Backend Software Engineer I

We’re looking for a dynamic Junior Backend Software Engineer to join our Transaction domain and regional Product team in Singapore. You’ll work with a highly skilled international team to drive innovation across the vendor journey, with responsibilities spanning everything from cart and checkout to the post-order experience.

Responsibilities:

• Designing and implementing the features which will be used across the global platform.
• Collaborate within cross-functional, international teams to manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables, driving holistic solutions.
• Contributing to designing and evolving the system architecture to meet current needs and support future growth and technologies.
• Enforcing coding standards and conducting thorough code reviews to maintain high-quality codebase. Implement automated testing frameworks to catch bugs early and ensure software reliability.
• Good understanding and independent application of cloud environment, CI/CD, testing and validation.
• Independently applies design patterns and best practices in reliability management (resiliency, autoscaling, monitoring, alerting).
• Identifying and resolving complex technical issues in software and infrastructure, continuously optimising for performance and scalability.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 1 year of working experience in backend development.
• Practical experience with software architecture, design patterns, design principles, algorithms, and writing automated tests (unit, integration, and functional).
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and patterns, aiding in the development of scalable and maintainable systems, is a strong plus.
• Solid understanding of relational and distributed databases (normal forms, ACID, isolation levels, index anatomy & concepts of distributed databases).
• Experience with the software development lifecycle and collaboration within cross-functional, international agile teams.
• Strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively collaborate with diverse stakeholders.

What we offer:

• A dynamic and challenging work environment.
• A company committed to developing you personally and professionally.
• A great working atmosphere with regular company and team events.
• A vibrant and international team committed to diversity and inclusion.
• Responsibility from day one in a fast growing and global company.
• Other benefits include free food, health and dental insurance, and learning and development opportunities!

foodpanda is operated by Delivery Hero Group (“DH Group”) - the world’s leading local delivery platform, operating in 70+ markets across Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. Delivery Hero started as a food delivery service in 2011 and now employs 40,000+ people globally. Additionally, Delivery Hero is pioneering quick commerce, the next generation of e-commerce, aiming to bring groceries and household goods to customers in under one hour and often in 20 to 30 minutes. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017.

In July 2024, Delivery Hero SE merged three of its market-leading food delivery businesses, foodora and Yemeksepeti in Europe, and foodpanda in Asia. All three businesses now make up the second-largest organization within the Delivery Hero Group, and leading food and QCommerce delivery in 18 markets in both regions.