Mostafa
Senior · 7 yrs
$4,400 CAD/mo
All-in, CAD — HR & payroll included
GoPostgresKafkaAWS
Based in Alexandria, EG
TECH & IT
Hire a Back-End Developer.
Build and operate the API, data model, and background jobs that your product actually runs on.
Pre-vetted · Full-time dedicated · HR & payroll handled
Overview
What a Back-End Developer actually does.
Back-end developers in our network own the services behind your product — APIs, schemas, queues, and observability. We vet for production instincts: data modelling, idempotency, failure modes, and the discipline to leave a codebase better than they found it.
Responsibilities
- Design and operate APIs, data models, and background jobs
- Instrument services with logging, metrics, and tracing
- Write migrations, seed scripts, and performance tests
- Review PRs with a focus on correctness and data integrity
- Participate in on-call and incident review
Core Skills
What they bring on day one.
Node.js / Python / GoPostgreSQLRedisREST & GraphQLgRPCAWS / GCPDocker / KubernetesObservability (OpenTelemetry)SQL performance
The shape of a typical shortlist.
Representative profiles — not real candidates. Your actual shortlist is drawn from our active network across Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisia.
Rania
Mid-Level · 4 yrs
$3,100 CAD/mo
All-in, CAD — HR & payroll included
PythonFastAPIRedisDocker
Based in Amman, JO
Tiers that apply to this role.
One flat CAD monthly rate — sourcing, vetting, onboarding, HR, payroll, and account management included. No recruiter fees, no currency surprises.
Mid-Level
2–5 years experience
$2.5–3.5K
CAD / month
- Everything in Junior
- Domain expertise
- Team lead potential
- Priority matching
30-day replacement guarantee
Get StartedSenior
5+ years experience
$3.5–5K
CAD / month
- Everything in Mid
- Architecture-level skills
- Mentoring capability
- Strategic contribution
30-day replacement guarantee
Get StartedLead
7+ years experience
$5–6.5K
CAD / month
- Everything in Senior
- Team management
- Process optimization
- Executive presence
30-day replacement guarantee
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How We Vet This Role
Role-scoped, not one-size-fits-all.
Back-end candidates solve a scoped API + schema exercise with an intentionally ambiguous requirement — we grade the questions they ask as much as the code they write.
See The Obelisk Vetting ProcessHiring more than one?
Most engagements start with one role and expand. Here are the roles teams in your stack usually add next.
Ready to brief a Back-End Developer?
15-minute call, written brief same day, shortlist within a week. If none of the candidates are right, we go again — no cost.
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