Principal Backend Engineer
Cairo
Engineering /
Full-time /
Hybrid
About Bosta
Bosta is on a mission to revolutionize the e-commerce post-purchase experience. We’re building a new, end-to-end logistics infrastructure, from first mile to last mile, powered by tech that puts customers first. By removing the pain points in delivery and returns, Bosta creates deeper loyalty and trust between brands and their customers.
About the Role
As a Principal Backend Engineer at Bosta, you’ll be at the technical helm of our backend team, driving technical excellence, architectural vision, and system scalability. You will champion best practices, ensure code quality, and deeply influence the design and evolution of our backend systems, with a primary focus on high-scale, resilient architectures.
Main Responsibilities
- Technical Leadership & Excellence:
- Set and uphold standards of technical excellence across the backend team, fostering a culture of quality, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Lead technical reviews and architecture deep-dives, guiding the team towards robust, scalable solutions.
- Mentor and coach backend engineers in advanced technical matters, enabling professional growth and deepening team expertise.
- Architecture & System Design:
- Own the architecture and high-level design of mission-critical backend systems, focusing on scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
- Guide the evolution of system design and technical stack to accommodate high traffic volumes and growing business needs.
- Lead and participate in code reviews, ensuring adherence to best practices in code quality and system security.
- Development:
- Build and refine performant backend services/APIs primarily using mainly Node.js along with other technologies, with optimal utilization of NoSQL/SQL databases and search engines.
- Drive continuous improvement and automation in development processes for enhanced productivity and quality.
- Collaboration:
- Partner with product, front-end, and operations teams to deliver seamless user experiences and solve complex business challenges.
- Provide technical expertise in project planning and help shape the technical roadmap.
- System Reliability & Security:
- Ensure robust monitoring, alerting, and incident response systems are in place for backend services.
- Champion security best practices; lead security audits and promote compliance with industry standards.
Key Skills Required:
- 5+ years of experience as a Backend Software Engineer, with deep expertise in Node.js.
- Demonstrated experience in designing and architecting large-scale distributed systems.
- Hands-on experience in high-traffic, high-availability system environments.
- Strong understanding of microservices and event-driven architectures
- Proven ability to lead code reviews, mentor engineers, and uphold code quality standards.
- Expertise with NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB, Elasticsearch) and relational databases.
- Mastery in system design, architecture patterns, and scaling strategies.
- Proficiency in troubleshooting, optimizing, and refactoring legacy codebases.
- Customer-centric mindset and ability to work cross-functionally in a dynamic startup environment.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
