Software Backend Engineer
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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
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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.