Senior Backend Engineer

About RahalRahal is the travel mini-app inside Iraq's Super Qi ecosystem, a Rocketship redefining how millions of travelers search, book, and manage journeys across flights, hotels, and digital services.We make travel simple, safe, and accessible to everyone, everywhere.Behind every great traveler experience lies a powerful hotel inventory and this is where you come in. 🚀We're building a new generation of travel; transparent, tech-first, and truly customer-obsessed.About The RoleRahal is looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer who will play a key role in designing and implementing advanced solutions to improve our Travel platform, enhancing customer satisfaction and ensuring smooth operational processes.RequirementsKey ResponsibilitiesDesign and implement reusable, clean, tested, efficient, secure, maintainable, and well-documented solutionsAssist partners in their integration process with our published APIsDocument findings, actions, and plans thoroughly, by setting up the foundations for a solid reporting framework and a communication standardProvide the technical feasibility of implementing product requirements and offer valuable input to the product teamTranslate product requirements into SRS and technical planProactively identify technical debt and propose mitigation strategiesMaintaining and developing your knowledge about software development, and supporting/mentoring other team-members, sharing guidance to help them achieve career growthConduct code reviews for peers to enhance code quality and ensure adherence to high standardsUnderstanding the business side of the project and having the ability to lead in-depth technical and product discussionsBring new tools and invitations that can boost the startup productivityRequirements5+ Years of experience in Software Engineering or adjacent fields3+ Years of experience working fully remotely with a track record of self-management and accountabilityHands-on experience with JavaScript/typescript and/or NodeJS/NestJsIn-depth understanding of web application architecture and design principles behind the scalable applicationsSolid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologiesExperience in designing and optimizing databases, with skills in query optimization, scaling, data modelingAdvanced knowledge of Docker and AWS