Backend Engineer

Summary

Join Wolt, a Helsinki-based technology company, as a Software Engineer to develop production-level backend services in Python. You will work within one of Wolt's 70+ product teams, contributing to various projects such as Fintech or Consumer-facing products. The role involves the entire development process, from business logic to deployment, utilizing technologies like Python (FastAPI), PostgreSQL, and AWS. Wolt offers a flexible hybrid work setup and a competitive compensation package including monthly pay and DoorDash RSUs. The company emphasizes collaboration, continuous learning, and a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Requirements

• Develop production-level microservices in Python
• Experience with building high-load and large-scale systems in Python
• Handle the whole development cycle all the way to production
• Ability to tackle big challenges together, envision scalability and availability, and dare to question conventional decisions
• Quickly grasp new concepts and thrive in an environment of continuous learning
• Collaborate well with others
• Take ownership beyond the obvious
• Have an insatiable hunger for knowledge
• Make collaborative decisions
• Enthusiastically collaborate with diverse teams Woltwide

Responsibilities

• Develop production-level backend services in Python
• Handle the whole development process (business logic, testing, database & data streaming, CI/CD, analytics, cloud) in an autonomous manner
• Build things that are accessible and made to scale
• Keep our systems in the best shape by simplifying the unnecessary complexity
• Make decisions as a team and group of teams for our ways of working and take architectural decisions together
• Choose the best technologies that work for Wolt, their teams and themselves

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in domains such search and discovery or payments

Benefits

• Flexible hybrid setup: you can choose to work from the office, remotely, or a mix of both
• Negotiable combination of monthly pay and DoorDash RSUs