Senior Backend Engineer (Python)

About Wolt

At Wolt, we create technology that brings joy, simplicity and earnings to the neighborhoods of the world. In 2014 we started with delivery of restaurant food. Now we’re building the delivery of (almost) everything and you’ll find us in over 500 cities in 30 countries around the world. In 2022 we joined forces with DoorDash and together we keep on dreaming big and expanding across the globe.

Working at Wolt isn’t always easy, but it’s definitely exciting. Here you’ll learn more, build more, and ship more than in most other companies. You’ll be challenged a lot, but also have a lot of fun on the way. So, if you’re a self-starter with drive and entrepreneurial spirit, this could be the ride of your life.

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Wolt Drive team, building and scaling Wolt’s suite of Delivery-as-a-Service products:

• Wolt Drive – our core delivery-as-a-service product that lets merchants tap into Wolt’s courier partner network and offer fast delivery directly from their own ecommerce channels.


• Wolt Parcel – an ambitious early-stage product aiming to reshape traditional parcel logistics across Europe.


• Packages – a consumer-facing logistics service that allows anyone with the Wolt app to send things quickly and conveniently across the city.

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you’ll design, build, and scale backend systems and APIs that power the Wolt Drive product family. You’ll work closely with product, frontend, and operations teams to turn complex, real-world logistics problems into reliable and scalable backend solutions.

Day-to-day in this role you’ll:

• Design, build, and own backend services and APIs supporting customer-facing products, merchant integrations, and internal operations tooling.


• Design and operate high-throughput, low-latency backend systems that handle large volumes of delivery events, tracking updates, and merchant integrations in real time.


• Work on systems that power critical flows such as order creation, delivery tracking, pricing, integrations, and operational workflows.


• Collaborate closely with frontend engineers, product managers, designers, and operations stakeholders to shape solutions end-to-end, with a backend focus.


• Build reusable, testable, and maintainable backend components that can be shared across teams and products.


• Integrate with internal and external systems, ensuring reliability, scalability, and observability.


• Balance short-term product needs with long-term platform health, making thoughtful architectural and technical trade-offs.


• Champion engineering best practices, mentor other engineers, and help raise the bar for code quality and system design.

Our humble expectations

• Solid experience in backend development using Python (experience with Golang is a plus).


• Hands-on experience with backend systems processing high volumes of events or requests, where reliability and performance are critical.


• Hands-on experience working with non-relational datastores such as MongoDB, Redis, or Cassandra.


• Practical experience with CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, and cloud infrastructure.


• A proven track record of leading and driving technical projects, from idea to production.


• Strong communication skills and experience mentoring and supporting other engineers in their growth.

What we offer

• Highly visible impact – shape the backend systems that power our Drive products and see your work used in real life by thousands of businesses and millions of users.


• Real ownership & autonomy – lead architectural and technical decisions, own services from idea to production, and have a strong say in how we build things.


• Smart colleagues – work closely with talented engineers, product folks, and operations teams across Wolt to deliver real, measurable value.


• Growth opportunity – tackle complex distributed-systems and domain challenges, deepen your backend expertise, and grow as a senior engineer and technical leader in a supportive environment.

Next steps

The position will be filled as soon as we find the right person, so make sure to apply as soon as you realize you really want to join us!

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.