Senior Backend Developer

Dragontail Systems is the leading B2B company of revolutionary optimization software for the food and delivery industry with a global presence.

We are proud to be part of Yum! Brands, a company with over 55,000 restaurants in more than 150 countries and territories, primarily operating the company’s restaurant brands – KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill.

At Dragontail Systems, you'll have the opportunity to work on innovative technologies in an environment that values growth and collaboration. Join us to build mission-critical systems used in thousands of restaurants worldwide, solving real-world challenges in Distributed Systems, Secure Development, Machine Learning, Image Processing, and more.

What You’ll Do

• Design and Build: Develop scalable backend components for both cloud and on-premise environments.
• End-to-End Ownership: Take full ownership of your code – from design through implementation and testing to deployment.
• High-Impact Development: Work on systems used in restaurants around the globe, many running on legacy hardware – efficiency and stability are critical.
• Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional teams (including frontend, product, QA, and DevOps) to deliver robust features.
• Innovation with Purpose: Bring creative problem-solving to build performant, stable, and well-architected systems under real-world constraints.
• Independence and Leadership: Operate autonomously while driving forward best practices in backend development and system design.

What You’ll Bring

Technical Skills

• 5+ years of hands-on backend development experience Go, Java, Python (Go is what we use)
• 5+ years of experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, including performance optimization
• Solid understanding of API design principles and RESTful services (GraphQL is a nice bounus)
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.)
• Experience with containers (e.g., Docker) – an advantage
• Ability to develop efficient solutions that run reliably on lower-end hardware
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Knowledge of security best practices for backend systems
• Knowledge of messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, NATS, etc.)

Mindset & Experience

• Proven experience working on complex systems and large-scale projects
• A deep understanding of software architecture and the impact of design decisions
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to technical limitations
• Highly independent, reliable, and self-driven
• Excellent communication skills in English and Hebrew (verbal and written)
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities effectively

Join us to shaping the backbone of technology that is powering one of the world’s most dynamic industries!