability.

2. AI & Feature Development

• AI Integration: Architect backend pipelines that integrate with LLMs to power advanced search automation and generative features.
• Build robust APIs and services that support our product roadmap ensuring they are AI-ready.

3. Performance & Reliability

• Database Optimization: Analyze and optimize complex MySQL data models and queries for speed. Implement advanced caching strategies using Redis.
• Monitoring: Proactively identify and diagnose performance issues using observability tools like New Relic and Kibana.
• Scale: Ensure our infrastructure on AWS (EC2/ECS) is tuned to handle high traffic and growth spikes.

4. Leadership & Mentorship

• Code Quality: Ensure software reliability by enforcing strict testing and review standards.
• Mentorship: Support team growth by mentoring mid-level engineers and leading technical discussions.

Qualifications :

Core Technical Skills:

• Experience: 8 years in backend engineering.
• Languages: Expert in PHP (Laravel Symfony Yii ) with working knowledge of .
• Databases: Advanced skills in MySQL and Redis.
• Cloud: Solid experience with AWS (EC2 ECS RDS).
• Messaging: Familiarity with queues like RabbitMQ or ActiveMQ.
• Search: Experience with Algolia or similar search engines.
• Mindset: Strong focus on product ownership and business impact.

Infrastructure & Architecture:

• Cloud Native: Strong experience deploying and managing applications on AWS (EC2 ECS RDS).
• Asynchronous Systems: Hands‑on experience with message brokers (RabbitMQ ActiveMQ) and event‑driven architecture.
• Search: Familiarity with implementing and tuning search engines (Algolia or Elasticsearch).

Professional Qualities:

• Product Mindset: You understand that code is a tool to solve business problems.
• Ownership: You take full accountability for your features from the whiteboard design to production monitoring.

Why Join Us

• Impact: Contribute directly to the design and evolution of a high-scale backend platform.
• Technical Challenge: Work on complex backend problems including modernizing legacy systems integrating AI features and optimizing system performance.
• Autonomy: Take ownership of technical decisions and deliver solutions independently.
• Professional Growth: Collaborate with a team committed to maintainable code modern engineering practices and continuous improvement.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time