Job Description
We are looking for an Engineer II (Golang) to join the Deliveries team in Logistics on our journey to deliver exceptional experiences.
In our Logistics Team, you’ll tackle high-impact challenges that make last-mile delivery efficient, affordable, and sustainable. Your work will directly improve experiences for riders, end customers, and merchants worldwide. Each enhancement you contribute will help Delivery Hero optimise delivery operations, supporting expansion into new areas like grocery and retail.
The Deliveries Tribe, within the Rider Product Line, is responsible for the core experience of order delivery. This encompasses three key domains: Order Management, which handles order status, entry points from consumer apps, and issue management; Rider Fundamentals, which focuses on the rider experience, including essential functions like login, shift management, communications, and tools to optimize their delivery operations; and Delivery Flow, which orchestrates the delivery process itself, from order assignment and acceptance to navigation, pickup, and drop-off tasks. The Deliveries Tribe ensures the smooth, efficient, and reliable movement of orders from vendors to customers through the Rider App.
1. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand and address challenges in the order delivery process, spanning Order Management, Rider Fundamentals, and Delivery Flow.
2. Design and develop features that optimise the rider experience
3. Implement and maintain scalable and reliable systems, which might perform migration and deal with a massive amount of requests and orders
4. Continuously monitor and optimise the system performance, using both technical and business metrics. We live DevOps!
5. Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies
6. Design and implement solutions that enhance the efficiency and reliability of order delivery through the Rider App.
7. Craft and maintain world-class, high-traffic services and APIs that support the core functions of the Deliveries Tribe.
8. Participate in code reviews and application debugging and diagnosis to ensure the quality and stability of our systems.
9. Practice modern software development methodologies such as Continuous Delivery, test automation, and Agile
10. Provide the best value for our stakeholders and customers by maintaining alignment with our product vision for the Rider App and the delivery experience.
Qualifications
11. Strong programming skills with 2+ years of experience in Golang and 3+ years designing and developing API-based backend systems.
12. Solid software engineering expertise, including design patterns, software architecture, algorithms, and automated testing (unit, integration, functional)
13. Problem-solving mindset with an eye for secure, clean, and pragmatic code.
14. User-centric approach, passionate about building high-quality products.
15. Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, contributing autonomously with occasional guidance.
16. Curious and eager to learn, embracing new challenges with a growth mindset.
Nice to Have:
17. Experience designing microservices architectures, API-based and event-based communication in consultation with senior team members.
18. Cloud architecture experience (preferably but not limited to AWS and Kubernetes)
19. Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Sentry