Senior Python Backend Engineer

About Delivery Hero

Delivery Hero is building the next generation global online food ordering platform. Our awesome international team already operates in over 40 countries worldwide. We feature an environment with feedback exchange throughout the company from people who are genuine, ambitious and fun. We are looking for passionate and smart people to join us on our mission. Our ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, innovative, and good at “getting things done“. Play an active role in our future. An exciting job opportunity in the heart of Berlin is waiting for you.

Position

Our Tech teams leverage a diverse stack to create cutting-edge solutions which cover the full customer experience - starting with an online search for food and ending with a delicious meal arriving at your doorstep.

That's why we are looking for a creative and motivated Senior Python Backend Engineer who is able to quickly and safely design and implement new features for our backend systems. We are looking for someone passionate and smart to join us on our mission. Our ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, innovative, and good at “getting things done.“ 

Your qualification

• You have at least 5 years of experience of Python web development in a professional working environment, ideally on an enterprise-level application. (We use Python, Django, and PostgreSQL for Backend.)
• You have experience with larger platforms that scale
• You like to clearly document what you are doing by using Git or a similar VCS
• You measure your features and their impact on platform and business
• You're able to find and maintain the right balance in delivering fast and delivering quality
• Open communication, teamwork and “getting things” done are in your professional values
• You love to be hands-on, designing, coding and reviewing features

Will be a plus

• RESTful API development
• Memcache, Celery, Supervisord, py.test, or comparable technologies
• Operations: Your responsibility is not limited to the development process, but you will deploy your developed features to the servers, too. It would be great if you have used Ansible and Jenkins before, you are familiar with UNIX based operating systems and you have experience in the administration and maintenance of those systems
• Agile, Scrum, test-driven development, unit testing
• Mentoring experience 

What we offer

• Educational budget for conferences and external trainings to develop your skills
• An opportunity to exchange ideas and meet fellow developers at regular meetups and in our active guilds
• Company parties, hackathons, cultural, and sports events to get to know your colleagues
• English is our working language, and our colleagues at Delivery Hero come from every corner of the globe, so you'll be working in a truly diverse, cross-cultural team
• Flexible working hours, with the option of home office
• A corporate pension scheme
• Daily fruits, cereals, beverages, tea, and coffee in our lounges
• Free German language classes, access to our e-learning platform, and participation in our in-house trainings
• An opportunity to enjoy massages, get your haircut in the office, take a break with Kicker or table tennis, or take a timeout in our nap room

Additional details

Communication and all issues related to the position are curated by the recruitment partner of Delivery Hero.