Job description
mylo is a fintech platform dedicated to helping millions of people and businesses thrive by providing accessible and responsible financial solutions.
Whether you’re purchasing a mobile phone, a new jacket, a flight ticket, a comfy couch, or even covering school tuition, mylo enables you to buy now and pay later at thousands of points of sale across Egypt.
Born out of B.
TECH—Egypt’s leading electronics and appliances retailer with over 27 years of experience in offering buy now, pay later solutions—mylo brings a legacy of trust and innovation to the fintech space.
All mylo products are fully Sharia-compliant, ensuring ethical and inclusive financial practices.
The Senior Staff Engineer – Backend is a senior individual contributor responsible for driving large-scale technical impact across multiple teams and systems .
This role focuses on architecture, system evolution, and engineering excellence .
You will work across teams to solve complex technical challenges, influence engineering decisions, and ensure our systems scale reliably as the company grows.
You will partner closely with engineers, product managers, and platform teams to deliver robust solutions and raise the overall engineering bar.
Responsibilities Drive Architecture & System Evolution Lead the design and evolution of scalable, resilient backend systems.
Guide architectural decisions across multiple services and teams.
Identify opportunities to simplify systems and reduce technical complexity.
Create Broad Technical Impact Improve reliability, scalability, and performance of core backend services.
Define and promote strong engineering standards and design practices.
Solve complex technical problems that affect multiple teams or domains.
Influence Across Teams Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers.
Lead architecture discussions and design reviews.
Help teams make sound technical trade-offs aligned with product and business goals.
Raise the Engineering Bar Encourage high standards for code quality, testing, and maintainability.
Share knowledge and help grow engineering capabilities across the organization.
Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
What Success Looks Like A successful Senior Staff Engineer at mylo: Improves the scalability and reliability of critical systems.
Enables teams to move faster through better architecture and technical guidance.
Influences technical direction across multiple teams.
Raises engineering standards and supports the growth of other engineers.
Office environment : When you come to our b_labs office, you'll find creative workspaces, a well-equipped kitchen, and an open design to foster collaboration between teams.
Equipment : From "Day 1" you will receive all the equipment you need be successful at work.
Therefore, you can choose your laptop and get all the tools you need to stay on top of your game.
10+ years of experience building and operating backend systems at scale.
Strong experience designing distributed systems and service-oriented architectures.
Experience working with cloud-native platforms and modern infrastructure.
Strong system design and problem-solving skills.
Proven ability to influence technical direction and collaborate across teams.
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