Yassir is the leading super App in the Maghreb region set to changing the way daily services are provided. It currently operates in 45 cities across Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia with recent expansions into France, Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa. It is backed (~$200M in funding) by VCs from Silicon Valley, Europe and other parts of the world.
We offer on-demand services such as ride-hailing and last-mile delivery. Building on this infrastructure, we are now introducing financial services to help our users pay, save and borrow digitally.
Helping usher the continent into a digital economy era. We’re not just about serving people - we’re about creating a marketplace to bring people what they need while infusing social values.
About the role
As a Backend Staff Engineer, you will drive the technical standards for the Backend across our consumer domain, working with multiple squads inside the domain. You will lead Backend engineers with tech roadmaps, architecture decisions, and feature development and release cycle. You will mentor junior developers. You will contribute to scaling up Backend engineers in multiple squads and bringing great talents on board by conducting technical interviews.
Requirements
At least 10 years of experience in backend engineering with NodeJS
Strong foundation in programming fundamentals
Database: Mongodb or other.
Framework: Express.js & Nest j.s.
Web architecture: Rest and restful APIs, micro-services
Substantial experience with Git in a team environment
Containers: Docker, kubernetes
Caching, Redis server
Experience in a rapidly growing company in the mobility, on-demand or fintech space is a plus
Web load balancing
Scaling
OS administration
Encryption : https//, digital signing
Excellent communication skills
Enjoy solving problems and helping others meet their goals
Solid understanding of X
Experience writing testable code and unit tests
Have a deep knowledge of React JS and NodeJS, and you have experience developing products with it
Experience using modern JavaScript and tooling in a full-stack setting
Extensive experience with A/B experiments and have a data-driven attitude toward product development