Senior Software Engineer - Growth Domain

HungerStation, part of Delivery Hero Group, is seeking a highly talented Senior Backend Engineer to join the Growth team in Dubai. This role involves actively participating in architectural decision-making for a platform used by millions, migrating monolithic applications to microservices, and securing the backend architecture for massive growth. The ideal candidate will contribute significantly as an individual and team player, driving strategic initiatives and mentoring team members.

Must Have

• Take part in architectural decision-making on a platform used by millions.
• Actively participate in migrating monolithic application into Microservices.
• Play an active role in designing, improving and securing the overall backend architecture.
• Deal with Docker containers, Kubernetes manifests, all on Google Cloud Platform.
• Coach and mentor other team members as a senior member.
• Embrace Design Driven Development, SOLID Principles, Event-driven Architecture, Algorithms and automated tests.
• Understand development lifecycle and collaborate with cross-functional and agile teams.
• Participate in continuous effort of test coverage, refactoring and documentation.
• Show code review, debugging and investigation skills regularly.
• 5+ years of experience in backend development using GoLang, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Java, or Python.
• Strong database expertise with PostgreSQL and NoSQL databases, including normal forms, ACID principles, isolation levels, indexing, query optimization, and memory caching (e.g., Redis, Memcached).
• Proficiency in monitoring, alerting, and logging tools such as Grafana.
• Deep understanding of software architecture, including Domain-Driven Design (DDD), microservices, Kubernetes, and containerization.
• Experience with monolithic migration.
• Strong testing mindset with experience writing unit and integration tests.
• Adaptability & problem-solving skills to navigate ambiguity and work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Perks & Benefits

• Relocation support globally to permanent employees.
• Exchange ideas and meet 2000+ colleagues from different teams within Delivery Hero in active guilds and global tech and product community.
• Develop skills with a personal educational budget for conferences and external training.
• Access e-learning platform LinkedIn and participate in various in-house training programs.

Company Description

HungerStation is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience—fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in over 70+ countries worldwide. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index.

Job Description

We are looking for a highly talented Senior Backend Engineer to join the Growth team in Dubai. If you are looking for a place where you can gain hands-on experience and create a direct impact, then this may be the place for you! The ideal candidate will have a track record as a significant individual contributor as well as a strong team player, supporting a team, and working closely with the management teams to drive strategic initiatives forward across the region.

You will be working on:

• Take part in architectural decision-making on a platform that is used by millions of people.
• Actively participate in migrating our monolithic application into Microservices.
• Playing an active role in designing, improving and most importantly securing the overall backend architecture to support massive growth in users and products without compromise.
• Deal with Docker containers, Kubernetes manifests, all this on Google Cloud Platform.
• Coaching and mentoring other team members as a senior member of the team and member of our Backend Chapter.
• We embrace Design Driven Development, SOLID Principles, Event-driven Architecture, Algorithms and automated tests (unit, integration and functional).
• Understanding development lifecycle and collaborating with cross-functional and agile teams.
• Participate in the continuous and common effort of test coverage, refactoring and documentation.
• Showing off your code review, debugging and investigation skills on a regular basis.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in backend development using GoLang, Ruby on Rails (RoR), Java, or Python.
• Strong database expertise with PostgreSQL and NoSQL databases. You should have a solid understanding of normal forms, ACID principles, isolation levels, indexing, query optimization, and memory caching (e.g., Redis, Memcached).
• Proficiency in monitoring, alerting, and logging tools such as Grafana.
• Deep understanding of software architecture, including Domain-Driven Design (DDD), microservices, Kubernetes, and containerization.
• Experience with monolithic migration.
• Strong testing mindset with experience writing unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and reliability.
• Adaptability & problem-solving skills – Ability to navigate ambiguity, work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, and make informed decisions.

Additional Information

• We offer relocation support globally to our permanent employees.
• Exchange ideas and meet 2000+ colleagues from different teams within Delivery Hero in our active guilds and through our global tech and product community.
• Develop your skills with your personal educational budget for conferences and external training.
• Access our e-learning platform LinkedIn and participate in our various in-house training programs
• And much more…