Senior Software Engineer (Backend) | Pathao

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Requirements
Education: Bachelor/Honors

Experience

  • At least 5 years
  • The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): IT Enabled Service, Logistic/Courier/Air Express Companies, Technical Infrastructure

Additional Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in backend development, with a strong focus on PHP and related frameworks (Laravel, Symfony, etc.). Experience with Golang is a plus
  • Proven track record of building and maintaining large-scale, highly available backend systems
  • Deep understanding of RESTful APIs, concurrency, asynchronous design, microservices architecture, and experience with relational databases (e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL), caching technologies (e.g. Redis), message brokers (e.g. RabbitMQ)
  • Experience with performance tuning and scaling backend services to handle large volumes of traffic
  • Familiarity with DevOps tools and practices, including Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and major cloud environments

Responsibilities & Context

  • Architect, design, and develop backend services and APIs using PHP/Golang and related technologies to ensure the platform is scalable and secure
  • Continuously improve system performance and reliability, monitor and optimize performance of every API built
  • Work closely with product managers and front-end engineers to build end-to-end features, ensure smooth integration across the entire application stack
  • Enforce high standards for code quality, security, and documentation. Implement best practices in backend development, including unit testing, code reviews, and CI/CD pipelines
  • Consistently review performance characteristics, system design and architecture to allow for systems to scale and operate reliably, ensuring high-availability and low latency
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers, contributing to the growth and improvement of the team’s technical expertise
  • Design systems to be fault tolerant and adaptable to the unique needs and limitations of different user profiles

Compensation & Other Benefits

  • Competitive salary package
  • Two annual festival bonuses
  • Leave encashment 
  • Comprehensive insurance coverage
  • Gratuity benefit, lunch benefit
  • Phone allowance

Job Location: Dhaka (Gulshan 2)