Senior Backend Engineer - Microservices & Cloud

Delivery Hero; Dubai; On-site; AED 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

talabat, part of Delivery Hero, seeks a seasoned software engineer to help build scalable, distributed systems from our Dubai Global Tech Hub. You will work in a cross-functional team across engineering, product and data to design, implement, test and deliver high-quality software end-to-end.

We value fast feedback, lean and agile delivery, and mentoring peers, with a strong focus on cloud-native architectures, automation, and continuous improvement in a high-performance culture.

Qualifications

• Empathetic and able to easily build relationships.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Growth mindset with openness to continuous feedback.
• Understanding of lean/agile values & practices.
• Ability to mentor other engineers.
• 5+ years of software engineering experience, preferably with XP practices.
• Experience with distributed systems architecture (microservices, event-driven, REST).
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure).
• Experience with trunk-based development and continuous delivery.

Responsibilities

• Own and design end-to-end software within your domain.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (engineering, product, data) from discovery to delivery.
• Mentor other engineers and drive SDLC improvements.
• Ensure scalability and simplify complexity of services.
• Embrace end-to-end ownership and continuous co-creation.

Skills

Empathy

Communication skills

Growth mindset

Lean/Agile

Mentoring

Software engineering

TDD

Pair programming

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Databases (relational & non-relational

Tools

.NET

Golang

C#

AWS

Google Cloud

Azure

Trunk-based development

Continuous delivery

Job description

talabat, part of Delivery Hero, seeks a seasoned software engineer to help build scalable, distributed systems from our Dubai Global Tech Hub. You will work in a cross-functional team across engineering, product and data to design, implement, test and deliver high-quality software end-to-end.

We value fast feedback, lean and agile delivery, and mentoring peers, with a strong focus on cloud-native architectures, automation, and continuous improvement in a high-performance culture.