Senior Backend Engineer

Bosta

Cairo, Cairo, EgyptHybridFull-timeNo compensation foundPosted 4w agoVerified open 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation

No compensation found

Location

Cairo, Cairo, EgyptHybrid

Schedule

Full-time

Work Authorization

Not specified

Job overview

Bosta is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will design, build, and maintain robust and scalable backend systems. This role involves architecture and implementation, ensuring high performance, security, and reliability. You will collaborate with various teams to translate requirements into features and drive innovation.

Key focus areas include Design and create services and system architecture for projects, Contribute and provide feedback to other team members via technical design sessions, and Collaborate with front-end engineers in building and shipping scalable APIs.

Successful candidates bring 3-5 Years Backend Software Engineer Experience. Important skills include Designing Backend Systems, Building Backend Systems, Maintaining Backend Systems, System Architecture, Technical Design Sessions, and Building Scalable APIs.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Designing Backend SystemsBuilding Backend SystemsMaintaining Backend SystemsSystem ArchitectureTechnical Design SessionsBuilding Scalable APIsShipping Scalable APIsThird-Party API IntegrationsData FetchingData ProcessingUnderstanding End-User RequirementsFormulating Use CasesTranslating Requirements to FeaturesMentoring EngineersDeveloping High-Performance Backend SystemsDeveloping Scalable Backend SystemsData IntegritySecurityReliabilityMonitoring Backend SystemsOptimizing Backend Systems PerformanceEnsuring System UptimeEnsuring System AvailabilityCommunication With StakeholdersDriving InnovationCreating New ProductsJavaScriptNode.jsExpress FrameworkNoSQL DatabasesRedisMongoDBElasticsearchBuilding CI/CD PipelinesImplementing CI/CD PipelinesA/B TestingCanary DeploymentsGCPAWSDockerKubernetesManaging Broad System With Multiple Integrated ComponentsUnderstanding Legacy CodeProblem-Solving SkillsLeadership Skills

Qualifications

3-5 Years Backend Software Engineer ExperienceBachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Related Fields

Full job description

About Bosta:

Launched in 2017, Bosta is an overnight delivery provider for E-commerce companies in Egypt. Leveraging technology to empower businesses is what we do best. Our goal is to disrupt the logistics industry by bringing technology and experience altogether to provide a one-stop-shop for delivery solutions.

We rely on advanced technology to deliver orders to our customers in a fast way. Businesses can track and connect with couriers and follow up on their orders - all in one system.

About the Role:

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will be engaged in designing, building, and maintaining robust and scalable backend systems. You will play a key role in the architecture and implementation of our applications, ensuring high performance, security, and reliability.

Job Responsibilities

Design and create services and system architecture for your projects, and contribute and provide feedback to other team members via technical design sessions.
Collaborate with the front-end engineers in building, and shipping scalable APIs to be consumed by our client-facing solutions.
Build and maintain third-party API integrations, fetching, and processing of data.
Work with the product and design teams to discuss the requirements of the value teams (including business, marketing, sales, and logistics operations), understand end-user requirements, formulate use cases, and then translate them into usable and scalable features.
Find the right balance between progress (i.e. shipping quickly) and perfection (i.e. measuring twice). Mentor and empower other engineers around you.
Develop and maintain high-performance and scalable backend systems that can handle high traffic volumes, while ensuring data integrity, security, and reliability.
Continuously monitor and optimize the performance of backend systems, and implement appropriate measures to ensure optimal system uptime and availability.
Communicate effectively with stakeholders, including non-technical team members, to ensure that they understand the technical decisions being made and how they will impact the product.
Drive innovation and contribute to the growth of our company vision by creating new products and collaborating closely with the product and design teams.

Job Qualifications

3-5 years of experience as a Backend Software Engineer.
A bachelor’s degree in computer science or related fields is preferred.
Excellent programming skills in JavaScript, Node.js, Express framework, and related technologies.
Experience managing NoSQL databases/search engines such as Redis, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, etc.
Experience building and implementing CI/CD pipelines.
Experience with A/B testing and canary deployments.
Knowledge of GCP, AWS, or other similar cloud providers.
Knowledge of container technology (Docker, Kubernetes).
Demonstrated expertise in managing a broad system with multiple integrated components.
Ability to jump into legacy code and understand it quickly.
Excellent problem-solving skills.
Excellent leadership skills.

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