Senior Backend Engineer - Idaratech

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

Job summary

A technology company in Jeddah is seeking an experienced backend developer to architect and scale backend systems and APIs. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of backend development experience, strong knowledge of Python, and solid understanding of best practices. Join this dynamic team to drive feature development from design to deployment, collaborating closely with various teams to enhance system performance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend development experience.
• Proven experience architecting and scaling systems.
• Strong knowledge of security practices.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and develop scalable backend systems and APIs.
• Own features end-to-end, from design to deployment.
• Collaborate with Product, Frontend, and DevOps teams.

Skills

Backend development experience

Architecting and scaling systems

OOP, SOLID principles

Relational databases knowledge

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Problem-solving skills

Tools

Python (Django, Django Rest Framework)

RabbitMQ

Sentry

Grafana

ELK

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and develop scalable backend systems and APIs
• Own features end-to-end, from design to deployment and monitoring
• Enforce best practices in clean code, testing, and secure development
• Drive improvements in system performance, observability, and reliability
• Collaborate with Product, Frontend, and DevOps teams
• Participate in sprint planning, estimations, and code reviews

Requirements

• 5+ years of backend development experience
• Proven experience architecting and scaling systems
• Deep understanding of OOP, SOLID principles, and design patterns
• Strong knowledge of relational databases, caching strategies, and optimization
• Experience with Docker and CI/CD pipelines
• Hands‑on experience writing unit tests and working in a test‑driven environment
• Excellent problem‑solving and debugging skills
• Experience with message queues (RabbitMQ, SQS)
• Strong knowledge of API versioning and backward compatibility strategies
• Familiarity with observability tools (Sentry, Grafana, ELK)
• Strong knowledge of security practices (encryption, rate limiting, secrets management)
• Experience with Python (Django, Django Rest Framework)

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Nice to Have

• Experience with distributed systems or microservice architecture
• Experience with Golang or Node.js
• Contributions to open‑source projects