Staff Engineer, Core Developer Experience - Build & Release

Summary

Join us today to build Wolt together! As a Staff Engineer in the Core Group, you will be exposed to platform development, technical leadership, innovation, mentorship, collaboration, developer experience, documentation, security, and data-driven decision-making.

Requirements

• +2 years of proven experience as a Staff- or Principal Engineer in large-scale CI/CD tooling
• 8+ 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)
• Strong familiarity with containerisation and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Proactive, data-driven mindset with the ability to drive changes that impact the entire organisation
• Strong familiarity with containerisation and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience in supporting large-scale development teams across multiple locations
• Experience in build and release domain within +500 microservices and multi-region Kubernetes clusters

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of a robust, scalable platform architecture that supports our business goals and growth
• Provide technical direction and leadership to multiple teams to ensure the best software development, deployment, and maintenance practices
• Drive the adoption of cutting-edge technologies and methodologies to improve platform efficiency, scalability, reliability and security
• Mentor and guide engineers at various levels, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
• Work closely with Core's engineers and other engineering teams to align platform initiatives with business needs and goals
• Ensure the platform's high reliability by advocating for and implementing effective solutions across the engineering organisation
• Design, develop, and maintain build and release processes that automate and streamline the daily work of engineers
• Create systems to assess and enhance the platform's efficiency and maturity
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of platform architecture, design decisions, and best practices to facilitate knowledge sharing and onboarding
• Implement and enforce best practices to protect data and maintain the integrity of our platform in alignment with our Security Engineers
• Using facts, metrics, and data to guide strategic decisions that align with your goals, objectives, and initiatives
• Jump on implementation topics wherever seniority is needed. (Go/Python)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Bazel, Spinnaker, or other large-scale build and deployment tools
• Knowledge of package management, compliance & validations, and metrics
• Familiarity with on-call rotations and SOX compliance
• Experience with asynchronous event streaming platforms or message queues (e.g., Kafka)