Delivery Hero

Quick Commerce

StaffSoftwareEngineer,LocalShops

Barcelona, Spain FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Staff Software Engineer, Local Shops at Delivery Hero. Skills: backend application development, Java, Kotlin, observability tools, message brokers, high code quality, automated testing, engineering best practices, system design, scalability, reliability, security. work on our next-generation platform. provide groceries for our hungry customers but also other daily urgent needs like drinks, fruits, snacks but also batteries”

What You'll Achieve.

build scalable solutions that support the entire global ecosystem of the Group; deliver an amazing experience—fast, easy, and to your door; make a significant and valuable contribution to the strategic positioning of the Delivery Hero Group on the global market through our unique expertise; deliver great experiences

Industry & Context.

Quick Commerce
Problems you'll solve

Troubleshoot issues; Identify complex problems and analyze potential solutions including workarounds as well as provide timely fixes

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

7+ years of experience in developing backend applications using Java and/or Kotlin, Experience with commonly used observability tools for monitoring/alerting/logging/ distributed tracing, such as Grafana, Prometheus, and Datadog, Experience with message brokers (SNS/SQS, Kafka, or Pub/Sub), Rigor in high code quality, automated testing, and other engineering best practices, Fluent English communication skills

Nice to Have

Experience leading initiatives that involve multiple squads or stakeholders

What You'll Do.

work on our next-generation platform

provide groceries for our hungry customers but also other daily urgent needs like drinks

snacks but also batteries

collaborate closely with product managers

and leadership across Q-Commerce

be part of a cross-functional team focused on the onboarding and early stages of our vendors

identify complex problems and analyze potential solutions including workarounds as well as provide timely fixes

work in a goal-driven environment

raise the collective level of expertise within the team

focusing on best practices

be a leader and a model

setting high standards for engineering excellence

scalability and security by example and mentorship

drive technological improvements through RFCs or other tools to explain

discuss and align decisions

paving the future of our solutions

assist domain leads in setting the technical vision and strategy

lead the creation and improvement of scalable and reliable systems

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

collaborating with cross-functional teams; collaborate closely with product managers, engineering leaders, and leadership across Q-Commerce; be part of a cross-functional team focused on the onboarding and early stages of our vendors; experience leading initiatives that involve multiple squads or stakeholders; discuss and align decisions; collaborate

Communication Scope

Fluent English communication skills

Process & Methodology

leading initiatives

Full Job Description

Glovo 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 around 65 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. As part of the Delivery Hero Group, Glovo is the fastest-growing multi-category app in Spain, 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, operating in more than 1500 cities across 25 countries. We are proud to make a significant and valuable contribution to the strategic positioning of the Delivery Hero Group on the global market through our unique expertise. We are hiring a Staff Software Engineer to join our[ Quick-Commerce Global Services team](https://www.deliveryhero.com/blog/quick-commerce/) in Barcelona to support the Delivery Hero Group's ecosystem with unique technologies. In this role, you'll have the unique opportunity to combine Glovo's vibrant, fast-paced culture with the reach and complexity of the Delivery Hero Group, one of the world's largest local delivery platforms. You'll be part of a Central Team based in Barcelona, collaborating with cross-functional teams to build scalable solutions that support the entire global ecosystem of the Group. * You will work on our next-generation platform to not only provide groceries for our hungry customers but also other daily urgent needs like drinks, fruits, snacks but also batteries. * You will collaborate closely with product managers, engineering leaders, and leadership across Q-Commerce. * You will be part of a cross-functional team focused on the onboarding and early stages of our vendors. * Troubleshoot issues, Identify complex problems and analyze potential solutions including workarounds as well as provid

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