Senior Backend Engineer

About Rahal

Rahal 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 role

Rahal 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.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement reusable, clean, tested, efficient, secure, maintainable, and well-documented solutions.
• Assist partners in their integration process with our published APIs.
• Document findings, actions, and plans thoroughly, by setting up the foundations for a solid reporting framework and a communication standard.
• Provide the technical feasibility of implementing product requirements and offer valuable input to the product team.
• Translate product requirements into SRS and technical plan.
• Proactively identify technical debt and propose mitigation strategies.
• Maintain and develop your knowledge about software development, and support/mentor other team members, sharing guidance to help them achieve career growth.
• Conduct code reviews for peers to enhance code quality and ensure adherence to high standards.
• Understand the business side of the project and have the ability to lead in-depth technical and product discussions.
• Bring new tools and innovations that can boost the startup productivity.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering or adjacent fields.
• 3+ years of experience working fully remotely with a track record of self-management and accountability.
• Hands-on experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and/or NodeJS/NestJS.
• In-depth understanding of web application architecture and design principles behind scalable applications.
• Solid understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies.
• Experience in designing and optimizing databases, with skills in query optimization, scaling, and data modeling.
• Advanced knowledge of Docker and AWS.