Software Engineer II - Backend

About the role

Talabat's DMart network spans 860+ dark stores and 31 distribution centres across eight MENA markets. A new domain is being launched from the Dubai Global Tech Hub to bring intelligence to how the network operates: predicting demand, optimising stock movement and catching problems early. As a Software Engineer II - Backend, you will join a cross-functional team (engineering, product, data) and own the systems behind this domain end-to-end.

Key responsibilities

• Work in a cross-functional team on discovery, design, delivery and post-launch support of the domain.
• Participate in continuous discovery of customer and business needs to drive desired outcomes.
• Design, write and release software in small batches according to engineering standards.
• Understand the scalability and complexity of the service and own and innovate the entire SDLC.
• Support optimisation of 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).
• End-to-end ownership of a specific area or initiative, with empathy for users' pains and needs.
• Good verbal and written communication, humble, curious and open-minded with a growth mindset.
• Understanding of lean/agile values and practices.

Required skills

• Predominant languages.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