Software Engineer I - Backend

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Software Engineer I - Backend

at Careem

Careem is building the Everything App for the greater Middle East, making it

easier than ever to move around, order food and groceries, manage payments,

and more. Careem is led by a powerful purpose to simplify and improve the lives

of people and build an awesome organisation that inspires. Since 2012, Careem

has created earnings for over 2.5 million Captains, simplified the lives of over 50

million customers, and built a platform for the region’s best talent to thrive and for

entrepreneurs to scale their businesses. Careem operates in over 70 cities

across 10 countries, from Morocco to Pakistan.

About the team

At Careem, the mission for the NextGen Programme is to help grow our new joint

Engineering by learning how to write Clean Code, use SOLID principle

techniques, and design reliable systems. The ultimate goal is to train the new

Engineers to build Engineering excellence foundations with high standards. Our

Programme covers all the areas of Careem tech be it Cyber Security, Data,

Infrastructure, and all the Software Engineering tracks like Backend, Frontend as

well as Mobile.
We are looking for software engineers to join our team of talented engineers that

share a common interest in distributed backend systems, their scalability, and

continued development. You will work alongside a top talent for an accelerated

learning path. You will have access to some of the most exciting projects and

advanced tech for accelerated learning and exposure.

You will be responsible for maintaining some of our services that power the

Careem. Engine, scaling highly distributed systems, and continuously

documenting and improving our engineering practices. These large-scale,

distributed systems handle everything from user requests to payment processing.

What you'll do:

Our tech stack is Java 8 and Spring Boot, Micro-Service Architecture, SQL and

no-SQL DBs, and AWS infrastructure. Key responsibilities include:

● Development of our distributed backend system to meet the challenging


functional, scalability, and reliability requirements for our fast-growing
business.
● Maintain features and systems, with an emphasis on code quality,
maintainability, readability, and testing.
● Facilitate collaboration with other engineers, product owners, and
designers to solve interesting and challenging problems across our
platform.
● Be a valued member of an autonomous, cross-functional agile team.
● You care about quality and you know what it means to ship high-quality
code.
What you'll need:

● Fresh graduates are encouraged to apply!


● The ideal candidate will have a passionate commitment to improving the
lives of people, an insane focus on excellence and customer service, and a
strong alignment with our core values: being bold, focused, agile and
collaborative.

Must have:

● Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or other related technical fields.


● Understanding of Object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms.
● Ability to solve complex problems.
● Must be able to write clean and maintainable code (must love coding!).
● Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions; deal with
loosely defined problems and fast-changing requirements & think
abstractly.
● Passionate about learning new technologies and working on a product of
massive scale and impact.
● Able to communicate effectively.
● Attention to detail.

Nice to have:

● Knowledge of AWS
● Knowledge of clean code principles
● Deep understanding of design patterns
● Demonstrated ability of test-driven development
What we’ll provide you

We offer colleagues the opportunity to drive impact in the region while they learn
and grow. As a Careem colleague you will be able to:

● Work and learn from great minds by joining a community of inspiring


colleagues.
● Put your passion to work in a purposeful organisation dedicated to creating
impact in a region with a lot of untapped potential.
● Explore new opportunities to learn and grow every day.
● Enjoy the flexibility that comes with the trust of being an owner; work in a
hybrid style with a mix of days at the office and at home, and remotely from
any country in the world for 30 days a year with unlimited vacation days
per year.
● Access to healthcare benefits and fitness reimbursements for health
activities including: gym, health club and training classes.

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