Remote Senior Software Engineer I - Backend

Summary

Join Careem's team of engineers to build scalable backend applications and services. As a software developer, you'll work on defined tasks, participate in agile practices, and contribute to the continuous evolution of engineering practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or other related technical field
• 4+ years of professional software development experience
• Working experience with at least one modern object-oriented programming language such as Java, C#, C++, Golang, Kotlin
• Experience with system design and architecture
• Working knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals including: object-oriented design, data structures and algorithms
• Experience operating online systems reliably including deploying changes to production in live systems

Responsibilities

• Work closely with other engineers on the team to build highly scalable and robust backend applications and services
• Write high quality, performant and reliable code while working on defined tasks/bugs independently
• Work independently to understand functional specifications and deliver complete features
• Participate in the on-call rotation and be willing to jump in and help resolve any incidents within the defined SLA
• Participate in team agile and engineering practices and contribute to their continuous evolution

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Computer Science or other related technical field
• Experience with Java Spring, Golang and Cloud platforms such as Azure, Google Cloud Platform and AWS
• Experience working with container technology including Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience working with relational and non-relational database systems
• Experience applying professional software engineering best practices, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations

Benefits

• Work and learn from great minds by joining a community of inspiring colleagues
• Put your passion to work in a purposeful organisation dedicated to creating impact in a region with a lot of untapped potential
• Explore new opportunities to learn and grow every day
• Work 4 days a week in office & 1 day from home, and remotely from any country in the world for 30 days a year with unlimited vacation days per year
• Access to healthcare benefits
• Fitness reimbursements for health activities including gym, health club, and training classes