Senior Backend Software Engineer

About The Company

Digital Zone is a key regional player and the Iraqi champion in the e-commerce (e-goods) sector, serving millions of customers on daily basis.

In our short lifetime since Digital Zone was founded, we achieved growth and success metrics that are unforeseen in the region, where “stretch for amazing” became our daily business. Our success is outgrowing our capacity, and now is the time where we grow our team.

Our Tech team consists of carefully picked top-notch engineers. Our technical leads are hands-on and battle-tested. We know the formula for great Software Engineering, and we strive to do what it takes to nourish a healthy, productive, and efficient culture.

The Role

Digital Zone is looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer who will play a key role in designing and implementing advanced solutions to improve our e-commerce platform, enhancing customer satisfaction and ensuring smooth operational processes.

Who We’re Looking For

This is the right role for you if

• You look at challenges as a source of motivation, with a curiosity driven mindset.
• You have a high bar for knowledge management (documentation), and organizational responsibilities (time-management, reporting, communication).
• You take ownership of your work and its impact.
• You communicate and collaborate proactively.
• You are comfortable with ambiguity and can take a project from idea/RFC to production.
• You are open-minded, and you look at problems with an engineering-mindset
• You welcome open-dialogue and feedback culture.
• Tendency for iterative improvement and ongoing refactoring.
  
  

Responsibilities

• Design and implement reusable, clean, tested, efficient, secure, maintainable, and well-documented solutions.
• Assist partners in their integration process with our published APIs.
• Document findings, actions, and plans thoroughly, by setting up the foundations for a solid reporting framework and a communication standard.
• Provide the technical feasibility of implementing product requirements and offer valuable input to the product team.
• Translate product requirements into SRS and technical plan.
• Proactively identify technical debt and propose mitigation strategies.
• Maintaining and developing your knowledge about software development, and supporting/mentoring other team-members, sharing guidance to help them achieve career growth.
• Conduct code reviews for peers to enhance code quality and ensure adherence to high standards.
• Understanding the business side of the project and have the ability to lead in-depth technical and product discussions.
• Bring new tools and invitations that can boost the startup productivity.
  
  

Qualifications

• 5+ Years of experience in Software Engineering or adjacent fields.
• 3+ Years of experience working fully remotely with a track record of self-management and accountability.
• Hands-on experience with javascript/typescript and/or NodeJs/NestJs.
• In-depth understanding of web application architecture and design principles behind the scalable applications.
• Solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies.
• Experience in designing and optimizing databases, with skills in query optimization, scaling, data modeling.
• Advanced knowledge of Docker and AWS.
  
  

Preferred Location of Candidates:

UAE based