The role

As a Senior Backend Engineer within the Food Systems Alliance, you will build and scale the critical systems that power the forecasting efforts for the HelloFresh Group. Your work will enable personalized menu recommendations for our customers and ensure our operations teams can work "just in time" and "just in volume." You will be part of a cross-functional team, responsible for the high-availability services and APIs that support our prediction capabilities.

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer who can help us build the cutting-edge, resilient, and scalable infrastructure required for our forecasting platforms. You will focus on designing robust backend solutions, optimizing performance, and integrating complex systems. If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges, enabling other engineers, and working in a multi-disciplinary environment, this could be the perfect role for you.

What you’ll do

• Take ownership of the end-to-end software development lifecycle, including architecture, design, development, deployment, and operation of our backend services.
• Collaborate in an autonomous, cross-functional agile team alongside Product Managers, other Backend Engineers and Data Engineers.
• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable backend code.
• Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of HelloFresh’s core product and architecture, acting as an ambassador for our software solutions and mentoring colleagues.
• Work with our core technologies, including Kotlin, Python, AWS, Kubernetes, Kafka, and Docker, to build scalable microservices.
• Focus on system reliability, scalability, and performance, ensuring our services meet high-availability targets and observability standards.

What you’ll bring

• Solid software engineering experience with the ability to design, implement, and deliver maintainable, high-quality code in Golang and Python
• Hands-on experience with cloud computing (like AWS or GCP), event streaming (like Kafka), and container orchestration technologies (such as Kubernetes and Docker).
• A proven track record of building reliable and resilient backend systems at scale.
• Deep knowledge of designing, building, and operating scalable and distributed microservices and their APIs.
• A passion for monitoring, observability, and ensuring high system reliability.
• Proficiency in end-to-end development processes, including unit, integration & functional testing, application tuning/profiling, and continuous integration.
• Familiarity with e-commerce and subscription-based businesses is a plus.

Above all, we are looking for people who will make HelloFresh better. There are many different ways of developing skills, and we love diverse experiences! So even if you don’t "tick all the boxes” but think you’d thrive in this role, we would really like to learn more about you.

What we offer

• You’ll receive a competitive salary package, including a HelloFresh-subsidized pension scheme.
• Enjoy savings on your weekly HelloFresh box.
• Support your mental wellbeing with access to platforms like Headspace and Spill.
• Stay active with 24/7 office gym access, a discounted Urban Sports Club membership, and other wellbeing resources.
• Balance your life with our flexible hybrid model.
• Recharge with sabbatical leave options in addition to standard time off.
• Get to work with ease through sustainable travel perks and transportation benefits.
• Embrace "Learning Never Stops" with internal training, the HelloFresh Academy, and a dedicated budget for German language courses.
• Enjoy tasty in-office meal deals and fresh food options.
• We support working families with parent-friendly policies, an in-office kids corner, and an on-site babysitter.

Are you the missing ingredient? If this sounds like a tasty opportunity, we’d be excited to hear from you.

We aim to review your profile and respond within 5 business days.

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