Software Engineer ll - Backend

Delivery Hero SE; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 380,000 - 580,000; Full time

Job summary

talabat is hiring a software engineer in Abu Dhabi to own cross-functional domain delivery across engineering, product and data. You will participate in continuous discovery of customer needs and deliver end-to-end software in small batches, aligning with expertise in scalable microservices and cloud platforms.

The role emphasizes evolving SDLC practices, embracing lean and agile values, and driving continuous improvement within a high-performance tech hub in the UAE.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of software engineering experience in scalable systems.
• Experience with TDD, pair programming, and continuous refactoring is preferred.
• Familiarity with microservices, event-driven architectures, and RESTful services.

Responsibilities

• Own cross-functional domain end-to-end within engineering, product, and data.
• Continuously discover customer needs and drive outcomes.
• Design, write and release software delivering value in small batches.
• Understand service scalability and drive SDLC improvements.
• Improve team practices to become self-organizing and continuously improving.
• Critically question and simplify tech org processes and solutions.

Skills

Empathy & relationship-building

Communication skills

Growth mindset

Lean/Agile

Software engineer 3+ years

E2E testing

Distributed systems

Databases

Cloud platforms

Trunk-based development

Tools

.NET

Golang

C#

Job description

Job description

Company Description

Who are we? Since launching in Kuwait in 2004, talabat, the leading on-demand food and Q-commerce app for everyday deliveries, has been offering convenience and reliability to its customers. talabat’s local roots run deep, offering a real understanding of the needs of the communities we serve in eight countries across the region. We harness innovative technology and knowledge to simplify everyday life for our customers, optimize operations for our restaurants and local shops, and provide our riders with reliable earning opportunities daily. Here at talabat, we are building a high performance culture through engaged workforce and growing talent density. We're all about keeping it real and making a difference. Our 6,000+ strong talabaty are on an awesome mission to spread positive vibes. We are proud to be a multi great place to work award winner.

About the team

talabat’s DMart network spans 860+ dark stores and 31 distribution centres across eight MENA markets. We are launching a new domain out of our Dubai Global Tech Hub to bring intelligence to how that network operates: predicting demand, optimising stock movement, and catching problems before they surface.

A little bit about our engineering culture Shorten Feedback Loops: we optimize for flow of value in small batches so that we can learn faster and minimize waste. This applies to how we build systems, communicate with each other, etc Quality enables Speed: we adhere to XP, Lean, and Continuous Delivery practices to deliver value with the highest quality/security in a sustainable way Product-minded Engineers: we all have a good understanding of our business & customer problems to minimize costly hand-overs and ensure we solve problems more effectively, and faster

Job Description

• The systems that make that happen are yours to own. You will be embedded in a cross-functional team (engineering, product, data) working on this domain end-to-end: discovery, design, delivery, and what happens after it ships.

• Alongside your cross-functional team (engineering, product, data), participate in continuous discovery of your customer/business needs/desires/problems to drive desired outcomes.

• Design, write and release software as a solution to an end-to-end problem in your business domain and deliver value in small batches in accordance with our engineering standards.

• Understand scalability & complexity of your services and own & innovate the entire SDLC.

• Support optimization of your team’s practices to develop it into a self-organized continuously improving unit.

• Critically question and simplify our tech org systems/processes and solutions.

Note:

On top of very good technical skills, this role requires someone willing to assume end-to-end ownership of a specific area/initiative and thrives on empathizing with their user pains/desires/needs. You are keen to explore alternative ways of working that optimize for co-creation and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Empathetic and able to easily build relationships
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Humble, curious, and open-minded with a growth mindset, thriving on continuous feedback
• Understanding of lean/agile values & principles and associated practices
• 3+ years of software engineering experience, preferably within Extreme Programming environment (TDD, Pair Programming, Simple Design, and Continuous Refactoring) with predominant languages being .NET, Golang, and C#
• Experience in testing with focus on automated end to end quality
• Experience in distributed Systems Architecture (Microservices, Event-Driven, and RESTful Services)
• Experience working with relational and nonrelational databases
• Exposed to cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Google Cloud, Azure)
• Experience building, maintaining and improving with Trunk Based Development and Continuous Delivery