Kotlin Backend Engineer Merchant Group

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.

Were looking for experienced Software Engineers to join various teams within the Merchant Group at Wolt! If you have a strong track record of building and maintaining scalable production-grade systems and want to drive impact at scale this is the place for you.

Who We Are

The Merchant Group consists of 150 engineers across 25 cross-functional teams working together to help merchants grow their businesses and streamline operations through innovative technology. Some of us focus on building seamless experiences for our merchants while others work on the behind-the-scenes magic that makes everything run smoothly.

What Youll Do

As an engineer in our group youll work on production-level microservices in Kotlin and Go helping shape how merchants succeed with Wolt. Youll have opportunities to:

• Design build and scale reliable systems that power merchant experiences.
• Work across the full development lifecycle from business logic and testing to cloud infrastructure and data streaming.
• Collaborate on architecture and technology choices that keep our systems simple scalable and efficient.
• Grow your skills and knowledge by working alongside experienced teammates in an environment that values learning and experimentation.

How We Work

• Autonomy & Ownership Our engineers have end-to-end responsibility for their services from implementation to production.
• Collaboration Architecture and working methods are defined together ensuring we make the best choices for long-term success.
• Scalability & Simplicity We value pragmatic solutions that keep our systems robust without unnecessary complexity. We use technologies that serve Wolt our teams and our engineers best. Youll have the freedom to experiment and adopt the tools that work.

Find out more by checking out our Kotlin-related Tech Talks below:

• Scaling Kotlin Backend Development Podcast

• Kotlin at Wolt

• Kotlin Meetup

Our Tech Stack

Our core technologies include Kotlin (Ktor Koin Spring gRPC) PostgreSQL MongoDB Kafka Redis GitHub Actions AWS Docker and Kubernetes.

Why Join Us

Wolt is a place where you can learn teach and grow. If youre passionate about building great technology and working in an environment that values teamwork and autonomy wed love to hear from you!

These open roles are based in our tech hubs in Helsinki or Stockholm. We work in distributed teams but might not be able to offer fully remote work or relocation.

Our humble expectations

Were seeking experienced Software Engineers with a strong background in building scalable microservices. While Kotlin is our primary language experience with Java Scala or other JVM backend languages is great. As we are exploring Go were looking for people who are confident in their ability to learn and teach!

Beyond technical expertise we value ownership collaboration and a mindset for growth. We think youre a great communicator who thrives in tackling complex challenges questioning conventions and working closely with teammates to build reliable scalable systems.

Next steps

We are hiring for multiple open positions across different teams in the Merchant Group. During the initial screening call our Talent Acquisition Partner will discuss with you your expectations and possible domain preferences as well as share more about the group. After the recruiter screening call during the rest of the interviewing steps youll meet hiring managers and software engineers from the Merchant group a specific team being proposed at the end of the process - thats the moment when youll get to meet your possible Team Lead. Throughout the process we will do our best to match your experience skills and aspirations with the most suitable Engineering team!

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.