Software Backend Engineer

Glovo
Barcelona, Spain
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Intermediate

Job location

Remote
Barcelona, Spain

Tech stack

Java
A/B testing
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Relational Databases
Amazon DynamoDB
Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
Python
PostgreSQL
Log Analysis
MongoDB
MySQL
NoSQL
Redis
Prometheus
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Software Engineering
Datadog
Data Logging
Grafana
Backend
Kotlin
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Kubernetes
Functional Programming
Kibana
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Docker
ELK
Go
Microservices

Job description

development, and maintenance of our critical backend services, ensuring their scalability, performance, and reliability. You will be fundamental in the evolution of our architecture, working primarily with Go (Golang) and the JVM ecosystem, making the most of AWS Cloud services and ensuring complete visibility of our systems through observability tools like Grafana. Our mission is to build a cutting-edge backend infrastructure that supports millions of daily transactions, making performance, reliability, and scalability key aspects of every development process. If you are a creative problem solver looking for an opportunity to work on high-impact global projects, this role is for you. Design, develop, and implement high-quality, high-performance backend services primarily using Go (Golang) and JVM-based technologies. Ensure the scalability, reliability, and efficiency of our systems, optimizing the use of AWS Cloud Services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, DynamoDB, etc.). Implement and

Requirements

maintain observability tools (monitoring, logging, tracing) using platforms like Grafana, Prometheus, ELK Stack, etc., Identify and address performance bottlenecks, security vulnerabilities, and reliability issues in the backend infrastructure. 3+ years of professional backend software development experience working on modern backend programming languages, such as Go (Golang), Java, Python, or Kotlin. Demonstrated experience in designing, implementing, and operating scalable and highly available systems on AWS Cloud Services. ~ Hands-on experience with observability tools like Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, or Kibana for monitoring, alerting, and log analysis. ~ Deep understanding of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (e.g., DynamoDB, MongoDB, Redis). ~ Intermediate to advanced English proficiency is required for effective communication. Knowledge and hands-on experience with Feature Flagging and/or A/B Testing systems. Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes. Experience working in a fast-paced, agile environment. A passion for delivering high-quality, maintainable, and scalable code. 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! 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. &##The freedom to work from home two days a week, and the opportunity to work from anywhere for up to three weeks a year. . &##Online therapy and wellbeing benefits At Glovo, we truly value diversity for the positive impact it brings to our teams, products, and culture. Here at Glovo, we thrive on diversity, we believe it enhances our teams, products, and culture.

About the company

As the world's leading local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience, fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in over 70+ countries worldwide, powered by tech but driven by people. As one of Europe's largest tech platforms, we enable ambitious talent to deliver solutions that create impact within our ecosystem. We are on the lookout for an Software Engineer (Mid-level), Backend to join the Global Experimentation team within Tech Foundations vertical in Barcelona on our journey to always deliver amazing experiences. As a member of the Tech Foundation Team, you'll support Delivery Hero's rapid innovation and growth. You'll work on foundational systems that enable faster feature development, security, and reliability across our global engineering community. Every enhancement you make will contribute to our teams' ability to build, scale, and deliver quality features-ultimately impacting millions of users worldwide. In this role, you will contribute to the design

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