Staff Engineer, Merchant

Company Description


Wolt is a technology company that makes it incredibly easy to discover and get the best restaurants, grocery stores and other local shops delivered to your home or office. Wolt is not just a delivery app – we’re a technology company building a commerce platform to seamlessly connect our millions of customers with thousands of merchant and courier partners, in real-time across 23 countries and 250+ cities. Our apps (iOS and Android) have the industry’s highest ratings, largely thanks to our customer-first-mindset, which shows in how we build products and run operations. In June 2022 we officially joined forces with DoorDash. Combined, we have a presence in 27 countries, 23 of which operate with the Wolt brand and app. Wolt and DoorDash continue largely independently, with Wolt’s name, brand, product, technology and team.
Working in Product Development at Wolt
At Wolt, we’re about getting things done. You’ll probably enjoy it here if you like taking ownership, developing yourself and being around friendly, humble and ambitious people.
The behind the scenes of Wolt is run by an awesome bunch of over 400+ planners, builders, designers and data crunchers. We call ourselves Product+, as we’re the very core of Wolt’s products, tools and platforms. To build our products, we work in over 40 cross-functional, independent and autonomous teams. Teams are made up of a mix of talented individuals: engineers, designers, data scientists, analysts, and product leads. Each team takes ownership for solving customer problems in the best possible way.
Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
We want to have all sorts of people in our team – people like you and me, and people different from you and me. To be able to work with diverse teammates – when it comes to gender, age, ethnicity, life background, sexual orientation, political views, religion, or any other personal trait – we consciously aim to offer equal opportunity for everyone to work with us. This is because we believe diverse teams make the most thought-through decisions and build things in the most inclusive way.
Join us today to build Wolt together!
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Job Description


As a Staff Engineer in the Merchant Group, you’ll have the opportunity to tackle complex engineering challenges at scale, crafting innovative solutions that empower merchants of all sizes to thrive. You'll be key in shaping the technical direction and building products that real people use every day – setting technical direction, fostering alignment across teams, mentoring engineers to ensure we deliver high-quality outcomes efficiently and predictably.
Our mission is to help merchants grow their businesses and streamline operations through innovative technology solutions. Whether it’s designing scalable systems, enhancing merchant experiences, or delivering new initiatives, you’ll play a key role in shaping the future of how merchants succeed with Wolt.
Qualifications


What we're looking for:
Proven experience as a staff-level engineer, delivering high-quality, scalable and reliable software in complex and scale-up environments
Deep expertise in system design, architecture, and distributed systems, with a thoughtful and pragmatic approach to balancing speed, reliability, and scalability
Proven ability to lead significant technical projects across multiple teams, driving technical direction and fostering effective team dynamics - especially in ambiguous or evolving situations
Effective communication and technical leadership skills, with an emphasis on building shared understanding to align stakeholders, foster collaboration and deliver impactful, merchant-oriented outcomes
Experience mentoring and developing other engineers, fostering a culture of learning and growth, and helping the team continuously raise the bar on technical excellence.

You might also have:
Experience in the food delivery, e-commerce, or logistics industry, or familiarity with merchant-focused solutions
Expertise in one or more programming languages (e.g. Golang, Kotlin, Python), experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration, and familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS) to build scalable, high-performance products



Additional Information
📍This role can be based in one of our tech hubs in Helsinki, Berlin or Stockholm, or you can work remotely anywhere in Finland, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, and Estonia. Read more about our remote setup here. If you live outside of these countries - not to worry! We provide relocation support to help you make your way to Finland, Germany or Sweden.


The position will be filled as soon as we find the right people, so feel free to apply as soon as you feel like hearing more about the position and potentially joining Wolt & Doordash!