Senior Backend Engineer

Anghami Inc. operates two of MENA's leading digital entertainment platforms—Anghami and OSN+. Founded in 2012, Anghami is the region's top multimedia streaming platform with 120 million users and 2.5 million paid subscribers. As the first Arab tech company listed on NASDAQ (ANGH), we've partnered with OSN+ to create a comprehensive entertainment ecosystem. With headquarters in Abu Dhabi and offices across Dubai, Beirut, Cairo, and Riyadh, we're reshaping how MENA experiences digital entertainment.About The RoleWe're seeking a Senior Backend Engineer (5+ years experience) to join our Beirut office. You'll lead the design and development of critical backend systems serving millions of users, driving technical decisions and mentoring engineers in a high-talent-density environment where your expertise shapes the product and the team.Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and architecture of scalable, resilient backend systems
• Own end-to-end delivery of complex features from design through deployment
• Establish best practices for monitoring, observability, and system reliability
• Solve complex scale challenges: high-concurrency events, real-time processing, sub-second response times at massive scale
• Design and implement distributed systems patterns for fault tolerance and high availability
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance
• Drive technical decisions and contribute to engineering roadmap discussions
• Collaborate across teams to align backend architecture with product and business goals
• Identify and address technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and architectural improvements

Technical Challenges

• Architecting systems that gracefully handle traffic spikes during live events and major content releases
• Designing and scaling microservices to handle billions of requests
• Building real-time data pipelines processing billions of user interactions
• Ensuring consistent, low-latency performance across diverse regions
• Balancing innovation with system stability and maintainability

Required Qualifications

• years of backend development experience, with significant time spent on systems at scale
• Strong proficiency in backend languages and frameworks (Go strongly preferred; Java/Kotlin/Spring, Python also valued)
• Deep experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) including query optimization and schema design
• Extensive hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and infrastructure-as-code
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture, distributed systems, and their trade-offs
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) in production
• Track record of designing systems that handle high throughput and low latency requirements
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex distributed systems
• Strong communication skills and experience collaborating across teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building or scaling streaming/media platforms
• Expertise in system design and leading architecture discussions
• Deep knowledge of observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, distributed tracing)
• Experience with event-driven architectures and message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• Familiarity with performance profiling and optimization techniques
• PHP knowledge (for maintaining and migrating legacy systems)
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives

Why Join Us

• Shape the technical direction of platforms serving millions across MENA
• Work alongside talented engineers who value technical excellence
• Lead high-impact projects with significant ownership and autonomy
• Influence engineering culture and best practices
• Tackle complex, interesting problems at scale