Bayut & dubizzle have the unique distinction of being iconic, homegrown brands with a strong presence across the seven emirates in the UAE. Connecting millions of users across the country, we are committed to delivering the best online search experience.

As part of Dubizzle Group, we are alongside some of the strongest classified brands in the market. With a collective strength of 5 brands, we have more than 123 million monthly users that trust in our dedication to providing them with the best platform for their needs.

At dubizzle you'd be part of high performing cross-functional Squads set with a mission to provide win-win exchanges for our beloved users.

As a Senior Software Engineer I - Backend, you will liaise with the other backend engineers within your product stream, the QA team, the design team and your Tech Team Leads. As a senior member of the team, you will be responsible for advancing our development stack and ensuring scale as we grow to millions of monthly active users across many countries.

In this role, you will:

Hit the ground running - Gather an up-to-date, in-depth understanding of the dubizzle codebase and technology stack within weeks
Lead planning sessions around new product features and deliver detailed roll-out/roll-back strategies for releases
Research and apply industry trends as part of your daily work
Create unit tests in accordance with our established standards to cover assigned work
Write and maintain exemplary code following dubizzle's programming practices
Actively contribute to post-release maintenance issues
Build complex problems and deliver practical, high-impact solutions.
Pioneer reliability and efficiency of our current code base, platforms and/or core systems
Impact on the direction and scope of dubizzle's technical vision within your stream
Work in a mentoring capacity within a peer-programming environment and guide tasks, irrespective of complexity or scale
Code-review all major pull requests, define programming standards, and provide constructive feedback
Design and delivery of multiple REST-based APIs and previous exposure to Service Oriented Architecture
Capacity to push back requirements when incomplete
Handle the entire software development life cycle end-to-end
Lead product planning meetings and architect solutions within your stream
Liaise with the other back-end engineers within your product stream, the QA team, the design team and your Tech Team Lead
Liaise with other tech teams to share innovations from your stream

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering preferred
6+ years of professional back-end software engineering experience in Python (Django)
Experience with cloud-hosted infrastructure and Technologies; AWS preferred
Prior experience with Kubernetes & Docker will earn you brownie points
Experience working on high-traffic and large-scale web products is preferred
Experience with web infrastructure, SOA, distributed systems, performance analysis, and search infrastructure
Strong understanding of design patterns including asynchronous programming, queuing, logging, security and persistence
Mastery of different caching layers and strategies, including memcached
Good understanding of build process management and continuous integration
Mastery of testing methodologies (unit tests, component tests, integration tests, etc.)
Ability to handle the entire software development life cycle end-to-end
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to prioritise tasks and quickly adjust in a rapidly changing environment
Driven to gain insight into different new and old technologies
Analytical thinking, conceptual thinking, detail-oriented

Benefits

A fast paced, high performing team
Multicultural environment with over 60 different nationalities
Competitive Tax-free Salary
Comprehensive Health Insurance
Annual Air Ticket Allowance
Employee discounts at multiple vendors across the emirates
Rewards & Recognitions
Learning & Development

Bayut & dubizzle is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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Senior Software Engineer (Backend)