Staff Backend Engineer, Active Journey Alliance at Hellofresh

Work with HelloFresh in Warsaw and its HelloTech organisation, HelloFresh’s global technology backbone with more than 1000 people, building the digital products that power our end-to-end food experience. From meal kits and ready-to-eat meals to specialty offerings like pet food and premium meat & seafood, HelloTech creates the platforms that bring tailored food solutions to millions of customers every month. Our subscription-based, direct-to-consumer model relies on technology at every step, from customer-facing apps and personalization logic to pricing, forecasting, supply chain optimization, and initiatives that help reduce food waste. While our brands operate independently to serve distinct customer needs, they are united by shared platforms, data, and operational excellence built by HelloTech. HelloTech works in autonomous, cross-functional alliances, each owning a specific product or domain end to end. By working with our Warsaw office, you will help shape scalable, data-driven products used across our markets, working with a modern tech stack and international teams to continuously improve how people discover, order, and enjoy HelloFresh’s products, today and in the future. About the role: What's in the Box As a Staff Backend Engineer, the role involves driving the technical vision and execution for the intelligent systems that power personalized experiences across global brands. This position supports the platform layer that delivers tailored recommendations, dynamic content, and individualized customer journeys at scale. As the menu prepares to scale by 10x and more, the focus will be to build the backbone for hyper-personalization, as well as design and deploy the personalization models and services that drive engagement across the global customer base. Tasks include providing technical leadership, fostering engineering excellence, and collaborating with senior stakeholders to align technical strategy with business objectives. At HelloTech, flexibility and cross-functional collaboration are core to how we work. While this role is aligned to a specific Alliance, strong candidates may also be considered for opportunities across different teams or projects. What you’ll do: The Recipe • Work on the architecture, design, and technical strategy for complex microservices systems, establishing patterns and best practices across multiple teams. • Drive technical decision-making and architectural reviews, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability of platform systems. • Support engineers across the organization, fostering technical growth and promoting engineering excellence. • Lead critical technical initiatives and cross-team projects, collaborating with technical leadership and cross-functional partners to align technical strategy with business objectives. What you’ll bring: The Ingredients • 8+ years of backend engineering experience with deep expertise in microservices and distributed event-driven architectural patterns • Expert-level proficiency in Go, PHP, and/or JVM languages • Proven track record of leading large-scale technical projects and driving architectural decisions in complex distributed systems • Advanced experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-native architectures, including production operations at scale • Extensive experience building event-driven architectures using message bus technologies (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS/SNS, etc.) • Deep expertise with database technologies (relational and NoSQL), including performance optimization, schema design, and operational best practices • Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and drive technical standards across teams • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with experience working with senior stakeholders and distributed teams • GraphQL experience for client-backend integration is a plus Above all, we are looking for individuals who will make HelloFresh better. We believe there are many different ways of developing skills and we love diverse experiences! So even if you don’t “tick all the boxes” but think you’d thrive in this role, we would really like to learn more about you. What we offer: The Toppings • Global collaboration at scale: Collaborate with experienced engineers and product partners across HelloTech’s international teams, in a culture of active knowledge sharing. • Technology with real-world impact: Build and operate modern systems at global scale, supporting 6+ millions of customers and complex supply chain operations. • Technical/Product/Design leadership: Drive best practices and influence architecture/design, quality, and ways of working in an autonomous, product-led setup. • End-to-end development/delivery: Drive decisions from problem definition to production, improving systems and enabling long-term scalability. • Access to workspace at Warsaw Centre Point. The hub offers modern facilities including showers, breakout zones, outdoor space, cycle parking, and refreshments (coffee, soft drinks, and fruit). Are you the missing ingredient? If this sounds like a tasty opportunity, we’d be excited to hear from you. We aim to review your profile and respond within 5 business days. #Engineering