Senior Backend Engineer - Home & Location

Delivery Hero; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading delivery service company in Riyadh is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with 5+ years of backend development experience. The ideal candidate will work on migrating services into microservices and participate in architectural decisions. Strong expertise in databases and container solutions is essential. This role offers a dynamic environment where you can have a direct impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in backend development using GoLang, Ruby on Rails, Java, or Python.
• Strong database expertise with PostgreSQL and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with monitoring, alerting, and logging tools.

Responsibilities

• Take part in architectural decision-making on a platform used by millions.
• Migrate monolithic applications into Microservices.
• Coach and mentor other team members.

Skills

Backend development

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

Database expertise

Containerization

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Grafana

Job description

Overview

Job Description

We are looking for a highly talented Senior Backend Engineer to join our team in Riyadh. If you are looking for a place where you can gain hands-on experience and create a direct impact, then this may be the place for you! The ideal candidate will have a track record as a significant individual contributor as well as a strong team player, supporting a team, and working closely with the management teams to drive strategic initiatives forward across the region.

Responsibilities

• Take part in architectural decision-making on a platform that is used by millions of people.
• Actively participate in migrating our monolithic application into Microservices.
• Design, improve and secure the overall backend architecture to support massive growth in users and products without compromise.
• Work with Docker containers, Kubernetes manifests, and Google Cloud Platform.
• Coach and mentor other team members as a senior member of the team and member of our Backend Chapter.
• Support Design Driven Development, SOLID Principles, Event-driven Architecture, Algorithms and automated tests (unit, integration and functional).
• Understand development lifecycle and collaborate with cross-functional and agile teams.
• Participate in the continuous and common effort of test coverage, refactoring and documentation.
• Demonstrate code review, debugging and investigation skills regularly.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in backend development using GoLang, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Java, or Python.
• Strong database expertise with PostgreSQL and NoSQL databases. Solid understanding of normal forms, ACID principles, isolation levels, indexing, query optimization, and memory caching (Redis, Memcached).
• Proficiency in monitoring, alerting, and logging tools such as Grafana.
• Deep understanding of software architecture, including Domain-Driven Design (DDD), microservices, Kubernetes, and containerization.
• Experience with monolithic migration.
• Strong testing mindset with experience writing unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and reliability.
• Adaptability and problem-solving skills – ability to navigate ambiguity, work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, and make informed decisions.