Who Are We❓
We Are Foodics! a leading restaurant management ecosystem and payment tech provider. Founded in 2014 with headquarter in Riyadh and offices across 5 countries, including UAE, Egypt, Jordan and Kuwait. We are currently serving customers and partners in over 35 different countries worldwide. Our innovative products have successfully processed over 6 billion (yes, billion with a B) orders so far! making Foodics one of the most rapidly evolving SaaS companies to ever emerge from the MENA region.
The Job in a Nutshell💡
The Senior Backend Engineer will be part of the tech team and will be expected to create, maintain, test, and debug our back-end web applications. The ultimate goal is to provide fully functional and stable applications.
What You Will Do❓
- Establish and guide the architecture of several web applications.
- Collaborate with other designers, engineers, and product managers.
- Design and implement new features and functionalities.
- Use test-driven development to write well-tested code.
- Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges.
- Write beautiful and well-designed code that explains itself.
- Integrate data from various services and databases.
- Offer coaching and mentoring to Junior engineers.
- Research and lead the adoption of new systems/technologies.
- Look for ways to eliminate technical debt, improve performance, and organize the code base.
What Are We Looking For❓
- A minimum of 5 years experience in developing large-scale web applications.
- Extensive experience with relational databases.
- Strong PHP / Laravel experience is preferable. However, we also welcome experience in other languages.
- Experience writing unit and integration tests.
- Experience in designing, implementing, and deploying backend services with a focus on high availability, low latency, and consistency
- Solid understanding of REST APIs.
- Good understanding of Redis and caching.
- Experienced in leading technical projects in a fast paced environment
- Knowledge of modern queuing and caching systems like Redis.
- Great communication skills and a proven past of working effectively with different stakeholders.
- Strong analytical skills and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience with building fintech applications is a PLUS.
- Proficiency in the English language, both written and verbal.
- Ability to adapt to a time zone difference, and thrive in a remote working environment.
Who Will Excel❓
- Participated in the design of large-scale systems, handling performance, scalability and latency
- Proven background on Fintechs and Foodtechs is a plus.
What We Offer You❗
We believe you will love working at Foodics!
- We offer highly competitive compensation packages, including bonuses and the potential for shares.
- We prioritize personal development and offer regular training and an annual learning stipend to tackle new challenges and grow your career in a hyper-growth environment.
- Join a talented team of over 30 nationalities working in 14 countries, and gain valuable experience in an exciting industry.
- We offer autonomy, mentoring, and challenging goals that create incredible opportunities for both you and the company.
Top Skills
What We Do
Foodics is the leading restaurant operations and payment tech in the MENA region, powering the operations of +30,000 restaurants with an all-in-one software ecosystem to manage and scale.
We're on a mission to help restaurant operators bring their culinary visions to life with financial stability and personal satisfaction.
We envision a future where every transaction in restaurants, from customers to suppliers, flows seamlessly through our platform, bringing operational efficiency, fostering customer connections, and enabling financial success.
Join us on a mission to reimagine an industry where every F&B business can thrive
