Description:

Octopus by RTG is seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer for a 6-month contract in Cairo, Egypt.
The company is part of the Robusta Technology Group (RTG), which has a decade of experience and a successful track record of delivering over 300 projects across Europe, the Middle East, and North America.
The role involves designing, building, and shipping software while providing solutions adopted by the company's Engineering teams.
Responsibilities include evolving the existing codebase from a monolithic Rails application into a modular system, writing highly performant code, and participating in the design and building of a service-oriented architecture.
The engineer will collaborate with Engineering, Product, and UX teams to create solutions that delight users and address critical business problems.
Experience with Docker, AWS, and microservice environments is required.

Requirements:

A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, a related field, or comparable work experience is required.
Candidates must have 5+ years of experience in software engineering fundamentals, Test Driven Development, and Design principles, with a preference for knowledge in React JS, TypeScript, and JavaScript.
Experience in designing and building software in a Service-Oriented Architecture is necessary.
Candidates should understand the tradeoffs between short-term and long-term goals and be able to balance immediate needs with strategic initiatives.
Strong experience in documenting and clarifying complex solutions for the team is essential.
Candidates must possess expertise in modern web development across the entire spectrum of development, testing, staging, deploying, and monitoring.
A curious mind driven to innovate and solve customer problems is required.
Candidates should be ready to join immediately.

The position offers the opportunity to work with a leading tech group that has a strong presence in the market.
Engineers will have the chance to work on complex problems unique to large, highly scalable, resilient systems.
The role provides an environment that fosters collaboration with various teams, including Engineering, Product, and UX.
Employees will be part of a company that values innovation and problem-solving in technology.