SaaS Backend Engineer - Full-Stack Ownership

Hike Tech; Muscat; On-site; OMR 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Hike Tech is seeking an experienced backend-focused developer to join a live SaaS platform in Muscat. You will own feature delivery end-to-end, design REST APIs, craft database schemas, and implement business logic with a frontend layer for user-facing features.

The role requires 2+ years building production backends across REST APIs and integrations, with strong SQL skills and a solid knowledge of modern stacks such as Python, Node.js, Go or Java.

Qualifications

• 2+ years building production backend systems — REST APIs, authentication, integrations, background jobs.
• Strong in at least one modern backend stack: Python, Node.js, Go, Java or similar.
• Solid relational database skills — schema design, constraints, indexes, migrations. Comfortable writing SQL, not only ORM calls.
• Frontend ability — React or a modern JavaScript framework, sufficient to build and ship user‑facing features.
• Proven ownership of features from specification through to production.
• Clear written English
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain REST APIs and backend services in production
• Design and evolve database schema — tables, constraints, indexes, migrations
• Develop frontend interfaces for delivered features (React / Next.js)
• Integrate third‑party APIs and external services
• Write and review database migrations before they reach production
• Debug and resolve production issues
• Deploy, monitor and maintain delivered work
• Short release cycles, direct ownership of shipped features, and involvement across the full stack of the product.

Skills

Backend development

Frontend development

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Python

Node.js

Go

Java

React

Next.js

PostgreSQL

FastAPI

SQL & migrations

Alembic

Job description

Hike Tech is seeking an experienced backend-focused developer to join a live SaaS platform in Muscat. You will own feature delivery end-to-end, design REST APIs, craft database schemas, and implement business logic with a frontend layer for user-facing features.

The role requires 2+ years building production backends across REST APIs and integrations, with strong SQL skills and a solid knowledge of modern stacks such as Python, Node.js, Go or Java.