Engineer II - Java, Quick Commerce

We are on the look out for an Engineer II - Java  to join our Quick Commerce team and contribute to the creation of our next generation platform that works on expanding our amazing delivery to new products such as groceries, pharmaceuticals, flowers and more. If you're a creative problem solver who is eager to deliver solutions and hungry for a new adventure, an international workplace is waiting for you in the heart of Berlin!

• You will build our next generation platform to not only sell food to our hungry customers but also grocery items and many more. 

• You will design and optimize our internal back office applications in a fast growing environment such as a master product database, catalog management systems, campaign management, ad-serving/ad-booking systems.

• You don’t shy away from building reliable, scalable systems with high concurrency and are always eager to learn new languages and technologies. Your decisions will make an impact since your ideas and efforts do matter.

• Java/Kotlin & Distributed Systems Expertise – Strong experience with Java or Kotlin in distributed systems and services.
   

• Large-Scale Application Development – 4+ years working with large-scale applications, Spring Boot (or similar frameworks), and agile methodologies.
   

• Strong Computer Science & UNIX Skills – Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, software design, and ability to work in UNIX-like environments.
   

• CI/CD & Monitoring Tools – Familiar with CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Drone, Spinnaker) and monitoring/logging tools (Prometheus, Datadog, ELK, distributed tracing).
   

• Cloud & API Expertise – Experience running workloads on Kubernetes, working with RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and Kafka.
   

• Engineering Best Practices & Collaboration – High-quality coding, automated testing, ownership of deployments, pragmatic problem-solving, and strong English communication
  
  Nice to Have:

• CI/CD, Monitoring, and Microservices – Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Drone, Spinnaker), monitoring/logging tools (Prometheus, Datadog, ELK), and best practices for microservice communication.
   

• High-Traffic & Scalable Systems – Expertise in building, maintaining, and running high-traffic systems in a Kubernetes-based microservices environment, including gRPC and event-driven hexagonal architecture.
   

• Database Expertise – Deep knowledge of relational databases (ACID, isolation levels, indexing, storage engines) and familiarity with document-oriented databases (MongoDB, Couchbase, DynamoDB, Firestore)

As the world’s pioneering 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, designed by people. As one of Europe’s largest tech platforms, 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 enable creative minds 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.

Ensuring you and all our Heroes are looked after, happy, and healthy is always on the menu. Because if you’re in good shape, then we’re in good shape.

• Make the most of our hybrid working model and join the team for face-to-face connection and collaboration in our beautiful Berlin campus 2 days a week

• We offer 27 days holiday with an extra day on 2nd and 3rd year of service

• We will support you in developing yourself and your career growth opportunities: 1.000 € Educational Budget, Language Courses, Parental Support and access to the Udemy Business platform to explore a variety of online courses.

• Get moving and release those wonderful, mind-boosting endorphins: Health Checkups, Meditation, Yoga, Gym & Bicycle Subsidy

• Cash. Dough. Cheddar. Whatever you call it, we’ll help you with it: Employee Share Purchase Plan, Sabbatical Bank,  Public Transportation Ticket Discount, Life & Accident Insurance, Corporate Pension Plan

• The power of getting together over some food is unrivaled. Here are a few ways to help you do that. All the yum: Digital Meal Vouchers, Food Vouchers, Corporate Discounts. Courses.

Ready to join our team? If you’re excited to grow, collaborate and be part of the world’s leading delivery platform, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today!

We believe diversity and inclusion are key to creating not only an exciting product, but also an amazing customer and employee experience. Fostering this starts with hiring - therefore we do not discriminate on the basis of racial identities, religious beliefs, color, national origin, gender identities or expressions, sexual orientations, age, marital or disability statuses, or any other aspect that makes you, you. We encourage you to let us know if you need any accommodations or specific accessibility support to ensure a smooth interview experience—just include it in your application. You're welcome to share your pronouns (he/she/they) right from the start so we can address you respectfully from our first contact.