Senior Backend Engineer

Job Summary

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Senior Backend Engineer to join our engineering team. You will design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance backend services for our car rental, car sharing, and automotive marketplace platforms. You will play a critical role in delivering seamless user experiences by ensuring the reliability and efficiency of our backend systems.

Key Responsibilities

1. System Design and Development

· Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and secure backend systems for car rental, car sharing, and buy/sell platforms.

· Implement APIs and microservices to enable seamless integration between frontend applications, third-party services, and internal systems.

· Build and optimize database structures to handle high volumes of data, ensuring low latency and high availability.

2. Code Quality and Performance

· Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code following best practices and coding standards.

· Perform code reviews to ensure quality, scalability, and security.

· Optimize system performance through debugging, profiling, and improving existing codebases.

3. Collaboration and Innovation

· Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Frontend Engineers, and DevOps teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.

· Participate in the full software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering to deployment and monitoring.

· Stay updated with the latest technologies and propose innovative solutions to improve system capabilities.

4. Monitoring and Maintenance

· Develop tools for system monitoring, logging, and alerting to ensure platform stability.

· Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, minimizing downtime and impact on users.

· Create and maintain technical documentation for backend systems and processes.

Required Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

· 3+ years of experience in backend development, with a strong understanding of server-side languages (e.g., Java, Python, Node.js, or Go).

· Proficiency in building RESTful APIs and working with modern frameworks (e.g., Spring Boot, Django, Express).

· Strong understanding of database technologies, including relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis).

· Experience with containerization tools like Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.

· Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.

Preferred Skills

· Knowledge of event-driven architectures, message brokers (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ), and CQRS patterns.

· Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

· Familiarity with security best practices (e.g., OAuth, encryption, secure API design).

· Understanding of distributed systems and high-availability architectures.

· Experience in automotive, mobility, or marketplace domains is a plus.

Key Competencies

· Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

· Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

· Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to changing priorities.

· Passion for delivering high-quality, impactful software solutions.