Software Engineer
Summary
The Software Engineer will join a cross-functional team to design, develop, and maintain web applications using .NET Core and React. The role involves building scalable systems, integrating RESTful APIs, and collaborating with QA and DevOps teams.
Software Engineer
About Misr Technology Services (MTS)
Misr Technology Services (MTS) is the trade-technology arm driving the digital transformation of Egypt’s cross-border trade, customs, and logistics ecosystem. We design, build, and operate mission-critical national infrastructure aimed at modernizing international trade flows, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving economic growth.
Role Summary
We are looking for a Fullstack Software Engineer to build and maintain web applications across our modern stack. In this role, you will implement user-facing features, develop robust Python/FastAPI services, write comprehensive tests, and deploy containerized services via GitLab CI to our bare-metal infrastructure under the guidance of senior technical leads.
Key Responsibilities
Feature Development: Build and maintain end-to-end features across web interfaces and backend services.
API Implementation: Develop, document, and consume secure, performant REST APIs.
Database & Migrations: Write optimized SQL queries, implement schema updates, and manage migrations using Alembic.
Testing & Quality: Write automated unit and integration tests to ensure software reliability and stability.
CI/CD & Deployment: Package applications using Docker and assist in managing build/deploy pipelines using GitLab CI for bare-metal servers.
Agile Collaboration: Actively participate in sprint ceremonies, peer code reviews, and cross-functional technical planning.
Qualifications
Must-Haves
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent technical field.
Experience: 1–3 years of professional software engineering experience building and deploying web applications.
Backend: Hands-on experience developing web services with Python, FastAPI, and database migrations using Alembic.
Frontend: Working experience with modern frontend frameworks (React preferred; Vue or Angular acceptable) and client-side routing (React Router preferred; Next.js acceptable).
Databases: Solid understanding of SQL fundamentals, relational schemas, and data manipulation.
APIs: Practical experience designing and integrating REST APIs.
DevOps: Working knowledge of containerization using Docker and basic Linux server navigation.
CI/CD & Version Control: Proficiency with Git and experience working with GitLab / GitLab CI pipelines.
Testing: Experience writing unit and integration tests (e.g., Pytest, Jest).
Observability: Familiarity with application logging, basic monitoring, and debugging in production environments.
Process: Experience working collaboratively in an Agile/Scrum environment.
Nice-to-Haves (Preferred)
Caching: Exposure to Redis for caching or session management.
Target Database: Practical experience with PostgreSQL.
Event-Driven Concepts: Basic familiarity with message brokers or asynchronous task queues.
Alternative Backends: Exposure to Go or TypeScript (Node.js).
Alternative Protocols: Familiarity with gRPC, GraphQL, or SOAP.