Senior Backend Product Engineer - Python and/or Go (all genders)
HelloFreshResponsibilities
- Lead the technical solution for backend-heavy product problems and own delivery from problem definition through production operation.
- Design and operate highly available, event-driven distributed systems using messaging technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, and AWS SQS/SNS.
- Build clean REST and gRPC interfaces and work with Docker, Kubernetes, and automated deployment pipelines.
- Maintain robust testing from unit tests through end-to-end coverage.
- Instrument, monitor, and improve production systems under a full DevOps model.
- Collaborate with product leads, frontend engineers, designers, and data teams in cross-functional agile squads.
- Provide technical guidance and participate in code and architecture reviews.
- Use AI tools and workflows such as Claude, Cursor, and Copilot to improve engineering productivity.
Requirements
- Strong fluency in Python or Go and hands-on production experience building distributed, event-driven systems.
- Solid experience building, deploying, and operating critical backend services in production.
- Practical experience with asynchronous flows, service contracts, partial-failure design, observability, messaging queues, containerization, and deployment infrastructure.
- Hands-on experience with AI tooling such as Claude Code, Cursor, or Copilot beyond casual experimentation, including daily use of AI agents.
- Strong software engineering judgment and practical application of TDD, BDD, or DDD.
- Ability to make technical trade-offs, communicate effectively in an international multidisciplinary environment, and provide technical guidance.
- Strong ownership, delivery focus, product sense, and ability to support product decisions with data and user evidence.
- Willingness to expand technical knowledge into Go if it is not the primary stack.
Benefits
- Global collaboration with experienced engineers and product partners across international HelloTech teams.
- Opportunity to build and operate systems serving millions of customers and supporting complex supply chain operations.
- Ability to influence architecture, design, quality, and engineering practices in an autonomous product-led environment.
- End-to-end ownership from problem definition through production delivery and long-term scalability.
- Access to the Warsaw centre workspace, including showers, breakout zones, outdoor space, cycle parking, coffee, soft drinks, and fruit.
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About HelloFresh
HelloFresh is on a mission to change the way people eat, forever! From our 2011 founding in Europe’s vibrant tech hub Berlin, we’re evolving from the world’s leading meal kit company to the world's leading food solutions group. We delivered 243.3 million meals and reached 7.5 million active customers around the world in Q3 2022. HelloFresh Group consists of six brands that provide customers with high quality food and recipes for different meal occasions. Every ingredient needed for our meals are carefully planned, responsibly sourced and delivered to your door when it’s most convenient for you. Only HelloFresh gives you the tools to achieve something delicious every day. Making a meal a delicious achievement - not just fuel for your day - takes a lot of work and smart people. From Designers and Copywriters to Data Scientists and DevOps Engineers, to potato farmers, pasta makers and the people who ensure every box is perfectly packed for every customer, we’re collectively disrupting the food supply chain and the multi-trillion-dollar food tech industry. Our more than 21,000 high-performing and ambitious employees across the globe from New York to Berlin, London to Sydney and Toronto to Milan enjoy a number of benefits including flexible working arrangements, discounts on our boxes, health and well-being and learning and development programs. We’re always looking for quality ingredients to perfect our recipe, so join us now! https://www.hellofresh.com/careers/locations