Backend Engineer, Growth Alliance (f/m/x)

Technologies we use

Your responsibilities

• Contribute to the design, development, deployment, and operations of payment systems and integrations, applying DevOps practices, pair programming, and modern engineering methodologies
• Actively participate as a collaborative member within autonomous, cross-functional agile teams, working closely with product owners, frontend engineers, and mobile developers to deliver reliable payment solutions.
• Develop a solid understanding of HelloFresh's payment infrastructure and architecture, supporting teammates through code reviews, knowledge sharing, and contributing to technical documentation.
• Work with modern technologies such as AWS Cloud, Go/Kotlin, Kafka, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, and observability tools to build scalable and secure payment systems that serve millions of customers globally.

Our requirements

• Solid backend development skills in a microservices architecture, with proficiency in one of the following languages: Golang, Java, or Kotlin.
• Working knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools, particularly Docker and Kubernetes, and an understanding of CI/CD principles, with exposure to modern deployment pipelines.
• Familiarity with software design and testing methodologies such as TDD, BDD, and distributed system patterns, with eagerness to deepen your expertise.
• Experience across the development lifecycle—from writing unit and integration tests to deploying and monitoring distributed applications in production environments.
• Proficiency in working with relational databases and experience with event-driven systems such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Prior experience in the Payments domain and working with PSPs & Payment methods would be a plus

What we offer

• Global collaboration at scale: Collaborate with experienced engineers and product partners across HelloTech’s international teams, in a culture of active knowledge sharing.
• Technology with real-world impact: Build and operate modern systems at global scale, supporting 6+ millions of customers and complex supply chain operations.
• Technical/Product/Design leadership: Drive best practices and influence architecture/design, quality, and ways of working in an autonomous, product-led setup.
• End-to-end development/delivery: Drive decisions from problem definition to production, improving systems and enabling long-term scalability.
• Access to workspace at Warsaw Centre Point. The hub offers modern facilities including showers, breakout zones, outdoor space, cycle parking, and refreshments (coffee, soft drinks, and fruit).