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Job title: Software Engineer (backend)

Location: Dubai


About noon

noon, the region's leading consumer commerce platform. On December 12th, 2017, noon launched its consumer platform in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, expanding to Egypt in February 2019. The noon ecosystem of services now includes marketplaces for food delivery, quick-commerce, fintech, and fashion. noon is a work in progress; we’re six years in, but only 5% done.

noon’s mission: Ring every doorbell, everyday.


Description

We are looking for a software engineer, specialized in backend, for a newly established electronic payments provider.

The candidate must possess 5+ years’ hands on experience in software development, with minimum of 3 years working on high-performance enterprise applications using .NET related technologies.

The candidate must understand well the programming patterns and methodologies, have a strong OOP knowledge and be an expert in C# programming, general .NET libraries and following .NET sub-technologies: Entity Framework, MVC. He/she shall understand concepts of secure programming and creation of unit tests. Candidate must be skilled in using recent versions of Microsoft Development Tools (Microsoft Visual Studio & Azure DevOps), Microsoft SQL Server (including also small-scale management of it) as well as with small-scale management of his/hers working environment.

The candidate must be team player and have experience in teamwork but must be able to demonstrate skills required in end-to-end development process. If required he/she must be able to start from high level requirements of the individual units, convert them into design, complete implementation, and unit tests as well as document this for reuse.

Previous work with ecommerce and payment related technologies will be huge advantage.

Responsibilities

Convert high-level system requirements to design of individual components and services

Implement systems with emphasis on quality, high-performance and security

Create and maintain unit-tests, participate in integration and end-to-end testing

Help in design and implement user interfaces

Provide 2nd level support related to implemented platforms to company’s customers and staff

Create technical documentation


Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/Computer Science

5 years of experience in software development

3+ years of experience in transactional systems in .NET


Skills

Problem solving

Strong drive to deliver results

High level of energy and enthusiasm

Fluent in English

Flexible working style


Technologies & tools

.NET Framework: Core Framework, Entity Framework

Database: SQL Server/ Azure SQL/ CosmosDB/ MongoDB

Testing: unit and integration testing

Azure DevOps (Source Control, Work Items, Build Services)

Cloud: Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud

Basic Web Application Development: MVC, HTML, JavaScript, ASP.net, CSS, Bootstrap, Angular

Web Service Development: SOAP, REST, WS_ protocols

Security: secure application design (OWASP), encryption protocols, SSL with optional understanding of PKI infrastructure and HSM devices


Why should you join noon payments?

Working at noon payments is more than a job. Being part of this family it’s a calling to leave a mark in the region through meaningful work; we offer a dynamic environment where you can learn and you can focus on improving merchants and customers lives by delivering innovative solutions across the payment continuum. Our people experience a variety of unexpected moments when their lives and careers come together in meaningful ways.

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