Senior Backend Devel....
Senior Backend Developer - Kitopi
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21-06-2024
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Job Description
Kitopi is the regions leading creator and partner for magical food experiences. With a purpose to satisfy the worlds appetite to create joy Kitopi operates a portfolio of both invested and franchised F&B brands serving as enablers in the food market by helping brands to grow and scale both in the delivery and dinein space.
Launched in Dubai UAE in January 2018 Kitopi has grown to become one of the greatest success stories in the cloud kitchen and food tech space. In July 2021 Kitopi announced its $415 million Series C funding round led by the worlds largest technologyfocused investment fund Softbank Group Corps Vision Fund 2. This investment catapulted Kitopi to the prestigious Unicorn status making it the fastest Unicorn to have emerged from the MENA region.
As a leading food company Kitopis growth has been fueled by its innovative and scalable software solutions. Kitopis kitchens are powered by its proprietary Smart Kitchen Operating System (SKOS) an inhouse suite of applications that optimizes cloud kitchen operations in realtime. As part of its growth roadmap technological innovation data science artificial intelligence and robotics will take center stage as Kitopi continues to reinvent the food industry as we know it today.
With over 6000 employees Kitopi currently operates 200 locations across the UAE KSA Kuwait Bahrain and Qatar. It operates its global Customer Experience Center in Dubai UAE its Engineering Hub in Krakow Poland and its Robotics Hub in Odense Denmark.
What Are We Looking For
- Minimum of 68 years of experience in backend development with a significant focus on Java.
- Java Expertise: Deep proficiency in Java programming understanding of JVM and handson experience with frameworks like Spring Boot.
- Microservices Architecture: Strong experience in designing developing and implementing microservices architectures.
- Architecture Design: Demonstrated expertise in architecture design capable of creating scalable and maintainable system architectures.
- Database Mastery: Extensive knowledge of relational (e.g. PostgreSQL MySQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB Cassandra).
- HighSpeed Environment: Proven ability to excel in a fastpaced environment adapting quickly to changing priorities with resilience.
- CI/CD Configuration: Solid experience in setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins GitLab CI or similar.
- Cloud Platforms: Indepth familiarity with cloud services (AWS Azure Google Cloud) and their application in backend solutions.
- API Development: Profound experience in RESTful API development and integration.
- Security Best Practices: Comprehensive knowledge of security best practices including OAuth JWT and data protection techniques.
- Containerization: Practical experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
- English Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Debugging and ProblemSolving: Exceptional problemsolving abilities and proficient debugging skills.
- Observability: Profound knowledge in implementing observability tools and practices (logging monitoring and tracing) to ensure the performance and reliability of backend systems.
- Messaging and Streaming: Experience with messaging queues (e.g. Kafka RabbitMQ) and stream processing.
- Payments and Financial Transactions: Extensive experience with payment gateway integration including handling refunds and payment reconciliation.
- Checkout Process Optimization: Knowledge of best practices in checkout flow optimization to enhance user experience and conversion rates.
- Security and Compliance: Strong understanding of security practices related to payments including PCI DSS compliance data encryption and fraud detection mechanisms.
NicetoHave Requirements:
- Educational Background: Degree in Computer Science or related field from a reputed university.
- Performance Optimization: Skills in analyzing and optimizing application performance for scalability and efficiency.
- Testing Experience: Familiarity with testing frameworks and best practices including unit and integration testing.
- Agile Methodologies: Experience working in Agile/Scrum development teams.
- Leadership and Mentorship: Previous leadership experience or mentorship of junior developers.
Recruitment Process and Timeline
First you apply and let our recruiters review your profile. After reviewing you will receive a link to book a meeting with a recruiter at your convenience to share more about yourself and for us to get to know you better. If you have been shortlisted you will have the opportunity to meet our hiring managers. Depending on the scope of the role and the function you may need to attend 23 rounds (which might include case study roleplay trial or live coding this will be communicated to you in the initial conversation). Upon successful completion your recruiter will contact you to discuss the offer. We aim to take you through this process within 23 weeks.
Benefits
Extensive learning opportunities we offer many hard and soft skills training to help you improve and challenge yourself
- Youll be involved in customized workshops run by Kitopi Academy
- Youll have a chance to work in an international diverse and inclusive environment
- Youll be part of one of the most caring communities out there.
- Free and unlimited access to a nutritionist
- No Dress Code! (T&C Applies)
- The infamous team activities and social events bursting with fun
- Inclusive Private Health Insurance
- Up to 50% discount from Kitopi brands
- Annual leave as per the company policy
So what does it really mean to work at Kitopi
We are constantly striving to make Kitopi the best place to work by empowering you to be the best version of yourself every day. Our company values act as our guiding principles to help ensure that everyone feels safe included and like they truly belong.
Kitopi is an equalopportunity employer. While we currently operate in 6 countries we are over 70 different nationalities of talented Kitopians. Whether you are a seasoned professional a recent graduate or someone looking to return to the workforce after a break we encourage you to apply. We celebrate our rich diverse backgrounds lifestyles and cultures and have a 0tolerance policy towards racism bigotry and hate. Please apply if you see a position that makes your heart skip a beat and help us build a company that we are all proud to work for.
Along with offices in all the markets we operate in we also believe in a work from anywhere policy you get to choose the environment you operate in because we believe this will help you deliver work youre proud of.
Customerobsessed and techenabled at Kitopi we are a team of passionate humans who are on a mission together to satisfy the worlds appetite.
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