Sr Software Engineer Backend

About the Position

Sr Software Engineer Backend

Montevideo, Uruguay

PedidosYa, part of Delivery Hero, is a global leader in delivery services with a presence in ~65 countries. PedidosYa is the leading technology company in delivery and quick-commerce in Latin America. It is a simple, fast, and accessible platform that connects millions of users, businesses, and delivery people with a wide variety of products and services. PedidosYa operates in 15 Latin American countries, and in 2020 launched PedidosYa Markets, the first 100% digital market delivering food and household items in 15 minutes. Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index.

Are you passionate about solving complex engineering problems and working on systems with high reliability levels?

In Core Services, we have an opportunity for you. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer Backend to join our team.

Core Services is responsible for building and operating fundamental services for the PedidosYa platform. We work on multiple services that are part of the core operational flows, such as orders, products, and authentication. You will have the opportunity to work on Tier 1 services and distributed systems that are part of PedidosYa's core flows, participating in the construction of new capabilities and the evolution of existing systems.

If you enjoy solving complex problems, taking end-to-end ownership, and generating impact beyond your own service, this could be a great challenge for you.

What challenges await you?

• Take end-to-end ownership of complex technical initiatives, from understanding the problem and initial research to design, implementation, deployment, and post-production monitoring.
• Investigate and resolve complex problems using data, logs, metrics, traces, and code analysis to identify root causes.
• Participate in technical discussions, design reviews, and architectural decisions, clearly communicating the trade-offs involved.
• Collaborate with other teams and stakeholders to identify dependencies, unblock issues, and generate value pragmatically.
• Communicate the status of initiatives, risks, blockages, and relevant decisions clearly and concisely.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of complex technical initiatives from problem understanding to post-production monitoring.
• Investigate and resolve complex problems using data, logs, metrics, traces, and code analysis.
• Participate in technical discussions, design reviews, and architectural decisions.
• Collaborate with other teams and stakeholders to identify dependencies and generate value.
• Communicate the status of initiatives, risks, blockages, and decisions clearly.

Requirements

• Solid experience developing backend services in Golang. Knowledge of Kotlin or Java is valued.
• Experience working with distributed architectures and microservices.
• Knowledge of relational and non-relational databases, understanding the trade-offs of each alternative.
• Experience in observability (logging, metrics, alerts, traces, and monitoring with Grafana or similar).
• Strong knowledge of Cloud platforms (AWS) and container management (Docker and Kubernetes).
• Ability to work autonomously in ambiguous contexts, structure problems, and drive initiatives to resolution without constant supervision.

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment
• Professional growth and development opportunities

About the Company

At PedidosYa, impact is measured not only in results but in how we achieve them. We seek the best talent: people who resonate with our values, the way we think, decide, and collaborate every day.

What you achieve is important, but how you do it defines us. Playing as a team, we make the business and our ecosystem continue to grow, while simplifying the daily lives of millions of people.

👉 Learn about our values here.

The diversity of talent enhances our Culture and our organization. We play as a team in everything we do, and what we love most about it is that we promote the creation of diverse and inclusive teams that can bring different perspectives to PedidosYa. Our job opportunities are open to all people, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, religion, age, disability, and/or other individual characteristics.

If you need any reasonable adjustments or particular accessibility for the interview, please let us know in your application. Also, feel free to indicate your pronouns (he/she/elle) from the first contact.

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