Backend Software Engineer

About the role

Talabat is hiring a Backend Software Engineer in Dubai, UAE, within its Dubai Global Tech Hub. The hub is launching a new domain covering the DMart network of 860+ dark stores and 31 distribution centres across eight MENA markets, focused on predicting demand, optimising stock movement and catching problems early. You will work alongside other engineers and product and data team members.

Key responsibilities

• Work with the team to discover customer and business needs and drive desired outcomes
• Design, write and release software as an end-to-end solution, delivering value in small batches according to engineering standards
• Understand the scalability and complexity of the services
• Help optimise team practices so the team becomes self-organised and continuously improving
• Seek mentorship to become a product engineer who can solve business problems end-to-end

Required profile

• Good knowledge of foundational software engineering with some software development experience, preferably with .NET, Golang or C#
• Exposure to testing with a focus on automated end-to-end quality
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field preferred
• Empathetic, able to build relationships with other engineers, with good verbal and written communication
• Humble, curious, open-minded with a growth mindset and thrives on continuous feedback

Required skills

• Distributed systems architecture basics: microservices, event-driven and RESTful services
• Relational and non-relational databases
• Cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud or Azure