Senior Backend Engineer

Abwaab

About the Role :

We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer Level 1 to join our team and help build scalable, high-performance backend services. You will work with Golang and Python, contribute to microservices-based architecture, and develop APIs that power our applications. This role requires a strong understanding of cloud services, databases, and distributed systems.

Responsibilities :

• Develop and maintain backend services using Golang and Python.

• Design and implement scalable microservices and RESTful APIs/gRPC services.

• Work with SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB) to ensure efficient data storage and retrieval.

• Deploy and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS, GCP, or Azure, utilizing Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration.

• Implement event-driven architecture using message brokers like Kafka, RabbitMQ, SNS and SQS.

• Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability through caching strategies, load balancing, and cloud-native solutions.

• Write unit tests and integration tests to ensure high-quality code and participate in CI/CD pipelines for smooth deployment.

• Follow security best practices, ensuring authentication and authorization (e.g., JWT, OAuth) are correctly implemented.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an agile development environment to deliver high-quality features.

• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team knowledge-sharing efforts.

Who are you:

• Have 5+ years of relevant experience.

• Professional in Python and Golang, with experience writing clean and maintainable code.

• Strong English skills.

• Excellent team player and communicator.

• Excited to work in a dynamic startup environment.

Nice-to-Have Skills :

• Experience in Java or .Net is a plus.

• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana).

• Basic scripting skills for automation (Bash, Shell scripting).