Description

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.
Write well-tested code with a knowledge of test-driven development.
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.
Solid PHP / Laravel experience is a must.
Experience writing unit and integration tests.
Embracing software principles such as SOLID
Someone with experience in in designing, implementing and deploying backend services with a focus on high availability, low latency, and consistency
Solid understanding of REST APIs.
Knowledge of modern queuing and caching systems like Redis .
Solid understanding of background jobs.
Experienced in leading technical projects in a fast paced environment
Great communication skills and a proven past of working effectively with different stakeholders
Strong analytical skills and problem-solving abilities.
Experience with building foodtech applications is a PLUS.
Experience with monitoring tools is a PLUS
Communicating well verbally in English.
Ability to adapt to a time zone difference, and thrive in a remote working environment.

What We Offer You

We believe you will love working at Foodics!

We offer highly competitive compensation packages, including bonuses and the potential for shares.
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.

Senior Software Engineer (Backend)