Senior Backend Engineer (.NET)

Who Are We❓

We Are Foodics! a leading restaurant management ecosystem and payment tech provider. Founded in 2014 with headquarter in Riyadh and offices across 5 countries, including UAE, Egypt, Jordan and Kuwait. We are currently serving customers and partners in over 35 different countries worldwide. Our innovative products have successfully processed over 6 billion (yes, billion with a B) orders so far! making Foodics one of the most rapidly evolving SaaS companies to ever emerge from the MENA region.

The Job in a Nutshell💡

The Senior Backend Engineer will be part of the tech team and will be expected to create, maintain, test, and debug scalable backend services and web applications. The ultimate goal is to provide fully functional, stable, and high-performing systems that power Foodics products at scale.

This role requires strong experience in backend engineering with a primary focus on .NET technologies, while also being comfortable working on existing and evolving PHP Laravel services and applications.

What You Will Do❓

• Establish and guide the architecture of several backend services and web applications.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers across multiple teams.
• Design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performance backend systems.
• Develop and maintain APIs and microservices primarily using .NET technologies.
• Contribute to and maintain existing PHP Laravel applications and services.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
• Solve complex performance problems and architectural challenges.
• Integrate data from various services, third-party systems, and databases.
• Improve system reliability, scalability, and observability.
• Participate in code reviews and mentor Junior engineers.
• Research and help adopt new technologies, frameworks, and engineering practices.
• Look for ways to reduce technical debt, improve performance, and organize the code base.

What Are We Looking For❓

• A minimum of 3 years of experience developing large-scale backend systems and web applications.
• Strong experience with .NET / C# is a must.
• Good hands-on experience with PHP Laravel.
• Experience designing and building scalable backend services with focus on high availability, low latency, and reliability.
• Solid understanding of REST APIs and distributed systems.
• Strong experience with relational databases and database design.
• Experience with caching and queuing technologies such as Redis.
• Solid understanding of background jobs and asynchronous processing.
• Experience writing unit and integration tests.
• Good understanding of software engineering principles and design patterns such as SOLID.
• Experience working in fast-paced engineering environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience leading technical initiatives or projects is a plus.
• Experience with cloud platforms and containerized environments is a plus.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools is a plus.
• Experience with foodtech or SaaS products is a plus.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with different stakeholders.
• Communicating well verbally in English.
• Ability to adapt to time zone differences and thrive in a remote working environment.

What We Offer You❗

We believe you will love working at Foodics!

• We offer highly competitive compensation packages, including bonuses and the potential for shares.
• We prioritize personal development and offer regular training and an annual learning stipend to tackle new challenges and grow your career in a hyper-growth environment.
• Join a talented team of over 30 nationalities working in 14 countries, and gain valuable experience in an exciting industry.
• We offer autonomy, mentoring, and challenging goals that create incredible opportunities for both you and the company.