Database Principal Engineer, Delivery Hero
Developer Platform
Local delivery platform
Job no longer available
Local delivery platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1001+ employees
Company mission
On a mission to deliver anything, straight to customers’ doors.
Role
Who you are
- In-depth knowledge of a database, data messaging or streaming technologies such as: PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, DynamoDB
- 12+ years of experience building and delivering solutions using databases (SQL/noSQL), data streaming, or message queue technologies
- You have the ability to lead and drive technical initiatives across multiple teams
- Significant experience building and delivering solutions at scale
- Demonstrated ability to pick up new technologies and leverage insights from existing expertise
- Deep understanding of software architecture, scalability and stability
- You are pragmatic, and focused on empowering others
- Ability to work independently as well as in a group
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
Desirable
- Knowledge of AWS, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and infrastructure as code
- Knowledge or programming languages such as Java, Python or Golang
- Understanding of monitoring tools such as Kibana, Prometheus, and DataDog
- Experience with cloud cost optimization
- Experience in both microservices and monoliths, API- and event-based communication
What the job involves
- You will work on global strategic initiatives aiming to build a world-class developer experience, taming the ever growing complexity of cloud applications
- Set standards for Engineering excellence by leading by example and mentorship
- Drive technological improvements (through RFCs or other tools), explain, discuss and align decisions paving the future of our solutions
- Be an active partner for Engineering and Product Management in order to provide the best value for stakeholders and our customers
- Participate in code reviews, debugging and diagnosis
- Contribute to architecture reviews, challenge the status quo and identify improvement points for individual components, as well as solutions for the business problem we’ve set to solve
- To learn new technologies in depth, share this knowledge with the rest of the organization, mentor other team members
- Help building and shaping an organization that has deep knowledge of how to use and troubleshoot data management and streaming solutions
Our take
Until relatively recently, delivery services were out of the question for many local restaurants and businesses due to high costs and logistical complexity. Delivery Hero solves this problem by enabling fast and flexible delivery for restaurants, takeaways, and grocery stores.
Since its founding in 2008, Delivery Hero has grown into one of the world's biggest online delivery platforms, alongside rivals Uber Eats, Deliveroo and Just Eat. Delivery Hero operates in over 70 countries, and owns a number of other big-name brands, such as Asian delivery giant Foodpanda.
Delivery Hero owes much of its success to its impressive adaptability, having branched out into new markets such as quick commerce. As with many of its peers, the company has had to grapple with the effects of the 2023 economic situation, cutting jobs in Taiwan, Berlin and Turkey at the end of that year. However, it has remained steadfast in its goal to increase efficiency throughout the organization and move ahead with "ambitious plans" for the coming years.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 12 rounds)
May 2017
$431.5m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Jun 2015
$110m
LATE VC
Total funding: $1.8bn
Company benefits
- Significantly subsidized rates with either Gympass or Urban Sports Club
- Weekly Online & Onsite Yoga sessions
- Free Headspace membership to help reduce stress levels
- Subsidized bicycle membership rates
- Comprehensive and targeted Medical Checkups in the office
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Professional 24/7 guidance for any matters they may need support with
- Employee Share Purchase Plan (‘ESPP’)
- Corporate Pension Plan
- Life & Accident Insurance
- Special conditions and rates with Deutsche Bank
- Hero Piggy Bank - Save for your sabbatical
- Corporate Discounts on your favorite stores, e.g. car hire, clothing, furniture, etc..
- Subsidized membership rates (discount) for BVG tickets
- Digital meal vouchers to be used in restaurants and grocery stores
- Subsidized food in the office via Smunch
- Food vouchers to use on orders with Foodpanda
- Parental Support
- Personal education budget of 1,000 EUR per year
- Language Support - We provide multiple flexible language learning offers to our employees
Company HQ
Mitte, Berlin, BE
Leadership
Niklas Östberg
(CEO)Previously worked as a Project Manager for Oliver Wyman, and co-founded OnlinePizza.se.
Markus Fuhrmann
(Co-Founder)CEO of GROPYUS. Also co-founded One Ukraine, Cavalry Ventures, Web2Asia, Mjam, and BAYES Holding.
Lukasz Gadowski
(Chairman)Founder and CEO of Team Global, and Partner at MILES Mobility and ZAPATA. Previously founded VM, and co-founded Circ.
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