Senior Backend Architect (Real Time Systems)

We are recruiting a Senior Backend Architect (Real -Time
Systems) for one of our clients, a well -known information technology company based in
Muscat, Oman.

About Our Client:

Our client is a leading information technology company based in Muscat,
Oman, known for delivering innovative and reliable technology solutions across
various industries. With a strong focus on quality, efficiency, and customer
satisfaction, the company specializes in developing customized software,
digital transformation solutions, and scalable platforms tailored to meet
evolving business needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and own the end -to -end architecture for a real -time,
  event -driven backend serving
  
• Define data models and streaming topologies
  
• Create blueprints for stateful stream processing
  
• Architect for deterministic low latency (<50ms p99) by
  optimizing garbage collection, lock -free data structures, and CPU caching behavior
  
• Design data partitioning and replication strategies for both
  hot and warm storage
  
• Set coding standards for non -blocking I/O
  
• Lead architectural reviews to ensure real -time SLAs are met
  under peak load
  
• Create runbooks for real -time debugging (async stack traces,
  latency flame graphs)
  

Requirements

• 8+ years of backend development, with 3+ years specifically
  in real -time or low -latency systems
  
• Strong hands -on backend architecture and system design
  experience
  
• Proven experience building or leading high -concurrency,
  low -latency systems
  
• Strong understanding of concurrency, race conditions, atomic
  operations, consistency, idempotency, and fault tolerance
  
• Experience with real -time or event -driven systems
  
• Experience designing systems where response time under load
  is critical
  
• Strong backend development experience in Golang and Python
  
• Experience with caching, in -memory data stores, relational
  databases, APIs, queues, and event -driven architecture
  
• Experience with WebSocket or similar real -time communication
  mechanisms
  
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, containers,
  orchestration, and production -grade backend deployment
  
• Ability to stay hands -on technically while also leading
  engineers and making architectural decisions
  

• Experience measuring and optimizing latency under load
  
• Familiarity with p95/p99 latency, load testing, performance
  tuning, and scaling
  
• Experience with production monitoring, bottleneck analysis,
  and incident handling
  
• Experience in distributed systems where correctness and
  speed both matter
  

• Betting/Sportsbook
  
• Gaming Backend
  
• Trading/Fintech Transaction Systems
  
• Live Scoring
  
• Messaging/Chat Systems
  
• Ride dispatch/Allocation Systems
  
• Other Real -time, Transaction -heavy platforms
  

We are specifically looking for a candidate who has worked
on systems where many users or events happen at the same time, and the backend
must process them correctly, consistently, and quickly under load.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
  
• Employee Benefits as per the Oman Labour Law