Backend Engineer II - Data Platform (They/She/He)
If you’re here, it’s because you’re looking for an exciting ride. A ride that will fuel your ambitions and make a difference in people’s lives. At Glovo, we believe in paving the way forward together!
Not your usual app. We are the fastest-growing multi-category delivery player in Europe, Africa, and Western Asia, where we operate in +3000 cities across 25 countries. Every year, +200k merchants generate over 4B€ in sales and over 20M customers get their goods delivered in minutes.
Together we revolutionize the way people connect with their everyday needs, from delivering essentials to connecting our ecosystem of users through innovative solutions powered by technology. For us, every day is filled with purpose.
What makes our ride unique?
🤝 Our culture and strong values.
- We have an ‘’office-first’’ culture and we place collaboration at the center of everything we do!
- We have a non-vanilla personality and feedback mindset. We don’t shy away from difficult conversations - we see them as a gift!
- We work with high intensity and have fun along the way. We also celebrate the wins (a lot!).
- We celebrate diversity in all its forms and foster an inclusive culture where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work.
💪Our career development philosophy.
- We are building a talent house of high performing teams and leaders. We invest in people who raise the bar and help others reach their full potential.
- We take ownership of our career development. We don’t believe in linear and predictable career paths - we create the job of our dreams!
- We embrace opportunities to move the needle and make an impact beyond our scope.
🤝Our commitment to being a force for good.
- Our platform is an important economic tool for millions of people (customers, partners, couriers) and we are taking action to amplify our positive impact.
- We invest in doing good by dedicating time and resources into social and environmental initiatives.
- We have the ambition of being DIB role models across the tech industry. We are creating environments, systems, and processes that provide equal opportunities, break biases, and empower our communities.
We have a vision: To give everyone easy access to anything in their cities. And this is where your ride starts.
YOUR MISSION
The Data Platform team is actively seeking skilled engineers who are passionate about making meaningful contributions to both the technical and business aspects of their work. As a member of one of Glovo's key data teams, you will play a pivotal role in advancing the capabilities of the Data Platform, enabling users to seamlessly create a diverse range of data products.
Your primary focus will be on leveraging cloud solutions, ensuring that our data platform stands out for its exceptional scalability, availability, security, and optimization. Your efforts will be crucial in addressing the growing demand, guaranteeing a robust and reliable foundation for Glovo's expanding data ecosystem.
THE JOURNEY
- Work on challenging problems regarding large amounts of data processing
- Develop software using modern engineering approaches and agile principles
- Make our technology and our team scale as the business grows
- End-to-end ownership of team goals
- Deliver high-quality solutions
- Participate in technical decisions
WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE RIDE
- Experience diagnosing and resolving performance issues in complex software systems
- 5+ years of relevant full-time experience
- Strong Python, Java or other high level language skills
- Experience with scripting languages
- Extensive knowledge of object-oriented programming and software architecture
- Strong knowledge about data modeling
- Strong will to adhere to best practices in OO development and a need to leave well-structured code in your tracks
- The urge to write automated tests
- Knowledge of relational databases and other approaches to data management
- Knowledge of concurrency and Event-Driven Development
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Vivid interest in at least one area outside of coding (architecture, algorithms, optimization, automation, scalability, etc.)
- You have strong written and verbal communication skills in English
Nice to have:
- Experience in managing distributed services/microservices platforms
- Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Experience with Spark
- Experience with Data Mesh Catalogs
- Experience with Trino (Starburst) and/or Notebooks
- Experience with Kubernetes
- Experience with Kafka or Kinesis
Individuals representing diverse profiles, encompassing various genders, ethnicities, and backgrounds, are less likely to apply for this role if they do not possess solid experience in 100% of these areas. 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! Skills can be learned, and embracing diversity is invaluable.
We believe driven talent deserves:
- 🌟 An enticing equity plan that lets you own a piece of the action.
- 💪 Top-notch private health insurance to keep you at your peak.
- 🍔 Monthly Glovo credit to satisfy your cravings.
- 💳 Cobee discounts on transportation, food, and even kindergarten expenses.
- 🏊 Discounted gym memberships to keep you energized.
- 🏖️ Extra time off, the freedom to work from home two days a week, and the opportunity to work from anywhere for up to three weeks a year!
- 👪 Enhanced parental leave, and office-based nursery.
- 🧠 Online therapy and wellbeing benefits to ensure your mental well-being.
- 📚 An external learning budget to fuel your thirst for knowledge and personal growth.
Here in Glovo, we thrive on diversity, we believe it enhances our teams, products, and culture. We know that the best ideas come from a mashup of brilliant diverse minds. This is why we are committed to providing equal opportunities to talent from all backgrounds - all genders, racial/diverse backgrounds, abilities, ages, sexual orientations and all other unique characteristics that make you YOU. We will encourage you to bring your authentic self to work, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels heard.
Feel free to note your pronouns in your application (e.g., she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc).
So, ready to take the wheel and make this the ride of your life?
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