Senior Software Engineer

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our geographically distributed Billing & Pricing team. You will help build our new billing and pricing platform and revamp and re-architect our services. The team is responsible for orchestrating the trip/orders cost and bills, dynamic/static Pricing, Invoicing, and other financial topics that touch the livelihood and the experience of our clients. We are building a distributed system that can serve our increasing demand and expanding business offerings.
Whether it s getting from one point to another, getting food delivered to you, or seamlessly sending packages across the city, our team is responsible for competitive pricing and the best experience whilst paying or receiving money for these services.
Our tech stack is Java and Spring Boot, Golang, PHP, Python, Micro-Service Architecture, SQL and no-SQL DBs, iOS and Android applications, web front-end and AWS infrastructure.
What You'll Do
• Work closely with other engineers on the team to build highly scalable and robust backend services.
• Work closely with the Product Manager/Engineering manager to understand functional specifications and deliver complete features.
• Write high-quality, performant, and reliable code while working on defined tasks/bugs interdependently.
• Participate in the on-call rotation and be willing to jump in and help resolve any incidents within the defined SLA.
• Participate and enhance the team s agile processes and practices, contributing to their continuous evolution.
• Work with a cross-functional team to address specific business problems.
• Participate and contribute to Careem tech discussions
• Take ownership of certain initiatives within the team to enhance the system capabilities or improve one of the team processes
• Help build and achieve team vision in collaboration with PM, EM and other team members
What You ll Need
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or another related technical field.
• 7 years of professional experience in Software Development building scalable microservices .
• Experience with Computer Science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, complexity analysis.
• Good communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience in multi-tiered distributed systems, web services, APIs, and relational & NoSQL databases
• Ability to: effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions; deal with loosely defined problems and changing requirements & think abstractly.
• Proven knowledge of system architecture.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment to deliver high-quality software against aggressive schedules.
• Experience with distributed systems at scale in a cloud-based environment.
• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Extensive backend programming experience in one or more of the following: Java, Golang PHP.
Bonus Points
• Domain experience in billing and pricing systems and technologies.
• Good familiarity with the AWS services (Elastic Beanstalk, RDS, Elastic Search, Dynamo)
• Experience working on containers (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with Reactive programming in Java, Golang, Nodejs, PHP, Spring Boot, and a deep understanding of DI frameworks.
• Strong focus on customers and operational excellence.
What we offer
• A competitive salary and package.
• Premium medical insurance (including spouse and children)
• A diverse team and inclusive culture.
• A globally distributed, remote-first company and team.
• Unlimited paid annual leave.
• A focus on individual learning and development.