- Design, develop, operate, and maintain cutting-edge solutions that allow for reuse and extensibility while solving primary problems at scale.
- Build and maintain backend solutions, working in the code to understand at a detailed level how the software works.
- Cultivate a deep understanding of how your systems impact our developers and other systems.
- Help grow other engineers technically by mentoring, pairing, and developing learning opportunities.
- Contribute to a culture of engineering excellence and strengthen the technical expertise of our engineering and product teams.
- Drive data-driven decisions to enhance the developer experience and implement proactive changes impacting the entire organization.
Must haves:
- Proven experience as a Developer Experience Engineer, Backend Engineer, or similar role.
- 6+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering and designing systems at scale.
- Strong understanding of software development processes and best practices.
- Proficiency in or willingness to learn at least one of the following programming languages: Python3, Go (we primarily use Python and Go in our team).
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).
- Proactive, data-driven mindset with the ability to drive changes that impact the entire organization.
- Good Working knowledge of databases such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB or Cassandra.
Nice to haves:
- If you have done any of the following, Nodejs, TypeScript, and ReactJS or Rust.
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Buildkite, Argo Workflows, or similar.
- Proficiency in scripting and automation (e.g., Python, Bash, Go).
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience with Bazel, Spinnaker, and other build and deployment tools.
- Knowledge of package management, compliance & validations, and metrics.
- Experience in supporting large-scale development teams across multiple locations.
- Familiarity with on-call rotations and SOX compliance.
- Experience with asynchronous event streaming platforms or message queues (e.g., Kafka).
- You can choose the location from our tech hubs Helsinki, Berlin or Stockholm. You have the chance to decide the ways of working - a hybrid, at the office, or remote within the locations above.
- In addition to our country-specific benefits, our compensation package includes a monthly salary based on your expertise and equity. The latter makes it exceptionally easy to be excited about our company growing and doing well, as you'll own a piece of the pie. 🚀
- You would get to work in a company culture where we take ownership beyond the obvious, do common things uncommonly well, we think big but stay humble, do right by people, we treat others kindly and justly, recognise that if we don’t learn, we won’t stay still but fall behind and keep in mind that Luke was Yoda’s greatest achievement. Read more about how we work. 🤩
Next steps
The position will be filled as soon as we find the right person, so make sure to apply as soon as you realise you really, really want to join us!
If you want to check up on your application or have any further questions about the position you can turn to Group Talent Acquisition Partner / Analytics, Michal Szafraniec at [email protected]
About Wolt
Wolt is a technology company that makes it incredibly easy to discover and get the best restaurants, grocery stores and other local shops delivered to your home or office. Wolt is not just a delivery app – we’re a technology company building a commerce platform to seamlessly connect our millions of customers with thousands of merchant and courier partners, in real-time across 23 countries and 250+ cities. Our apps (iOS and Android) have the industry’s highest ratings, largely thanks to our customer-first-mindset, which shows in how we build products and run operations. In June 2022 we officially joined forces with DoorDash. Combined, we have a presence in 27 countries, 23 of which operate with the Wolt brand and app. Wolt and DoorDash continue largely independently, with Wolt’s name, brand, product, technology and team.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
We want to have all sorts of people in our team – people like you and me, and people different from you and me. To be able to work with diverse teammates – when it comes to gender, age, ethnicity, life background, sexual orientation, political views, religion, or any other personal trait – we consciously aim to offer equal opportunity for everyone to work with us. This is because we believe diverse teams make the most thought-through decisions and build things in the most inclusive way.
Join us today to build Wolt together!
The position will be filled as soon as we find the right person, so make sure to apply as soon as you realize you really, really want to join us!
The compensation will be a negotiable combination of monthly pay and DoorDash RSUs. The latter makes it exceptionally easy to be excited about our company growing and doing well, as you’ll own a piece of the pie.
