Software Engineer (Python)

As a Backend Engineer, you will be responsible for advancing our development stack and ensuring scale as we grow to millions of monthly active users across many countries. In this role, you will:

1. Responsible to build and maintain robust APIs - from the service that powers them right down to the line of code that perfects them.
2. Ensure all our services are healthy, monitored, automated, and designed to scale.
3. Work closely with other teams from the early stages of design all the way through identifying and resolving production issues.
4. Support a wide range of products focusing on automation, availability, and performance, and above all reliability.
5. Support mobile engineers and business intelligence leading up to, during, and after each sprint.
6. Live true to our ambitions of building an industry-leading platform which is relentlessly focused on innovation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering preferred
• 3+ years of experience in analysis, design, coding, and implementation of next-generation web applications in Python and Django
• 1+ years of experience in API based architectures (eg SOA)
• Experience working on high-traffic and large-scale web products
• Experience with web infrastructure, distributed systems, performance analysis, search infrastructure
• Must have experienced the whole development cycle from start to finish
• Inside-out knowledge of free and open-source web application frameworks, e.g. Django; In-depth understanding of Python; Meta-classes, decorators, descriptors, list comprehensions, and multiple inheritance/mixins should be commonly used paradigms
• In-depth knowledge of database management technologies, preferably MySQL, PostgreSQL and understanding of NoSQL databases
• Understanding of Agile Methodologies such as Kanban, Scrum, and XP
• Ability to handle the entire software development life cycle, end to end
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
• Driven to gain insight into different new and old technologies
• Detail oriented Analytical thinking; Conceptual thinking; Detail-oriented; Ability to prioritize tasks and quickly adjust in a rapidly changing environment

Benefits

• A fast-paced, high-performing team
• Multicultural environment with over 60 different nationalities
• Competitive Tax-free Salary
• Comprehensive Health Insurance
• Annual Air Ticket Allowance
• Employee discounts at multiple vendors across the emirates
• Rewards & Recognitions
• Learning & Development