Staff Software Engineer, Kafka & Kotlin (Logistics, Customer Choice)

We are on the lookout for a Staff Software Engineer (Kafka Kotlin) to join the Customer Logistics Choice Domain on our journey to always deliver amazing experiences.

The services of the Choice Domain determine which restaurants and shops a customer can order from. This step is essential for the entire conversion funnel - and our products make sure customers have the best possible choice in all places and at all times. For that we need to consider the unique topology of each city and the dynamic state of the fleet in real time. A challenging task given the high volume of requests and low latency demands.
You will work closely with the feature teams to drive the reliability quality scalability and efficiency of our services.

If youre a creative problem solver who is hungry for a new adventure an international workplace is waiting for you in the heart of Berlin!

• Drive technical improvements for our services together with EMs: Identify architectural blockers reliability risks and cost leaks (the problems) determine ballpark effort risk and benefit of possible solutions avoiding any over-engineering prioritize and plan solutions.
• Consult/inform domain leads whenever the decision between risk opportunity and costs is non-trivial.
• Solve the most critical problems for the domain that are beyond the scope of any squad while building consensus and sharing understanding of the solution.
• Serve as the mediator on the technical topics inside the organization (between squads domainsguilds) and outside of the organization (with platforms and brands)
• Be a key contributor to the tribes Backend chapter and provide input on tribe-level technical topics.
• Own the long-term architecture of the domain services and technical stack.
• Promote best practices across the teams.

Qualifications :

• Very deep understanding & proven experience of JVM-based technologies (Kotlin knowledge is a plus)
• Experience with complex distributed systems microservice architectures event-driven topologies using Kafka and their observability
• You have a deep understanding of the software stack cloud infrastructure and networking and you can be hands-on in all of them when needed
• You contribute completely autonomously creating transparency of your work for your Tech Lead and all the EM/teams you interact with.
• You have excellent communication skills and can clearly explain complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• You curious about the business goals our systems are serving

Nice to have:

• You have prior experience with the Python stack (in production) and Machine learning techniques
• You are passionate about technology and are not afraid to put forward and defend your opinions where needed.
• You have a track record of sharing knowledge through brown-bag sessions blog posts or conferences.
   

Additional Information :

Ensuring you and all our Heroes are looked after happy and healthy is always on the menu. Because if youre in good shape then were in good shape.

• Make the most of our hybrid working model and join the team for face-to-face connection and collaboration in our beautiful Berlin campus 2 days a week.
• We offer 27 days holiday with an extra day on 2nd and 3rd year of service.
• We will support you in developing yourself and your career growth opportunities: 1.000 Educational Budget Language Courses Parental Support and access to the Udemy Business platform to explore a variety of online courses.
• Get moving and release those wonderful mind-boosting endorphins: Health Checkups Meditation Gym & Bicycle Subsidy.
• Cash. Dough. Cheddar. Whatever you call it well help you with it: Employee Share Purchase Plan Sabbatical Bank  Public Transportation Ticket Discount Life & Accident Insurance Corporate Pension Plan.
• The power of getting together over some food is unrivaled. Here are a few ways to help you do that. All the yum: Digital Meal Vouchers Food Vouchers Corporate Discounts. Courses.

Ready to join our team If youre excited to grow collaborate and be part of the worlds leading delivery platform wed love to hear from you. Apply today!

We believe diversity and inclusion are key to creating not only an exciting product but also an amazing customer and employee experience. Fostering this starts with hiring - therefore we do not discriminate on the basis of racial identities religious beliefs color national origin gender identities or expressions sexual orientations age marital or disability statuses or any other aspect that makes you you.

We encourage you to let us know if you need any accommodations or specific accessibility support to ensure a smooth interview experiencejust let us know with an email to our Inclusion Officer at it in your application.

Severely disabled applicants with equal qualifications will be given preferential consideration.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time