Senior Software Engineer I - Data Platform

Careem is dedicated to creating the Everything App for the Middle East, aiming to simplify everyday life by enabling seamless transportation, food and grocery ordering, payment management, and more. Since its inception in 2012, Careem has empowered over 2.5 million Captains to earn income and served more than 70 million customers across 70+ cities in 10 countries, spanning from Morocco to Pakistan. As the company enters a new phase driven by artificial intelligence, it seeks innovative problem-solvers who excel at applying AI to develop impactful tools, automate workflows, and improve operational efficiency. Joining the Careem Data Platform team offers the opportunity to work at the cutting edge of big data innovation, utilizing modern and open-source technologies to deliver fast, reliable, and secure data access. This role centers on the data processing and computation platform, leveraging technologies such as Apache Spark, Kafka, and Trino, with the chance to contribute to open-source projects.

Key Responsibilities:
- Develop innovative and creative solutions to data engineering challenges by building a modern data platform with efficient, reusable components.
- Design, prototype, implement, and test data solutions that highlight the value of data, and effectively communicate findings to varied audiences.
- Optimize code performance and resource utilization across clusters to accelerate compute workloads.
- Continuously improve engineering processes, testing frameworks, and systems to scale the codebase and enhance team productivity.
- Collaborate with global teams in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Build reusable and scalable data pipelines to support real-time user requirements.

Required Qualifications:
- At least 5 years of practical software development experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Scala, Java, Python, or similar.
- Demonstrated experience in building distributed systems or working on large-scale projects.
- Strong knowledge of cloud-native Big Data technologies.
- Solid understanding of software engineering principles and design best practices.
- Commitment to producing high-quality, maintainable, and efficient software within a collaborative, high-performing global team.
- Experience with cloud control planes like AWS or GCP, or familiarity with database internals including query optimization.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits:
- Active contributions to open-source projects are highly regarded.
- Experience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes is advantageous.

Careem is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace and upholding equal employment opportunity policies, ensuring a discrimination-free environment based on any protected status. The company actively supports diversity initiatives and equal opportunity monitoring to build an inspiring and supportive organization. This position is available in multiple locations, including Alexandria and Cairo in Egypt, as well as Islamabad, Karachi, and Lahore in Pakistan.

Skills

AWS Database internals including query optimization Java Python Kubernetes (preferred) Scala GCP) Cloud control planes (AWS DOCKER Kafka Apache Spark Software Engineering Principles Database internals Design best practices Distributed Systems Query Optimization Docker (preferred) Trino Kubernetes Cloud-native Big Data Technologies GCP

Job Details

Total Positions:

1 Post

Job Shift:

First Shift (Day)

Job Type:

First Shift (Day)

Job Location:

Lahore, Pakistan

Gender:

No Preference

Age:

18 - 65 Years

Minimum Education:

Bachelors

Degree Title:

What you'll doBringing an innovative and creative mindset to data engineering challenges to develop a modern data platform with efficient reusable componentsDesign, architect, solutioning, implement and test rapid prototypes that demonstrate value of the data and present them to diverse audiencesYour focus will be on making code more efficient to run, optimizing resources across the cluster, and speeding up the compute workloads we faceContinuously improve our engineering processes, tests, and systems that allow us to scale the code base and productivity of the teamCollaborate with teams globally and operate in a fast paced environmentResponsible for creating reusable and scalable data pipelinesWhat you’ll need5+ years of hands-on experience in software developmentBachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical fieldStrong expertise in Scala, Java, Python or similar programming languagesProven track record of building distributed systems or working on comparable large-scale projectsDeep understanding of cloud-native Big Data technologiesSolid foundation in software engineering principles and design best practicesPassion for developing high-quality, maintainable, and performant software within a collaborative, high-performing global teamExperience with cloud control planes (AWS, GCP, etc

Career Level:

Manager

Experience:

3 Years - 5 Years

Apply Before:

Dec 20, 2025

Posting Date:

Nov 19, 2025