Principal Backend Engineer

Principal Backend Engineer role at Almosafer: Design architectures, provide consulting, manage risks, and mentor juniors. Requires 7+ years in Java, AWS expertise, and Agile process knowledge.About the company: Almosafer (part of Seera Group) is Saudi Arabia's Leading Travel Company, elevating the journey for travelers while harnessing Seera Group's 40+ years of expertise. Almosafer supports Saudi Arabia's vision as a national champion for tourism, creating opportunities for outbound, leisure, and religious travel.About the role: We are looking for a strong Principal Backend Engineer well-versed in Microservices and Solution Architecture. If you have experience in network, data, application, system, and integration architecture, then we want to hear from you!Responsibilities: Design Technical/Integration Architectures, including development, runtime, and operations architectures.Define scalable solutions using Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) patterns and Microservices.Design message and event-driven architectures.Lead implementation of large, complex solutions from establishing project requirements to solution 'go-live'.Provide Technical design across multiple projects and clients.Provide Technology Consulting services covering areas such as Architectural Strategy, Architectural review/audit, and Architecture road-map.Manage the risks, issues, and dependencies of the scoped solution.Responsible for roadmaps for integration technologies (current and future).Introduce Agile processes to the existing team.Mentor Junior Backend Engineers from design to deployment.Profile Requirements: 7+ years of intensive Java backend development and solution architecture (Java, Spring Boot, API Security, Redis, SQL and No SQL databases, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS).4+ years of experience on Java, working on Java 8 or Java 11.Strong experience in hands-on platform delivery and architecture design.Full understanding of Cloud services, AWS, Dev Ops tools, and CI/CD processes.Experience with the full life cycle of Agile software development processes.Must have working experience with Mongo DB and My SQL.Thought leadership and technical knowledge combined with delivery experience in areas such as Legacy platform migration, RESTful APIs, and Microservices based Architecture.Ability to influence and guide senior stakeholders on technical solutions.Excellent documentation, presentation, and communication skills.Being you @ Almosafer: At Almosafer, we believe in diversity and equal opportunities for all candidates. We do not discriminate based on any characteristic and follow fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status. Join our inclusive work environment. #J-18808-Ljbffr