Yassir14mo ago

Senior Backend Engineer (Nodejs)

Algeria·AlgiersFull-timesenior

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Overview

Yassir is the leading super App in the Maghreb region set to changing the way daily services are provided. It currently operates in 45 cities across Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia with recent expansions into France, Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Yassir is the leading super App in the Maghreb region set to changing the way daily services are provided. It currently operates in 45 cities across Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia with recent expansions into France, Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa. It is backed (~$200M in funding) by VCs from Silicon Valley, Europe and other parts of the world.

We offer on-demand services such as ride-hailing and last-mile delivery. Building on this infrastructure, we are now introducing financial services to help our users pay, save and borrow digitally.

Helping usher the continent into a digital economy era. We’re not just about serving people - we’re about creating a marketplace to bring people what they need while infusing social values.

About the role

As a Backend Senior Engineer, you will drive the technical standards for the Backend across our consumer domain, working with multiple squads inside the domain. You will lead Backend engineers with tech roadmaps, architecture decisions, and feature development and release cycle. You will mentor junior developers. You will contribute to scaling up Backend engineers in multiple squads and bringing great talents on board by conducting technical interviews.

Design, build and maintain features for the domain applications

Provide technical leadership and manage dependencies

Conduct design and code reviews

Help the domain team members with technical blockers supporting them and helping them grow

Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize efficiency

Participate in architecture and design discussions

Participate strongly in building the technical roadmap

Conduct technical interviews

Help Improving engineering standards, tooling, and processes

Perform feasibility studies to validate capability and functionality

Draft and submit intellectual property

Research and assess current technologies

Develop and execute complex, multi-tier distributed software search applications

Create technical and domain expertise and apply to products and problems

Assess and write code to improve or extend application

Manage and assist current software applications

Experience providing technical leadership, and mentoring others

At least 6 years of experience in backend engineering with NodeJS

Strong foundation in programming fundamentals

Excellent communication skills

Enjoy solving problems and helping others meet their goals

Substantial experience with Git in a team environment

Experience writing testable code and unit tests

Experience in a fast-growing startup in a the on-demand services space is a plus

Have a deep knowledge of React and NodeJS, and you have experience developing products with it

Experience using modern JavaScript and tooling in a full-stack setting

Extensive experience with A/B experiments and have a data-driven attitude toward product development

Location & Eligibility

Where is the job

Algiers, Algeria

Hybrid — some on-site time required

Who can apply

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Algeria

Listing Details

Posted: March 6, 2025
First seen: March 26, 2026
Last seen: May 11, 2026

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Days active: 45
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Trust Level: 33%
Scored at: May 11, 2026

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Yassir

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Yassir is a leading super app in French-speaking Africa, offering on-demand services like ride-hailing, food/grocery delivery, and financial services.

Employees

3k+

Founded

2017

Domain

Jobs

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