Senior Software Engineer I – Backend
Join Careem's Engagement team on the Benefits Platform squad — the team that builds the systems behind promotions and discounts driving a significant part of Careem's business. You will design, build and scale backend services for millions of customers across MENA, working in a hybrid environment with 2 days in office and 3 WFH weekly.
Responsibilities
- - Design and build highly scalable, robust backend applications and services
- - Write high-quality, performant, and reliable code on defined features independently
- - Understand functional specifications and deliver complete end-to-end features
- - Participate in the on-call rotation and resolve incidents within defined SLAs
- - Contribute to agile and engineering practice evolution
- - Mentor peers and collaborate across cross-functional teams
Benefits & Perks
Requirements
- - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field
- - Strong experience with modern OOP languages: Java, Golang, Kotlin, C#, or C++
- - Experience building scalable distributed backend services
- - Strong problem-solving skills and engineering fundamentals
- - Ability to work independently on complex technical challenges
- - Located in Dubai or willing to relocate; hybrid (2 office / 3 WFH)
About Careem
Careem is building the Everything App for the greater Middle East — making it easy to move around, order food and groceries, manage payments, and more. Since 2012, Careem has enabled earnings for 2.5M+ Captains and served 70M+ customers across 70+ cities in 10 countries. Now entering its AI chapter, Careem is looking for engineers who can apply AI to build tools, automate workflows, and create real impact at regional scale.
Company Size
1,001–5,000 employees employees
Industry
Super App / Ride-hailing / Fintech
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