Backend Software Engineer II

foodpanda is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience—fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in over 70+ countries worldwide. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index.

We are seeking a dynamic Backend Software Engineer (Golang)  to be part of Logistics Service Tech team. To provide a quick and satisfactory service at our agents' fingertips tailored to the local challenges to resolve our customer issues. The team develops solutions for service agents across all DeliveryHero brands including foodpanda to serve a holistic group of users which includes customers, vendors and riders.

Responsibilities:

• Designing and implementing the features which will be used across the global platform.
• Collaborate within cross-functional, international teams to manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables, driving holistic solutions.
• Contributing to designing and evolving the system architecture to meet current needs and support future growth and technologies.
• Enforcing coding standards and conducting thorough code reviews to maintain high-quality codebase. Implement automated testing frameworks to catch bugs early and ensure software reliability.
• Good understanding and independent application of cloud environment, CI/CD, testing and validation.
• Independently applies design patterns and best practices in reliability management (resiliency, autoscaling, monitoring, alerting).
• Identifying and resolving complex technical issues in software and infrastructure, continuously optimising for performance and scalability.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent education or practical experience.

• Overall 4-6 years of experience in backend development with mandatory proficiency in Golang.
• Hands-on experience with Design Patterns, Design Principles, Software Architecture and Algorithms and automated tests (unit, integration and functional).
• Understanding of microservices architecture and patterns, which is beneficial for designing scalable and maintainable systems would be a plus.
• Good knowledge of relational & distributed databases (Normal forms, ACID, isolation levels, index anatomy & concepts of distributed databases).
• Understanding development lifecycle and collaborating with cross-functional and international agile teams.
• Excellent written and spoken English communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team and collaborate with stakeholders across various disciplines.

What we offer:

• A dynamic and challenging work environment.
• A company committed to developing you personally and professionally.
• A great working atmosphere with regular company and team events.
• A vibrant and international team committed to diversity and inclusion.
• Responsibility from day one in a fast growing and global company.
• Other benefits include free food, health and dental insurance, and learning and development opportunities!

foodpanda is operated by Delivery Hero Group (“DH Group”) - the world’s leading local delivery platform, operating in 70+ markets across Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. Delivery Hero started as a food delivery service in 2011 and now employs 40,000+ people globally. Additionally, Delivery Hero is pioneering quick commerce, the next generation of e-commerce, aiming to bring groceries and household goods to customers in under one hour and often in 20 to 30 minutes. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017.

In July 2024, Delivery Hero SE merged three of its market-leading food delivery businesses, foodora and Yemeksepeti in Europe, and foodpanda in Asia. All three businesses now make up the second-largest organization within the Delivery Hero Group, and leading food and QCommerce delivery in 18 markets in both regions.