(Senior) Backend Engineer, Platform at Wheely

About Wheely Wheely is redefining premium transportation across major cities in Europe, the US, and the Middle East. We blend cutting-edge technology with the craft of five-star chauffeuring to deliver an experience trusted by more than 100,000 active riders and 1,200 corporate accounts. We’re a profitable, fast-growing scale-up with $43M raised and over $100M in annual revenue. Having recently launched in New York City, we’re expanding rapidly across the US and EMEA. If you take pride in your craft and want to help shape the next chapter of our growth, we'd love to hear from you. About the Role Our Platform team creates the foundation that allows our entire engineering organisation to move fast. This means building shared tooling, managing migrations (including our move from a Ruby monolith), and evolving our infrastructure. We’re looking for a Mid/Senior Backend Engineer to join a team that keeps frameworks lean and focuses on what matters: clean, maintainable code, shipped fast with TDD, DDD, and continuous integration and delivery. We are a Go shop, and while we’re busy migrating away from our Ruby monolith, our stack includes PostgreSQL, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Redis, gRPC, and Thrift. Everything runs on AWS and Kubernetes, managed via Terraform. Our interview process includes a recruiter screen, algorithms, live coding and a system design. Senior+ candidates also complete a structured review of your past experience and achievements. Responsibilities • Write high-quality, performant code primarily in Go. • Implement new microservices while helping us responsibly manage and migrate away from legacy services. • Work closely with product managers, designers, and data scientists to turn abstract requirements into concrete technical designs. • Ensure our systems stay responsive under heavy load, optimising for both latency and reliability. Requirements • 3+ years of experience (5+ years for seniors) building and maintaining scalable backend services. • We use Go. If you know it, great. If not, we’ll interview you in your strongest language (Python, C++, Java, Ruby, etc.). We hire for engineering fundamentals, not syntax. • In-depth knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis) and experience with message brokers like RabbitMQ or Kafka. • Upper-Intermediate (B2) English proficiency or higher. You should be comfortable debating technical trade-offs with your peers. What we Offer • Office-based role in Nicosia, four days a week with flexible start and finish times, plus one remote day of your choice • Competitive salary • Employee stock options plan • Private medical and dental insurance • Daily Lunch Allowance • Best-in-class equipment • Professional development stipend • Relocation support, including visa sponsorship and allowance All of your personal information will be collected stored and processed in accordance with Wheely’s Candidate Privacy Notice