Lead Software Engineer

We are in the unique position to experience new and interesting situations that many companies have never seen before. We bake challenges by using agile methodologies, top line tools and of course always working with the best of teams.

This is a chance to be part of a rapidly growing team in a company that is changing the food delivery landscape, and be able to influence, execute and see the impact of your work on millions of users.

We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer to join our Foundation domain and play a critical role in designing and implementing a reliable, cutting-edge, scalable and efficient real-time platform. This includes key technical components and key services, like ordering and catalog management that need a dedicated team to scale them successfully and enable the other teams in Efood Tech.

We have a microservice architecture with over 80 services that collectively handle thousands of requests per second. Our communication methods include both synchronous and event-based approaches. The majority of our codebase is written in Golang. We use REST APIs and gRPC. Our infrastructure is hosted in both AWS and GCP, and we leverage Kubernetes for container orchestration. Our data storage solutions include PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis. Additionally, we are part of the Delivery Hero group, working closely with their Global Services division.

We are a team of energetic, motivated and restless tech enthusiasts that take on the challenge of empowering our customers and internal users. We do that by providing them with the necessary intuitive technologies through creating a wide range of software solutions. 

What you'll do:

• Take ownership of the technical foundation of our food delivery platform, ensuring it is reliable, secure, efficient, and scalable

• Architect, design, and develop critical technical components. Own the software development lifecycle end to end. Create a technical roadmap

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of talented software engineers, fostering an environment of collaboration, continuous improvement, and innovation

• Deliver high quality software responsible for serving hundreds of thousands of requests per minute

• Investigate new technologies and strategies to help our services scale to larger data sets and quicker speeds into the future

• Work closely with Product Owners, Developers and Tech leads as part of an agile team, to build reliable systems and exceed stakeholders expectations

• Conduct regular code reviews, ensuring high coding standards, robust testing, and adherence to best practices

• Practice modern software development methodologies and agile processes

• Maintain comprehensive documentation for all architectural, design, and implementation processes

• University and/or Postgraduate Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent

• At least 6 years of working experience in microservices development

• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to mentor and inspire a team

• Excellent knowledge of structural languages with ideally relevant experience in Go. Knowledge of Python and Node.js will be considered a plus

• Knowledge of relational and non-relational database systems (e.g. MongoDB, Redis, Postgres)

• Familiarity with SOLID principles and software design patterns

• Experience with microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, and DevOps practices

• Excellent eye for detail and a self-motivated problem solver

• Superior analytical skills and a strong sense of urgency and ownership in your work

• Ability to get up to speed with new systems and concepts quickly.

• Keen to constantly learn and improve your own skills, and not afraid to jump into new things

• Strong communication and collaboration skills (proficiency in Greek and English)

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with at least one major cloud services provider (experience with AWS is a plus)

• Familiarity with Apache Kafka, AWS SQS/SNS, Google Pub/Sub, RabbitMQ

• Involvement with open source projects is a plus

efood is the #1 delivery service in Greece, working with more than 21.000 stores in 100 cities. We offer our users the opportunity to order anything they desire, wherever they are, giving them the option to pay by cash or card.efood is much more than a great place to work: it is an entire working experience that has its own set of core values: We care, We deliver solutions, We always aim higher. These values shape a single culture across the organization, guiding the behavior of every efooder and contributing to the successful implementation of the company’s mission.


efood is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s leading local delivery platform operating in 70+ countries worldwide

• If you are happy, we are happy! That’s why we offer an attractive remuneration package for what you bring in!

• We share a passion for food, so you will certainly appreciate the ticket restaurant card 💳 to spend in restaurants and/or food supplies. We are efooders after all!

• We take care of you with Private Medical & Life Insurance from day #1 to keep you healthy and happy!

• We prioritize your mental health 🧠 and offer round-the-clock access to an online mental health platform. You can schedule unlimited therapy sessions with certified psychologists and coaching sessions with experienced coaches.

• We want you to grow with us🚀! And to help you keep improving, we provide you access to our online training platform where you can study 📖 topics for your personal and professional growth!

• Are you a cappuccino lover ☕? Do you desperately want a cookie? Our cafeteria got you covered!

• If you want to stay in shape 🏋️, our in-house gym awaits you fully equipped!

• We are passionate about exploring, growing & learning and our Global Mobility plan is created to help our people find their purpose  around the world 🌎!

Life @efood:

At efood, no day is the same as the day before!

efooders know that working and having a good time aren't the opposite and that’s why every day at efood is a new adventure!

We always aim higher and we thrive in finding solutions to push our limits further! We care about our customers, our employees, and our society.

We seize every opportunity to celebrate achievements and milestones, but we also celebrate small things (like Fridays!)

Every efooder is part of a fast-growing multinational company, with endless opportunities for professional growth and acquisition of new skills! We have an established, yet super creative and fun working environment, with talented and ambitious people whose ultimate goal is to maintain efood as the ideal workplace! 

Hungry enough to join us?

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