Senior Go Backend Engineer – Merchant Group

Senior Software Engineer – Merchant Group

We’re looking for an experienced Software Engineer to join our Go initiative within the Merchant Group at Wolt.

If you have a strong track record of building and maintaining scalable, production-grade systems, enjoy driving impact at scale, and love mentoring junior engineers and peers — this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Who We Are

The Merchant Group consists of more than 150 engineers across 25+ cross-functional teams, all working together to help merchants grow their businesses and streamline operations through innovative technology.

Some teams focus on creating seamless merchant experiences, while others build the infrastructure and systems that power operations behind the scenes.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, and scale reliable systems that power merchant experiences.
• Work across the full software development lifecycle, including business logic, testing, cloud infrastructure, and data streaming.
• Collaborate on architecture and technology decisions to keep systems scalable, efficient, and maintainable.
• Contribute primarily using Go and Kotlin.
• Learn and grow alongside experienced teammates in an environment that encourages experimentation and continuous improvement.

How We Work

• Autonomy & Ownership – Engineers have end-to-end responsibility for their services, from implementation to production.
• Collaboration – Teams define architecture and ways of working together to ensure long-term success.
• Scalability & Simplicity – We value pragmatic solutions that keep systems robust without unnecessary complexity.
• Freedom to Experiment – Engineers are encouraged to explore and adopt technologies that best support Wolt and its teams.

Our Tech Stack

• Languages & Frameworks: Go, Kotlin, Ktor, Koin, Spring, gRPC
• Databases & Streaming: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Kafka, Redis
• Infrastructure & DevOps: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions

Why Join Us?

Wolt is a place where you can learn, teach, and grow. If you’re passionate about building high-quality technology in a collaborative environment that values autonomy and teamwork, we’d love to hear from you.

• Opportunity to work with modern technologies at scale.
• Collaborative engineering culture focused on growth and learning.
• High level of ownership and technical influence.
• Work alongside experienced engineers in distributed teams.

📍 This role is based in our tech hubs in Berlin, Helsinki, or Stockholm. While we work in distributed teams, fully remote work or relocation support may not always be available.

Our Humble Expectations

• Strong experience building scalable, production-grade software systems.
• Ability to understand customer problems and translate them into actionable technical solutions.
• Balance short-term business needs with long-term scalability and quality considerations.
• Lead by example with high engineering standards and strong project ownership.
• Comfortable working effectively in uncertain or evolving environments.
• Proven ability to identify improvement opportunities and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers and acting as an informal technical leader.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly and concisely.