Senior Backend Engineer

Location: Cairo, Egypt Workplace: hybrid Several Backend Engineer positions are available within product teams. Each role is embedded in a single team and focuses on the development and scaling of backend solutions across the company’s product areas. Key Responsibilities Design and implement complex business logic in Golang autonomously, while ensuring high performance and system reliability. Design optimal database structures (SQL), manage indexes, and optimize query performance. Build asynchronous service interactions using Kafka. Take ownership of backend services lifecycle, including delivery, monitoring and maintaining backend services in the production environment Write clean, structured code, conduct code reviews, ensure compliance with architectural guidelines (ADR), and implement engineering best practices. Set up monitoring and alerting for your services, participate in Post-Mortem processes, identify root causes of incidents, and automate routine tasks. Share expertise with the team, participate in onboarding new members, and contribute to the development of internal libraries and tools. Proactively seek improvements in technical implementations and product solutions, striving to deliver the best possible user experience. Skills, Knowledge and Expertise 6+ years of commercial backend engineering. With experience solving complex problems in high-load environments 3+years of commercial experience with Golang. Knows and has applied advanced features of the Go language in practice Strong SQL knowledges, including designing schemas, scaling strategies (replication, partitioning, sharding) and query optimisation for high-load environment In-depth knowledge of Redis, familiar with various data structures, and its efficient use in high-load systems Experience working with Docker, understanding CI/CD pipelines. Knows how work k8s (or analogs) and cloud infrastructure (like AWS) Experience with synchronous and asynchronous inter-service communication patterns, with a focus on reliability in high load environment Knows main microservice architecture patterns. Deep understanding of how to build efficient interactions between client and server applications, knows limitations Proven ability to design and implement a full observability strategy, including metrics, logging, dashboards, and tracing An interest in new technologies, a collaborative spirit, and a drive to continuously develop your skills Conditions & Benefits Stable salary, official employment. Health insurance. Hybrid work mode and flexible schedule. Access to professional counseling services including psychological, financial, and legal support. Discount club membership. Diverse internal training programs. Partially or fully paid additional training courses. All necessary work equipment.