Engineering
Berlin, Germany
Full-time
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About Wolt
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 weâre building the delivery of (almost) everything and youâll 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 isnât always easy, but itâs definitely exciting. Here youâll learn more, build more, and ship more than in most other companies. Youâll be challenged a lot, but also have a lot of fun on the way. So, if youâre a self-starter with drive and entrepreneurial spirit, this could be the ride of your life.
Weâre hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Merchant Data Hub team - a group on a mission to redefine how merchant data powers Woltâs platform. Weâre looking for someone who thrives in complex technical environments and enjoys the autonomy of building systems from the ground up.
The Merchant Data Hub team builds and owns the core systems responsible for indexing and serving merchant data across Wolt. Their work ensures that merchant information is reliable, consistent, and lightning-fast - forming a critical foundation for the entire delivery ecosystem. This distributed team of backend engineers and a team lead based across Helsinki and Berlin.
The team is currently rebuilding the foundations of Woltâs merchant data flows to support future use cases across multiple markets. In addition to developing new systems, the team also leads site reliability efforts for the Wolt Merchant group - taking part in on-call rotations and working closely with SRE specialists to ensure smooth and reliable merchant operations across all markets.
This is a greenfield opportunity to design and build large-scale distributed systems that directly impact millions of users worldwide. As part of this team, youâll have high ownership, visible impact, and the freedom to make key architectural and product decisions. Youâll collaborate closely with other engineers across Wolt to shape the future of merchant data at scale.
For this role, you can be based in Berlin or Helsinki, and enjoy our flexible hybrid setup - work from the office, home, or combine both, depending on your preference.
Our humble expectations
Several years of professional experience designing and scaling backend or distributed systems in production.
At least 2 years of hands-on experience with Go (Golang), plus the ability to mentor peers and promote engineering best practices.
Proven experience with high-traffic, low-latency, and high-performance applications.
Familiarity with technologies like Cassandra, Kafka, and gRPC - or similar modern data and messaging systems.
Solid understanding of distributed systems architecture, tuned for reliability, low latency, and high throughput.
Previous on-call experience and a pragmatic approach to reliability, incident response, and ownership.
Excellent communication skills - you can explain complex ideas clearly, make thoughtful trade-offs, and collaborate effectively across teams.
Why youâll love working here
Build something from the ground up: help shape a brand-new, globally scaled system that underpins key business operations.
High, visible impact: your work will directly influence how merchant data powers the experiences of millions of customers, couriers, and merchants.
Real ownership: make meaningful technical decisions with end-to-end accountability.
International collaboration: join a truly global environment, with opportunities to travel for team offsites and work on cross-team initiatives across the globe.
Next Steps
Weâll fill this position as soon as we find the right person - so apply when you realize you really, really want to join us!
The compensation will be a combination of monthly pay and equity. The latter makes it exceptionally easy to be excited about our company growing and doing well, as youâll own a piece of the pie.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Weâre committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. Thatâs 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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Engineering at Wolt
We build the technologies powering Wolt. Our apps connect millions of customers, hundreds of thousands of courier partners, and tens of thousands of shops and restaurants. We now operate in 30 countries, 500+ cities and weâre growing fast.
We build at scale, are laser-focused on building world-class customer experiences, and do things with heart. Dive with us into the complex problems of building the delivery of (almost) everything.
Engineering at Wolt
What we're working on
On this journey towards delivery of (almost) everything, weâre building a wide suite of products â from the systems powering our own Wolt Market stores, to our support tooling, and even fintech solutions.
Get a sneak peek into what weâre working on through our Wolt Tech blog, Wolt Tech Talks podcast, and more from the link below.
@WoltEngineering
We build beautiful products, the Wolt way
We like to do things well and move fast. Doing that requires less red tape and more trust.
At Wolt, every product team has the resources, talent, and autonomy they need to deliver the task at hand. This way our teams stay close to their customers. They work how they see best, and in return, theyâre responsible for seeking alignment and owning the outcome.
Our Product Playbook
Our culture
At Wolt, youâll learn more, build more, and ship more than in most other companies.
Youâll be challenged a lot, but also have a lot of fun on the way. All of which comes from working with passionate, caring, down-to-earth and super-smart people.
Our culture
âWolt is a great environment for screwing up, learning from that, growing, and moving on to do things better. We never blame anyone for mistakes, we just make sure we can learn from themâ
Kimbo, Software Engineer
Read Kimbo's story
Team
Engineering at Wolt
We build the technologies powering Wolt. Our apps connect millions of customers, hundreds of thousands of courier partners, and tens of thousands of shops and restaurants. We now operate in 30 countries, 500+ cities and weâre growing fast.
We build at scale, are laser-focused on building world-class customer experiences, and do things with heart. Dive with us into the complex problems of building the delivery of (almost) everything.
Engineering at Wolt
Tech blog
What we're working on
On this journey towards delivery of (almost) everything, weâre building a wide suite of products â from the systems powering our own Wolt Market stores, to our support tooling, and even fintech solutions.
Get a sneak peek into what weâre working on through our Wolt Tech blog, Wolt Tech Talks podcast, and more from the link below.
@WoltEngineering
How we work
We build beautiful products, the Wolt way
We like to do things well and move fast. Doing that requires less red tape and more trust.
At Wolt, every product team has the resources, talent, and autonomy they need to deliver the task at hand. This way our teams stay close to their customers. They work how they see best, and in return, theyâre responsible for seeking alignment and owning the outcome.
Our Product Playbook
Our culture
Our culture
At Wolt, youâll learn more, build more, and ship more than in most other companies.
Youâll be challenged a lot, but also have a lot of fun on the way. All of which comes from working with passionate, caring, down-to-earth and super-smart people.
Our culture
Our people
âWolt is a great environment for screwing up, learning from that, growing, and moving on to do things better. We never blame anyone for mistakes, we just make sure we can learn from themâ
Kimbo, Software Engineer
Read Kimbo's story