Who Are We❓
We Are Foodics! a leading restaurant management ecosystem and payment tech provider. Founded in 2014 with headquarter in Riyadh and offices across 5 countries, including UAE, Egypt, Jordan and Kuwait. We are currently serving customers and partners in over 35 different countries worldwide. Our innovative products have successfully processed over 6 billion (yes, billion with a B) orders so far! making Foodics one of the most rapidly evolving SaaS companies to ever emerge from the MENA region.
The Job in a Nutshell💡
The Senior Backend Engineer will be part of the tech team and will be expected to create, maintain, test, and debug our back-end web applications. The ultimate goal is to provide fully functional and stable applications.
What You Will Do❓
- Establish and guide the architecture of several web applications.
- Collaborate with other designers, engineers, and product managers.
- Design and implement new features and functionalities.
- Use test-driven development to write well-tested code.
- Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges.
- Write beautiful and well-designed code that explains itself.
- Integrate data from various services and databases.
- Offer coaching and mentoring to Junior engineers.
- Research and lead the adoption of new systems/technologies.
- Look for ways to eliminate technical debt, improve performance, and organize the code base.
What Are We Looking For❓
- A minimum of 5 years experience in developing large-scale web applications.
- Extensive experience with relational databases.
- Strong PHP / Laravel experience is preferable. However, we also welcome experience in other languages.
- Experience writing unit and integration tests.
- Experience in designing, implementing, and deploying backend services with a focus on high availability, low latency, and consistency
- Solid understanding of REST APIs.
- Good understanding of Redis and caching.
- Experienced in leading technical projects in a fast paced environment
- Knowledge of modern queuing and caching systems like Redis.
- Great communication skills and a proven past of working effectively with different stakeholders.
- Strong analytical skills and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience with building fintech applications is a PLUS.
- Proficiency in the English language, both written and verbal.
- Ability to adapt to a time zone difference, and thrive in a remote working environment.
Who Will Excel❓
- Participated in the design of large-scale systems, handling performance, scalability and latency
- Proven background on Fintechs and Foodtechs is a plus.
What We Offer You❗
We believe you will love working at Foodics!
- We have an inclusive and diverse culture that encourages innovation and flexibility in remote, in-office, and hybrid work setups
- We offer highly competitive compensation packages in USD, including bonuses and the potential for shares
- Out of Country Work: We offer the option to work outside of your country of employment for up to 30 days annually
- We prioritize personal development and offer regular training and an annual learning stipend to tackle new challenges and grow your career in a hyper-growth environment
- Join a talented team of over 30 nationalities working in 14 countries, and gain valuable experience in an exciting industry
- We offer autonomy, mentoring, and challenging goals that create incredible opportunities for both you and the company
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