At Wolt, we create technology that brings joy, simplicity and earnings to the neighborhoods of the world. In 2014 we started with delivery of restaurant food. Now we’re building the delivery of (almost) everything and you’ll find us in over 500 cities in 30 countries around the world. In 2022 we joined forces with DoorDash and together we keep on dreaming big and expanding across the globe.
Working at Wolt isn’t always easy, but it’s definitely exciting. Here you’ll learn more, build more, and ship more than in most other companies. You’ll be challenged a lot, but also have a lot of fun on the way. So, if you’re a self-starter with drive and entrepreneurial spirit, this could be the ride of your life.
The Build & Deploy team specialises in making sure that 1000s of engineers have a non-eventful journey with their pipelines and deployments. We don’t just use tools; we build systems that give these tools meaning in a cohesive journey. We are in the midst of a transformation where we turn this team up to 11. Come and join us if you would like to see CI/CD at scale.
What you'll be doing- Design, develop, operate, and maintain cutting-edge solutions that allow for reuse and extensibility while solving primary problems at scale.
- Build and maintain backend solutions, working in the code to understand at a detailed level how the software works.
- Cultivate a deep understanding of how your systems impact our developers and other systems.
- Help grow other engineers technically by mentoring, pairing, and developing learning opportunities.
- Contribute to a culture of engineering excellence and strengthen the technical expertise of our engineering and product teams.
- Drive data-driven decisions to enhance the developer experience and implement proactive changes impacting the entire organization.
- Proven experience as a Platform Engineer, Backend Engineer, or similar role.
- 6+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering and designing systems at scale.
- Strong understanding of software development processes and best practices.
- Proficiency in or willingness to learn at least one of the following programming languages: Go, Python3 (we primarily use Go in our team).
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).
- Proactive, data-driven mindset with the ability to drive changes that impact the entire organization.
- Good Working knowledge of databases such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Cassandra.
- Worked with monorepos with build tools such as Bazel.
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Buildkite, Argo Workflows, Spinnaker, or similar.
- Proficiency in scripting and automation.
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
- Knowledge of package management, compliance & validations, and metrics.
- Experience in supporting large-scale development teams across multiple locations.
- Familiarity with on-call rotations and SOX compliance.
- Experience with asynchronous event streaming platforms or message queues (e.g., Kafka).
- You can choose the location from our tech hubs, Helsinki, Berlin, or Stockholm. You have the chance to decide the ways of working - a hybrid, at the office, or remote within the locations above.
- In addition to our country-specific benefits, our compensation package includes a monthly salary based on your expertise and equity. The latter makes it exceptionally easy to be excited about our company growing and doing well, as you'll own a piece of the pie. 🚀
- You would get to work in a company culture where we take ownership beyond the obvious, do common things uncommonly well, we think big but stay humble, do right by people, we treat others kindly and justly, recognise that if we don’t learn, we won’t stay still but fall behind and keep in mind that Luke was Yoda’s greatest achievement. Read more about how we work. 🤩
The position will be filled as soon as we find the right person, so make sure to apply as soon as you realise you really, really want to join us!
If you want to check up on your application or have any further questions about the position, you can turn to Group Talent Acquisition Partner - Core group, Michal Szafraniec, at [email protected]
We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s 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.
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Wolt is a Helsinki-based technology company that provides an online platform for consumers, merchants and couriers. It connects people looking to order food and other goods with people interested in selling and delivering them. To enable this, Wolt develops a wide range of technologies from local logistics to retail software and financial solutions – as well as operating its own grocery stores under the Wolt Market brand.
Wolt’s products include Wolt+ (subscription service for customers), Wolt for Work (meal benefits and office deliveries for companies), Wolt Drive (fast last-mile deliveries for merchants) and Wolt Self-Delivery (service for merchant partners with their own delivery staff). Wolt’s mission is to make cities better by empowering and growing local communities. Wolt was founded in 2014 and joined forces with DoorDash in 2022. DoorDash operates in 29 countries today, 25 of which are with the Wolt product and brand.
