Senior Backend Engineer - Idaratech

Qureos Inc; Medina; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Saudi Arabia seeks an experienced backend developer to architect and develop scalable systems and APIs. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in backend development, a deep understanding of OOP, and proficiency with tools and practices in CI/CD. Knowledge of security measures and experience with Python frameworks, especially Django, are essential. Join a collaborative environment that values clean code and modern development practices.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend development experience required.
• Deep understanding of OOP, SOLID principles, and design patterns.
• Strong knowledge of security practices including encryption.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Backend development

Problem solving

API development

Database optimization

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Test-driven development

Tools

RabbitMQ

SQS

Django

Django Rest Framework

ELK

Grafana

Sentry

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)

💎 Nice to Have

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