Mid-Level Backend Engineer

HIVED; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

HIVED is seeking a Mid-Level Backend Engineer to enhance its emission-free parcel delivery network in London. The right candidate will join a dynamic team focused on building scalable, reliable backend services using technologies like Golang and AWS. This role offers significant opportunities for growth in a high-paced startup environment with a commitment to sustainability.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus public holidays

Wellbeing initiatives including 3 additional wellbeing days

Subsidised Private Medical Insurance

Weekly team lunches

Hybrid working setup

Dog friendly office

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience as a Backend Engineer.
• Clean, performant, testable code proficiency.
• Experience with AWS and cloud technologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable and efficient backend services.
• Plan and deliver projects with the team.
• Maintain existing infrastructure and optimizations.

Skills

Proficiency in typed languages

Building distributed systems

Collaboration and communication skills

Tools

Golang

AWS

Github

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

About HIVED

At HIVED, we're steamrolling forward as one of Europe's fastest growing startups, and our momentum shows no signs of slowing.

Based in London, we are a climate and logistics start-up building the first sustainable parcel delivery network at scale, powered by a 100% electric fleet. In an ever-growing industry where unreliable service has long been the norm, HIVED has been built from the ground-up to meet the demands of modern consumers and disrupt parcel delivery.

A tech company at heart, our talent and technology is laser-focused on delivering the best possible delivery experience for end-customers and meeting the needs of our retail partners. From our drivers to our data engineers, we are constantly working to improve this customer experience that makes us deliver better.

Already trusted by leading international brands such as Zara, Uniqlo, ASOS, Nespresso, and more, we are solidifying our position as the leaders in Europe to tackle this growing market.

Our tight-knit team is made up of ex-Revolut, Bain, HelloFresh, ASOS, Apple and Google employees, and we are backed by some of Europe's leading investors and VCs in climate-tech, logistics and mobility including Planet A Ventures , Maersk Growth , Pale Blue Dot VC , Eka Ventures and the British government. We're passionate about driving innovation and redefining the future of delivery.

Role Overview

We are looking for a skilled Backend Engineer passionate about creating the platform that powers HIVED's emission-free parcel delivery network.

As a Mid-Level Backend Engineer, you will play a key role in the full software development lifecycle-from development and implementation to deployment and monitoring. You will contribute to scaling and improving HIVED's backend infrastructure, ensuring it remains reliable, maintainable, and efficient for both internal and external users.

You'll be embedded in a cross-functional team, collaborating directly with other software engineers, product managers and UX designers. The problems your team is solving cover complex routing and optimisation challenges, building intelligent address and parcel locating solutions, external integrations, powering our customer facing apps with (live) tracking data and more. We reimagine parcel delivery from scratch - built on a modern tech stack with sustainability, flexibility and scale at the core.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scalable and efficient backend services for HIVED's internal operations.
• Plan and deliver projects along with other software engineers, product managers and end users.
• Maintain and optimise existing infrastructure, including integrations with third-party services.
• Improve engineering processes, tools, and standards.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Backend Engineer or similar role, with 3+ years of experience.
• Proficiency in writing clean, performant, and testable code in typed languages.
• Experience with building distributed systems and working with cloud platforms (AWS).
• Familiarity with databases, cloud stacks, and Infrastructure as Code.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team.

Technologies we use

• Golang
• AWS (Lambda, SQS, EventBridge, DynamoDB, RDS, CDK, OpenSearch)
• Github, Github Actions
• Prometheus, Grafana
• Event-driven architecture and domain-driven design

How we reward our team

• Dynamic working environment with a diverse and driven team
• Huge opportunity for learning in a high growth environment, with progression opportunities based on success in the role
• 25 days of holiday allowance plus public holidays
• Wellbeing initiatives, including 3 wellbeing days in addition to holiday allowance
• Subsidised Private Medical Insurance including dental and vision
• Weekly team lunch and regular company socials
• MacBook or Windows Laptop (depending on your preference)
• Hybrid working set-up with in-person time expected at both our Shoreditch office and North Woolwich based depot
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption policy
• Cycle to work scheme
• Dog friendly office

Department Tech Locations London - Shoreditch Remote status Hybrid