Senior Backend Software Engineer

About the role

talabat is launching a new domain out of its Dubai Global Tech Hub to bring intelligence to its DMart network of 860+ dark stores and 31 distribution centres across eight MENA markets. The goal is to predict demand, optimise stock movement and catch problems early. You will join a cross-functional team of engineers, product and data people and own a specific area or initiative end to end, from discovery and design through delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Work with the cross-functional team to discover customer and business needs and drive desired outcomes
• Design, write and release software in small batches according to engineering standards
• Own and innovate the entire software development lifecycle, including scalability and complexity
• Help optimise team practices so the team becomes a self-organising, continuously improving unit
• Critically question and simplify tech org systems, processes and solutions

Required profile

• 3+ years of software engineering experience, preferably in an Extreme Programming environment (TDD, pair programming, simple design, continuous refactoring)
• Empathetic, able to build relationships, and understands lean/agile values and practices
• Open to exploring alternative ways of working that favour co-creation and continuous improvement

Required skills

• Predominant use of .NET, Golang and C#
• Testing with a focus on automated end-to-end quality
• Distributed systems architecture (microservices, event-driven and RESTful services)
• Relational and non-relational databases
• Cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud or Azure
• Trunk-based development and continuous delivery