Senior Backend Engineer (Golang)

About Wolt

At Wolt we create technology that brings joy simplicity and earnings to the neighborhoods of the 2014 we started with delivery of restaurant food. Now were building the delivery of (almost) everything and youll find us in over 500 cities in 30 countries around the 2022 we joined forces with DoorDash and together we keep on dreaming big and expanding across the globe.

Working at Wolt isnt always easy but its definitely exciting. Here youll learn more build more and ship more than in most other companies. Youll be challenged a lot but also have a lot of fun on the way. So if youre a self-starter with drive and entrepreneurial spirit this could be the ride of your life.

Engineering the future of customer support at a global scale

As we scale our operations from 30 to 60 countries supporting millions of users and partners our internal tools need to scale with us. The Support Engineering group is at the heart of this mission. We build high-performance admin applications and core operational tools that empower our support teams to work smarter and faster. A key part of this is our in-house chat platform which already handles around 5 million conversations every month. On top of this foundation were developing advanced features to reduce manual work improve communication and proactively resolve issues often before our users even notice them.

Our systems range from automated reach-outs for delayed orders to deeply integrated tools that enable our support teams to deliver assistance quickly reliably and with a human touch. By removing inefficiencies and automating repetitive tasks were ensuring that Wolts 25M users and 300K partners receive world-class support at scale.

Were now looking for a Backend Engineer (Golang) to join us in building scalable low-latency systems that power these tools and shape the future of customer support at Wolt. Youll work on impactful products that directly influence how millions of people experience Wolt every day.

This role can be based in one of our tech hubs in Helsinki Berlin or Tallinn.

What youll do:

• Build and maintain high-throughput backend services using Go.
• Collaborate with product managers designers and frontend developers to ship features that support internal support agents across the globe.
• Design systems that are scalable resilient and easy to maintain.
• Lead and contribute to architectural discussions and technical decision-making.
• Write well-tested code and help the team maintain high code quality standards.
  
  

Our humble expectations:

• 7 years of professional software engineering experience with a proven track record of building and scaling complex systems.
• Experience working with Golang in production (at least 2 years) with the ability to mentor others and drive best practices across the team.
• Strong hands-on experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases and Cassandra is a nice bonus.
• Solid understanding of designing and operating low-latency high-throughput distributed systems.

Nice to have

• Background in or other backend languages.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS GCP) and event-driven architectures.
• Previous on-call experience with a pragmatic approach to reliability and incident management. We support healthy balanced on-call practices and make sure responsibility is shared fairly.

What we value

• A product-oriented mindset you think beyond the ticket understand the why behind the work and aim to create real impact for users having a high level of resposability.
• Experience leading projects or making key technical decisions especially in fast-paced environments.
• Clear and proactive communication skills with a collaborative spirit we move fast but we succeed together.
• Commitment to inclusivity: we value diverse perspectives and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply even if you dont meet 100% of the requirements.

Next steps:

We review applications on a rolling basis and encourage you to apply as soon as you feel excited about this opportunity. If you need any adjustments in our hiring process (for example related to accessibility caregiving or personal circumstances) let us know well be happy to support.

Are you curious about our hiring process Check out ourcareers page for more info.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Were committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company industry and cities. Thats why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds experiences and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools resources and opportunity to excel.