Staff Software Engineer, Golang - Tech Foundations

About the Position

We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Golang for our Database & Streaming team in Barcelona, Spain to build high-performance services and enhance our Kubernetes Operator ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain high-performance services that power the company's Database & Streaming provisioning systems.
• Build and support the expansion of our Kubernetes Operator ecosystem by extending our custom-built operators.
• Develop tools that simplify how developers provision, access, and govern resources across hundreds of AWS accounts and GCP projects.
• Contribute to the architecture of our internal Streaming Ecosystem, improving scalability, reliability, and developer experience.
• Collaborate with other engineers, product managers, and security specialists to design self-service workflows that balance agility with compliance.
• Participate in team discussions and propose innovative solutions that enhance automation, performance, and user satisfaction.

Requirements

• Strong proficiency in Golang, with experience building and maintaining production-grade services.
• Hands-on experience managing Kubernetes and developing operators for it.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to reason about complex systems at scale.
• Solid understanding of Databases & Streaming solutions (Aurora RDS, CloudSQL, Kafka, Flink).
• A mindset oriented toward automation, reliability, and developer experience.
• Experience working with APIs, microservices, and distributed architectures.

Nice to Have

• Experience developing infrastructure automation tools (Terraform, ACK, Config Connector, Cloudformation).
• Familiarity with Docker, and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or OpenTelemetry.

We Offer

• Monthly Glovo credits to satisfy your cravings!
• Discounted gym memberships to keep you energized.
• Extra time off, 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, and office-based nursery.
• Online therapy and wellbeing benefits to ensure your mental well-being.

About the Company

Glovo is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience-fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in around 70 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index.

We believe driven talent deserves:

• Monthly Glovo credits to satisfy your cravings!
• Discounted gym memberships to keep you energized.
• Extra time off, 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, and office-based nursery.
• Online therapy and wellbeing benefits to ensure your mental well-being.

Here at Glovo, we thrive on diversity, we believe it enhances our teams, products, and culture. We know that the best ideas come from a mashup of brilliant diverse minds. This is why we are committed to providing equal opportunities to talent from all backgrounds – all genders, racial/diverse backgrounds, abilities, ages, sexual orientations and all other unique characteristics that make you YOU. We will encourage you to bring your authentic self to work, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels heard.

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

So, ready to take the wheel and make this the ride of your life?

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At Glovo, your success is defined by both results and behaviors. We hire for excellence in craft and for the Leadership Principles that shape how we think, decide, and collaborate. What you achieve matters and how you achieve it defines us. Together, they move the business forward and deliver great experiences. Learn more about our Leadership Principles here.