inDrive

Global ride-hailing platform with fare negotiation

Senior Backend Engineer

Backend EngineeringUpdated on Nov 13

Full-timeAlmaty, KazakhstanNo salary listedHybrid

About the Job

Requirements

At least 6 years of commercial backend engineering experience solving complex problems in high-load environments.
At least 4 years of commercial experience with Golang, including practical application of advanced Go language features.
Strong SQL knowledge, including schema design, scaling strategies such as replication, partitioning, and sharding, and query optimization for high-load environments.
In-depth knowledge of Redis, including its data structures and efficient use in high-load systems.
Experience with Docker and understanding of CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes or equivalent systems, and cloud infrastructure such as AWS.
Experience with synchronous and asynchronous inter-service communication patterns, focusing on reliability in high-load environments.
Knowledge of core microservice architecture patterns and how to build efficient interactions between client and server applications, including their limitations.
Ability to design and implement a full observability strategy, including metrics, logging, dashboards, and tracing.

Responsibilities

Design and implement complex business logic in Golang autonomously while ensuring high performance and system reliability.
Design optimal database structures using SQL, manage indexes, and optimize query performance; build asynchronous service interactions using Kafka.
Own the backend services lifecycle, including delivery, monitoring, and maintenance in production.
Write clean, structured code; conduct code reviews; ensure compliance with architectural guidelines (ADR); and implement engineering best practices.
Set up monitoring and alerting for services, participate in post-mortem processes, identify incident root causes, and automate routine tasks.
Share expertise with the team, participate in onboarding new members, and contribute to internal libraries and tools.
Proactively seek improvements in technical implementations and product solutions to deliver the best possible user experience.

Several Senior Backend Engineer positions are available within product teams. Each role is embedded in a single team and focuses on the development and scaling of backend solutions across the company’s product areas.

Design and implement complex business logic in Golang autonomously, while ensuring high performance and system reliability.
Design optimal database structures (SQL), manage indexes, and optimize query performance. Build asynchronous service interactions using Kafka.
Take ownership of backend services lifecycle, including delivery, monitoring and maintaining backend services in the production environment
Write clean, structured code, conduct code reviews, ensure compliance with architectural guidelines (ADR), and implement engineering best practices.
Set up monitoring and alerting for your services, participate in Post-Mortem processes, identify root causes of incidents, and automate routine tasks.
Share expertise with the team, participate in onboarding new members, and contribute to the development of internal libraries and tools.
Proactively seek improvements in technical implementations and product solutions, striving to deliver the best possible user experience.

6+ years of commercial backend engineering. With experience solving complex problems in high-load environments
4+years of commercial experience with Golang. Knows and has applied advanced features of the Go language in practice
Strong SQL knowledges, including designing schemas, scaling strategies (replication, partitioning, sharding) and query optimisation for high-load environment
In-depth knowledge of Redis, familiar with various data structures, and its efficient use in high-load systems
Experience working with Docker, understanding CI/CD pipelines. Knows how work k8s (or analogs) and cloud infrastructure (like AWS)
Experience with synchronous and asynchronous inter-service communication patterns, with a focus on reliability in high load environment
Knows main microservice architecture patterns. Deep understanding of how to build efficient interactions between client and server applications, knows limitations
Proven ability to design and implement a full observability strategy, including metrics, logging, dashboards, and tracing
An interest in new technologies, a collaborative spirit, and a drive to continuously develop your skills

About the Company

inDrive

Global ride-hailing platform with fare negotiation

inDrive operates a global mobility and urban services platform that connects passengers with independent drivers through a fare-negotiation system. Riders propose a trip price, and nearby drivers can accept, decline, or counteroffer, creating a peer-to-peer ride-hailing model. The service has expanded to intercity rides, delivery and cargo, groceries, advertising, and driver-focused fintech within its app. Unlike typical ride-hailing apps that use fixed fares, inDrive enables price negotiation and direct driver-rider interaction, and it pursues growth through a venture arm that funds ride-hailing-adjacent startups in emerging markets. This broader strategy aims to build a super-app for urban and gig-economy needs, with the goal of offering a wide range of mobility and urban services in 48 countries.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: Debt Financing
Total funding: $532M
Headquarters: Mountain View, CA
Founded: 2012

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