Engineering Manager, Backend – QuickCommerce (They/She/He)

As the world’s leading local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience, fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in over 70+ countries worldwide, powered by tech but driven by people. As one of Europe’s largest tech platforms, we enable ambitious talent to deliver solutions that create impact within our ecosystem. We move fast, take action and adapt. No matter where you’re from or what you believe in, we build, we deliver, we lead. We are Delivery Hero.

We’re hiring an Engineering Manager, Backend to join the Quick Commerce Global Services team, powering Delivery Hero – based in Glovo, Barcelona.

YOUR MISSION

In this role, you’ll be part of a central team within Delivery Hero’s Global Services unit, shaping solutions that serve our entire global ecosystem, and your work will drive impact across Delivery Hero’s regional brands worldwide. You’ll be working with cross-functional teams to build scalable solutions that enhance customer experiences and operational excellence on a global scale. It’s a unique opportunity to combine Glovo’s vibrant, fast-paced culture with the reach and complexity of one of the world’s largest local delivery platforms.

THE JOURNEY

• Working on our next-generation platform to not only provide groceries for our hungry customers but also other daily urgent needs like drinks, fruits, snacks but also batteries.
• Leading a team to design, develop, test, and deploy scalable services.
• Collaborating closely with product managers, engineering leaders, and leadership across Q-Commerce.
• Hiringand develop engineers, with a deep understanding of agile software development methodologies.
• Managing a cross-functional  team with backend, frontend and mobile profiles.
• You are not shying away from building reliable, scalable systems with high concurrency and are always eager to learn and implement new languages & technologies. Your decisions will make an impact since your ideas & efforts do matter.
• Eventually, you are not afraid to build global systems which are used by thousands of people and constantly drive for excellence.
• Working in a goal-driven environment.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE RIDE

• 2 years of cross-functional team management experience with backend, frontend, and test engineers.
• You have a T profile with in-depth experience in at least one backend language, but able to understand the technical complexity of frontend, infrastructure, mobile & QA. If needed you can land on a new project, learn the underline technologies and understand the overall technical components.
• 3  years of experience in applications infrastructure management and operations.
• Experience in working agile methodologies.
• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
• Deep understanding of service-oriented and microservices architectural patterns, troubleshooting methods, and best practices.
• You are a pragmatic manager who understands what is needed to get things done in a collaborative manner.
• You believe in cross-functional teams and know that responsibility does not end with deployment.
• Fluent English communication skills.

Individuals representing diverse profiles, and abilities, encompassing various genders, ethnicities, and backgrounds, are less likely to apply for this role if they do not possess solid experience in 100% of these areas. Even if it seems you don’t meet our musts don’t let it stop you, we are all about finding the best talent out there! Skills can be learned, and embracing diversity is invaluable.

We believe driven talent deserves:

• 🌟 An enticing equity plan *if applicable
• 💪 Top-notch private health insurance to keep you at your peak.
• 🍔 Monthly Glovo credits so you can test new features in our beta app (and to satisfy your cravings!)
• 💳 Discounts on transportation, food, and even kindergarten expenses or office-based nursery.
• 🏊 Discounted gym memberships to keep you energized.
• 🏖️ The freedom to work from home two days a week, and the opportunity to work from anywhere for up to three weeks a year. .
• 👪 Enhanced parental leave (*if applicable)
• 🧠 Online therapy and wellbeing benefits

We’ll deliver a non-vanilla culture built on talent, where we work to amplify the impact on millions of people, paving the way forward together.

At Glovo, we truly value diversity for the positive impact it brings to our teams, products, and culture. We’re dedicated to providing equal opportunities for talent from all backgrounds. 

Feel free to note your pronouns in your application (e.g., she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc).

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