Backend Engineer, Growth Alliance(m/f/d)

The role

The Payments Offering team is the critical pillar of our payment infrastructure at HelloFresh. We are responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the core payment systems that power every transaction across the organization. We own several critical backend services for the Payments Tribe within the Growth Alliance, and our team plays a crucial role in ensuring the scalability, reliability, and security of our end-to-end payment ecosystem.

The primary responsibility of a Mid-Level Backend Engineer in the Payments Offering squad is to develop and maintain core backend services responsible for integrating various Payment methods which provide convenience for customers to pay using desired payment methods and successfully able to process their payment. This role also involves close collaboration with engineers from many other teams across the organization to provide seamless, secure payment processing for both existing and new customers across all HelloFresh markets globally.

What you’ll do

• Contribute to the design, development, deployment, and operations of payment systems and integrations, applying DevOps practices, pair programming, and modern engineering methodologies
• Actively participate as a collaborative member within autonomous, cross-functional agile teams, working closely with product owners, frontend engineers, and mobile developers to deliver reliable payment solutions.
• Develop a solid understanding of HelloFresh's payment infrastructure and architecture, supporting teammates through code reviews, knowledge sharing, and contributing to technical documentation.
• Work with modern technologies such as AWS Cloud, Go/Kotlin, Kafka, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, and observability tools to build scalable and secure payment systems that serve millions of customers globally.

What you’ll bring

• Solid backend development skills in a microservices architecture, with proficiency in one of the following languages: Golang, Java, or Kotlin.
• Working knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools, particularly Docker and Kubernetes, and an understanding of CI/CD principles, with exposure to modern deployment pipelines.
• Familiarity with software design and testing methodologies such as TDD, BDD, and distributed system patterns, with eagerness to deepen your expertise.
• Experience across the development lifecycle—from writing unit and integration tests to deploying and monitoring distributed applications in production environments.
• Proficiency in working with relational databases and experience with event-driven systems such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Prior experience in the Payments domain and working with PSPs & Payment methods would be a plus

Interacting with front-end developers, designers, product managers and our teams around the world is very much part of our day-to-day, so communication skills are vital. We are looking for strong problem-solvers who can apply their engineering skills to a wide range of platforms and environments, while also acting as an ambassador to coach team members and stakeholders.

What we offer

Elevate your lifestyle! Join one of Europe's fastest-growing tech powerhouses in a dynamic phase of expansion.

• Immerse yourself in a diverse global community of 90+ nationalities.
• Enjoy a competitive compensation package that goes beyond the norm, with perks like a HelloFresh- subsidized Pension Scheme, Berlin relocation support, and a Hybrid working model.
• Elevate your lifestyle with exclusive discounts on your weekly HelloFresh box and office meals.
• Invest in your growth with a German language learning budget, and access to the HelloFresh Academy.
• Plus, we've got your well-being covered with mental health support, transportation perks, and working-parent-friendly benefits. From our 24/7 gym access,wellbeing platforms like Headspace and Spill, to sabbatical leave options, HelloFresh is not just a workplace; it's a lifestyle of perks and possibilities!

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