Backend Engineer

Manzil is the leading co-living and transportation platform for blue-collar workers in Saudi Arabia, offering tech-powered, affordable, and dignified housing options at scale. Through our hybrid model, subleasing, building, and a C2B marketplace — we help companies house and move their workers without operational headaches, while unlocking income for landlords and real estate owners.

Description

As a Backend Engineer at Mnzil, you will contribute to the development and maintenance of backend services that power the company’s core platform. You will work closely with senior engineers, the CTO, and product stakeholders to implement clean, scalable backend solutions, build and maintain RESTful APIs, and support a microservices-based architecture. The role involves writing well-tested production code using best software engineering practices such as Test-Driven Development (TDD), working with transactional databases, integrating with internal and third-party services, and continuously improving the reliability, performance, and maintainability of existing systems. This role is ideal for an engineer with strong backend fundamentals who is eager to grow in a high-ownership startup environme.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience building backend systems in production environments.
• Hands-on experience developing RESTful web services and Web APIs.
• Professional experience with Python, Java, or .NET (willingness to learn Python is required).
• Experience writing unit and integration tests.
• Strong backend fundamentals and understanding of clean code principles.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with senior engineers and cross-functional teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills and eagerness to learn and grow in a startup environment.
  
  

• Develop and maintain backend services and RESTful APIs that support Mnzil’s core platform.
• Contribute to existing backend systems and microservices under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested production code.
• Apply Test-Driven Development (TDD) and follow best software engineering practices.
• Work with transactional databases, data models, and queries.
• Integrate backend services with third-party systems and internal APIs.
• Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and team knowledge sharing.
• Debug, maintain, and continuously improve existing backend services.