Senior Backend Engineer

Summary

Join Wolt, a leading technology company, as a Software Engineer to develop production-level backend services in Python. You will be part of a large engineering organization working across various product teams, contributing to consumer-facing products, logistics optimization, financial services, or merchant support. Wolt offers a collaborative environment, utilizing technologies like Python (FastAPI), PostgreSQL, and AWS. Opportunities exist for both senior and junior engineers, with a focus on teamwork, scalability, and continuous learning. The company provides a flexible hybrid work setup and relocation support. Wolt is committed to diversity and inclusion, fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment.

Requirements

• Develop production-level microservices in Python
• Have experience with building high-load and large-scale systems in Python
• Handle the whole development cycle all the way to production
• 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
• Build high-load and large-scale systems 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 with other modern languages, such as Kotlin and Go

Benefits

• Flexible hybrid setup: you can choose to work from the office, remotely, or a mix of both
• Relocation support if interested in relocating to Helsinki from another country