Senior Backend Engineer (They/She/He)

Not your usual app. We are the fastest-growing multi-category app connecting millions of users with businesses, and couriers, offering on-demand services from more than 170,000 local restaurants, grocers and supermarkets, and high street retail stores. 

We operate in more than 1500 cities across 25 countries. Every year, +200k merchants generate over 4B€ in sales through our platform and over 20M customers get their goods delivered in minutes.

We have a vision: To give everyone easy access to anything in their cities.

And this is where your ride starts…

YOUR MISSION

We are hiring for multiple teams at Glovo, with diverse scopes, User Acquisition Flow, Courier Fraud mitigation, Order Dispatching system, payments, etc. We are looking for someone that raises the bar in the team, leading initiatives, being a technical reference for other engineers and mentoring them

THE JOURNEY

• Work on challenging problems regarding large amounts of data processing (reads and writes).
• Lead technical projects that have a broad impact in the business.
• Keep our tier-1 system up and running ensuring that our business runs smoothly
• Mentor team members and share knowledge to make the team grow.
• Develop software using modern engineering approaches and agile principles.
• Make our technology and our team scale as the business grows.
• Own your deliverables from start to finish.
• Deliver high-quality solutions.
• Participate in technical decisions.
• Take part in product-experimentation.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE RIDE

• Computer Science or similar degree.
• Experience diagnosing and resolving performance problems in complex software systems.
• 5+ years of relevant full-time experience.
• Strong Java or other high level language skills.
• Experience mentoring team members and leading technical projects.
• Extensive knowledge of object-oriented programming and software architecture.
• Strong will to adhere to best practices in OO development and a need to leave well-structured code in your tracks.
• The urge to write automated tests.
• Knowledge of relational databases and other approaches to data management.
• Knowledge of concurrency and Event-Driven Development.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Vivid interest in at least one area outside of coding (architecture, algorithms, optimization, automation, scalability, etc.)
• You have strong written and verbal communication skills in English.

Even if it seems you don't meet our musts don't let it stop you, we are all about finding the best talent out there! Skills can be learned, and embracing diversity is invaluable.

We believe driven talent deserves:

• 🌟 An enticing equity plan *if applicable 
• 💪 Top-notch private health insurance to keep you at your peak.
• 🍔 Monthly Glovo credits so you can test new features in our beta app (and to satisfy your cravings!) 
• 💳 Discounts on transportation, food, and even kindergarten expenses or office-based nursery.
• 🏊 Discounted gym memberships to keep you energized.
• 🏖️ The freedom to work from home two days a week, and the opportunity to work from anywhere for up to three weeks a year. .
• 👪 Enhanced parental leave (*if applicable) 
• 🧠 Online therapy and wellbeing benefits 

We’ll deliver a non-vanilla culture built on talent, where we work to amplify the impact on millions of people, paving the way forward together. 

At Glovo, we truly value diversity for the positive impact it brings to our teams, products, and culture. We're dedicated to providing equal opportunities for talent from all backgrounds. 

Feel free to note your pronouns in your application (e.g., she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc).

Delve into our culture by taking a peek at our Instagram and check out our Linkedin and website!