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.
- Build and maintain high-throughput backend services using Go.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and frontend developers to ship features that support internal support agents across the globe.
- Design systems that are scalable, resilient, and easy to maintain.
- Lead and contribute to architectural discussions and technical decision-making.
- Write well-tested code and help the team maintain high code quality standards.
- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a proven track record of building and scaling complex systems.
- 2+ years of production experience in Golang, with the ability to mentor others and drive best practices across the team.
- Strong hands-on experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases — especially Cassandra.
- Solid understanding of designing and operating low-latency, high-throughput distributed systems.
Nice to have
- Background in Node.js or other backend languages.
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP) and event-driven architectures.
- Previous on-call experience, with a pragmatic approach to reliability and incident management.
What we value
- A product-oriented mindset — you think beyond the ticket, understand the “why” behind the work, and aim to create real impact for users, having a high level of resposability.
- Experience leading projects or making key technical decisions, especially in fast-paced environments.
- Clear and proactive communication skills, with a collaborative spirit — we move fast, but we succeed together.
These positions will be filled as soon as we find the right persons, so make sure to apply as soon as you realize you really, really want to join us!
Are you curious about our hiring process? Check out our careers page for more info.
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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Skills Required
- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Proven experience building and scaling complex systems
- 2+ years of production experience with Golang
- Ability to mentor others and drive engineering best practices
- Hands-on experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, especially Cassandra
- Experience designing and operating low-latency, high-throughput distributed systems
- Background in Node.js or other backend languages
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure such as AWS or GCP
- Familiarity with event-driven architectures
- Previous on-call experience
- Experience leading projects or making key technical decisions
- Clear, proactive communication and collaborative skills
Wolt Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Wolt and has not been reviewed or approved by Wolt.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Corporate postings highlight equity as part of the compensation package, offering ownership potential alongside salary and benefits. Mentions of stock in certain locations indicate accessible participation beyond base pay.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Job materials describe generous vacation allowances and strong time‑off policies in several markets. A global parental‑leave policy with top‑ups beyond statutory levels is also cited.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Materials describe wellness support such as an Employee Assistance Program, fitness or sports perks, and product credits or discounts. Country‑specific allowances and perk platforms add practical lifestyle value in some locations.
Wolt Insights
What We Do
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.
