Senior Backend Engineer

SAEQ; Jeddah; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that is revolutionizing the logistics industry with an innovative marketplace platform. As part of a talented engineering team, you will play a crucial role in developing the first MVP, automating processes, and enhancing transparency in trucking logistics. This is a unique opportunity to leverage your software engineering skills in a dynamic environment where your contributions will directly impact the efficiency of the supply chain. If you are passionate about building scalable systems and want to be part of a transformative journey, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of software engineering experience required.
• Experience designing and deploying high-performance software systems.

Responsibilities

• Build the first MVP for a marketplace platform for trucking logistics.
• Develop APIs and microservices for scalable software systems.

Skills

Git/CI/CD

No-SQL database (Mongo/Firebase)

Network security (CORS, SSL/TLS)

Algorithms & data structures

API development (HTTP/ws)

Problem-solving skills

Analytical capabilities

Education

BSc degree in Computer Science, Engineering or relevant field

Tools

Docker/docker-compose

GPS/GSM API (Google/Open Maps)

GraphQL

Job description

Overview:

We are building an Uber for Trucks marketplace platform. We promise our vetted drivers and ensure they find trips on their empty miles while digitizing the entire trucking network for customers, making their shipments easier to haul and providing transparency into availability and price. We are establishing a team of talented, thoughtful engineers to automate the logistics industry. Now we need a literate software engineering team to help us build the first MVP for our marketplace platform.

Requirements:

Must have:

• git/CI/CD and project tracking tools
• no-SQL database experience, such as Mongo/Firebase
• network security (CORS, SSL/TLS, etc.)
• strong on algorithms & data structures
• experience building APIs (HTTP/ws)

Will be a bonus:

• GPS/GSM API (Google/Open Maps)
• GraphQL
• mastering TDD / unit testing
• docker/docker-compose
• modern network protocols
• basic knowledge of react js stack
• writing & maintaining technical documentation

Preferred qualifications:

• At least Four years of software engineering experience
• Experience as a developer, writing code for highly scalable software systems
• Proven experience designing and deploying high performance, highly scalable production services with extensive monitoring and logging practices
• Ability to debug and troubleshoot production issues
• Experience with http/ws API development & building microservices
• Capacity to understand and evaluate tradeoffs between correctness, robustness, performance, space, and time.
• Experience building geospatial services and datasets, such as maps data, traffic patterns, etc.
• Strong verbal and written communication and organization skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills, analytical capabilities, data analysis, and attention to detail.
• Ability to collaborate across multiple levels of an organization.

Required Minimum Educational Qualifications:

• 4+ BSc degree in Computer Science, Engineering or relevant field