Software Engineer II - Backend | NextGen Engineering

Careem; Lahore; On-site; PKR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Careem, the Everything App for the greater Middle East, is expanding its AI-focused engineering team in Lahore, Pakistan. We seek software engineers to build and maintain highly distributed back-end services powering Careem Engine, with a strong emphasis on scalability, reliability, and quality code.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and improve systems that handle user requests and payments, contributing to fast learning and impactful product delivery across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms.
• Ability to write clean, maintainable code (love coding!).
• Proven ability to solve complex problems and communicate technical challenges clearly.

Responsibilities

• Develop our distributed backend system to meet scalability, reliability, and performance requirements.
• Maintain features with emphasis on code quality, maintainability, readability, and testing.
• Collaborate with engineers, product owners, and designers to solve problems across the platform.
• Be a valued member of an autonomous, cross-functional agile team.
• Ship high-quality code and improve engineering practices.

Skills

OOP design

Data structures

Algorithms

Clean code

Problem solving

Effective communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

SOLID principles

Design patterns

AWS

Test-driven development

Clean code practices

Job description

About the Company

Careem is building the Everything App for the greater Middle East - making it easy to move around, order food and groceries, manage payments, and more. Our purpose is simple: to simplify and improve people's lives and build an awesome organisation that inspires.

We're now entering our next chapter - one powered by AI. We're looking for AI talent: curious problem-solvers who know how to apply AI to build tools, automate workflows, and create real impact. Whether it's streamlining operations, enhancing customer experience, or reimagining internal systems - we want people who can make Careem work smarter and move faster.

About The Team

At Careem, the mission for the NextGen Programme is to help grow our engineers by learning how to write Clean Code, use SOLID principle techniques, and design reliable systems. The ultimate goal is to train new engineers to build excellent foundations with high standards. Our Programme covers vast areas in engineering: Backend, Frontend, Web, Mobile, Data Analysis, MLOps, Infrastructure, Cyber Security and QA.

We are looking for software engineers to join our team of talented engineers that share a common interest in distributed backend systems, their scalability, and continued development. You will work alongside a top talent for an accelerated learning path. You will have access to some of the most exciting projects and advanced tech for accelerated learning and exposure.

You will be responsible for maintaining some of our services that power the Careem. Engine, scaling highly distributed systems, and continuously documenting and improving our engineering practices. These large-scale, distributed systems handle everything from user requests to payment processing.

What You'll Do

• Development of our distributed backend system to meet the challenging functional, scalability, and reliability requirements for our fast-growing business.
• Maintain features and systems, with an emphasis on code quality, maintainability, readability, and testing.
• Facilitate collaboration with other engineers, product owners, and designers to solve interesting and challenging problems across our platform.
• Be a valued member of an autonomous, cross-functional agile team.
• You care about quality and you know what it means to ship high-quality code.

What You'll Need

• 2-4 Years of Experience required.
• The ideal candidate will have a passionate commitment to improving the lives of people, an insane focus on excellence and customer service, and a strong alignment with our core values: being bold, focused, agile and collaborative.

Must Have

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or other related technical fields.
• Understanding of Object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms.
• Ability to solve complex problems.
• Must be able to write clean and maintainable code (must love coding!).
• Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions; deal with loosely defined problems and fast-changing requirements & think abstractly.
• Passionate about learning new technologies and working on a product of massive scale and impact.
• Able to communicate effectively.
• Attention to detail.

Nice To Have

• Knowledge of AWS
• Knowledge of clean code principles
• Deep understanding of design patterns
• Demonstrated ability of test-driven development