Software Engineer

Job Summary

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our engineering team in Egypt. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable backend systems and APIs that support high-performance applications. This role requires strong experience in Java, Spring, Spring Boot, cloud platforms, and both SQL and NoSQL databases.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Java, Spring, and Spring Boot.
• Build scalable, secure, and high-performing distributed systems.
• Design system architecture and contribute to technical decisions and engineering best practices.
• Integrate with cloud services and deploy applications on AWS and GCP.
• Work with both SQL and NoSQL databases, ensuring performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Optimize application performance, troubleshoot production issues, and improve system stability.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, frontend engineers, QA, DevOps, and other stakeholders.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
• Review code, mentor team members, and support technical growth across the team.
• Participate in system design discussions, technical planning, and architecture reviews.
• Ensure engineering best practices in security, observability, and reliability are followed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 2+ years of experience in backend software development.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java.
• Strong experience with Spring Framework and Spring Boot.
• Good experience building RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Solid experience with AWS and GCP cloud platforms.
• Strong experience with SQL databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or similar.
• Strong experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB, DynamoDB, Cassandra, or similar.
• Good understanding of distributed systems, scalability, performance tuning, and resilience.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control, and modern development practices.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Good communication skills and ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with messaging systems such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools.
• Experience working in agile development environments.
• Exposure to security best practices and cloud-native architecture patterns.

What We Are Looking For

• Strong ownership and accountability.
• Ability to lead technical initiatives and drive backend architecture improvements.
• A collaborative mindset and willingness to support team growth.
• Passion for building reliable and scalable systems.