Hybrid Senior Back-end Engineer, Node.js

at Yassir

• Job title: Senior Back-end Engineer, Node.js
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Docker, JavaScript, Kubernetes, MongoDB, Node.js, Redis
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Cairo, Egypt

About the role

• Back-end Engineer specializing in Node.js for Yassir, the super app transforming daily services in Africa. Join a rapidly growing team and work on impactful projects in mobility and fintech.

Responsibilities

• Build robust and scalable software in Node js.
• Design and create (micro)services and system architecture for projects, and contribute and provide feedback to other team members
• Help improve existing code quality through writing unit tests, automation and performing code reviews
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and contribute ideas to our technology, algorithms and products
• Work with the engineering and design teams to understand end-user requirements, formulate use cases, and then translate that into a pragmatic and effective technical solution
• Dive into difficult problems and successfully deliver results on schedule

Requirements

• BSc/MSc in Engineering, Computer Science or relevant field.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in a similar role
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, self-start, contribute under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Highly organized, creative and critical thinker
• Comfortable working in an entrepreneurial environment
• Solid OOP and software design knowledge – you should know how to create software that is extensible, reusable and meets desired architectural objectives
• Must have technical skills:
• Language: Node.Js.
• Database: Mongodb or other.
• Framework: Express.js & Nest j.s.
• Web architecture: Rest and restful APIs, micro-services
• Master source version control: GIT
• Containers: Docker, kubernetes
• Caching, Redis server
• Experience in a rapidly growing company in the mobility, on-demand or fintech space is a plus
• Web load balancing
• Scaling
• OS administration
• Encryption : https//, digital signing

Benefits

• 😎 You will be part of one of the first Algerian startups to go through the Y Combinator program and one of the fastest-growing tech companies in North Africa. We are current in +60 cities (Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, and Senegal)
• 💸 Attractive salary and you even get a stake in the company
• 🚉 Subsidized public transit pass
• 🤙🏽Have a lasting impact on our company's culture
• 🚀 Perfect timing with renowned investors to build something great
• 📈 Extremely steep learning curve with own responsibility and intensive guidance
• 💯 Make a real impact on the world by helping us bring affordable financial and on-demand services to millions of Africans