Staff Engineer | Group Operations

Every parcel we deliver starts with an engineering decision

At Instabee we dont just move parcels we solve some of the most complex physical-world problems in European logistics at scale. From the algorithms that optimize a drivers route to the systems that predict terminal throughput hours in advance our engineering decisions have a direct impact on millions of deliveries every day.

Were now looking for a Staff Engineer to join our technical leadership group someone who doesnt just write great code but shapes how entire teams think build and deliver.

About the Role

This isnt a traditional engineering role. As a Staff Engineer in Group Operations you sit at the intersection of technical strategy and real-world logistics. You work alongside Product and Engineering Management to ensure multiple teams are building the right things in the right way at the right scale.

Think of yourself as the technical glue the person who bridges business ambition and engineering execution who spots the hard problems before they become expensive ones and who raises the bar for the entire engineering organization around you.

What Youll Do

• Drive Technical Strategy & Architecture Set the technical direction across multiple teams in Operations. Youll guide engineers toward right-sized solutions balancing high-scale stability with the speed needed to move the needle on operational KPIs.

• Tackle Genuinely Hard Problems Forecasting incoming parcel volumes optimizing terminal throughput routing thousands of drivers in real time these are the kinds of challenges that define our business and your days.

• Champion Developer Experience Identify and eliminate technical friction. Youll lead initiatives to improve testing environments and deployment speed keeping our engineering organization sharp and efficient.

• Bridge Business & Tech Translate complex business requirements into evolvable technical designs. Youll help teams understand how their code directly impacts the P&L of our logistics network and why that matters.

• Mentor & Build Culture Act as a role model for the engineering community. Youll mentor senior engineers promote a culture of learning from failure and foster cross-team collaboration to ensure we dont reinvent the wheel.

• Enable Data-Driven Decisions Work closely with Data and Product teams to ensure our systems produce high-quality insights that power company-wide decisions.

What Were Looking For

You dont need to be an expert in everything your teams do but you should care deeply about helping them succeed. We think youll thrive in this role if you are:

• A Technical Leader You have broad experience building distributed systems and can navigate deep technical dives and high-level architectural trade-offs with equal confidence.

• Strategic & Pragmatic You know that perfect is the enemy of good. You favor an iterative mindset delivering value early and often rather than waiting for the ideal solution.

• Operationally Curious Youre fascinated by the intersection of software and physical operations. Experience in logistics routing or hardware integration is a significant plus.

• A Communicator & Collaborator You can translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders and thrive in a cross-functional environment where engineering product and business work closely together toward shared goals.

• A Quality Advocate You hold a high bar for stability and security but you know how to achieve it without killing the pace of innovation.

Why join Instabee

You wont just be another employee here; youll be a builder. We offer the chance to sharpen your skills alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry. If youre someone who sees an inefficient process and thinks I can make that better youre going to love it here.

The Perks:

The Best View in Town Our Stockholm HQ offers a stunning 360-degree panorama.

Dog-Friendly Culture No need to leave your best friend at home; our furry friends have their own floor!

Unwind & Recharge Whether its a competitive game of Foosball or a Karaoke solo we take our fun seriously.

Family First We support our new parents with six months of parental pay.

Birthday Gift Enjoy a fully paid day off to celebrate another trip around the sun.

Work-Life Harmony Hybrid working and flexible hours come as standard.

The Journey So Far

Instabee was born when two pioneers Budbee and Instabox joined forces. Today we are on a mission to become the leading European e-commerce enabler. We are a high-speed business expanding across borders and constantly evolving. As our journey grows in scale and complexity we need people like you to help us navigate the road ahead.

This recruitment process consists of background checks via Verifiera as a review of previous public criminal records. The result is public information that is handled confidentially. This is mandatory for all recruitment processes at Instabee in Sweden.