Staff Software Engineer - Backend

Role summary 

As a Staff Software Engineer at Talabat you will operate at the forefront of our technology efforts collaborating across various levels and teams. You will have the opportunity to make a significant impact by contributing to the growth of the organization while maintaining a clear focus on delivering highquality software that drives real customer value.

Youll work in a hybrid role giving you the chance to lead initiatives mentor junior engineers and contribute to the evolution of Talabats overall tech strategy. 

We value Individual Contributors (ICs) and have a dedicated IC career track for those who are passionate about technical expertise and handson development work while also offering opportunities for collaboration and international exposure.

Key Responsibilities:

On a team level youll be the voice of your chapter helping teams understand the Chapter direction and providing handson technical mentorship. You will drive critical complex initiatives impacting multiple teams ensuring collaboration and knowledgesharing are at the core of our efforts.

On a domain level youll establish strong partnerships with engineering product and data counterparts. Youll simplify complex systems remove bottlenecks and drive improvements in both processes and technologies. Youll help guide RFC reviews to improve our app architecture and ensure the scalability and resilience of our systems.

On a chapter level youll play a pivotal role in the evolution of your Chapter Vision & Strategy. You will sponsor key Chapter initiatives and foster mentorship across the tech organization driving alignment and improving our overall performance.

On a tech org level youll contribute to the broader engineering culture by driving improvements in developer experience branding and hiring efforts. Youll champion best practices across teams and drive continuous improvements across the organization.

At Talabat we embrace flexibility. We offer a hybrid work model that balances remote work with time in the office to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing. As part of our international tech hub you will have the chance to collaborate with peers across Talabats Dubai Tech Hub which offers you exposure to an international network of engineers.

Qualifications :

The following experience is relevant to us

• Empathetic able to build relationships and communicate clearly with both technical and nontechnical peers.

• Humble curious and openminded with a growth mindset that thrives on continuous feedback.

• Passionate about contributing to a diverse and inclusive team culture with a focus on collaboration.

• Highly skilled in modern programming languages such as C# Java Go etc. with extensive experience in building largescale applications.

• Experienced in Distributed Systems Architecture including microservices eventdriven architectures and RESTful services.

• Familiar with cloud platforms (AWS Google Cloud Azure) and proficient in automated testing with a strong emphasis on endtoend quality.

• Experienced with Trunk Based Development and Continuous Delivery practices.

• Proven ability to mentor and guide other engineers while taking ownership of complex technical areas.

• 8 years of software engineering experience including 2 years in an Extreme Programming (XP) environment (e.g. TDD Pair Programming Simple Design Continuous Refactoring).

• Perks & Benefits

Additional Information :

Benefits:

• Healthcare Insurance.

• Competitive compensation packages including potential bonuses and shares.

• Opportunities to collaborate with international teams and gain exposure to diverse technologies.

• Flexible working conditions and a balanced approach to remote work and office collaboration.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime