Senior Backend Engineer - Dispatch, Driver, Depot Squad

HIVED Ltd; London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A climate tech and logistics start-up in London is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and maintain scalable backend systems for their emission-free parcel delivery network. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of backend development experience and a strong understanding of distributed systems. This role offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for growth, a hybrid working set-up, and comprehensive perks including private medical insurance and a generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus public holidays

Subsidised Private Medical Insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Dog friendly office

Weekly team lunch and company socials

Qualifications

• 5+ years of proven experience as a Backend Engineer.
• Proficiency in coding with typed languages.
• Experience in architecting distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable backend architecture.
• Lead projects in collaboration with teams.
• Maintain and optimize existing infrastructure.

Skills

Backend development experience

Clean and testable coding

Distributed systems design

AWS familiarity

Excellent communication

Tools

Golang

AWS

GitHub

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 John Lewis, Nespresso, Uniqlo, H&M brands 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 Senior Backend Engineer, you will be an integral part of the team, responsible for the full software development lifecycle—from discovery and design to deployment and monitoring. You will have a tangible impact on growing HIVED's backend in a rapid yet sustainable fashion. HIVED will depend on you to ensure our systems are reliable, maintainable, and scalable for both internal and external users. You will solve problems in a creative but pragmatic way and bring a positive attitude to everything you do. You'll thrive in a collaborative, high-performing environment that values curiosity, ownership, and continuous improvement.

You’ll be embedded in a cross-functional team, collaborating directly with other software engineers, product managers, and data analysts. The Dispatch, Driver, Depot squad focuses on building internal products such as the Driver App and Mission Control dashboard to empower our operational staff. You'll work on enhancing address intelligence and last metre navigation—leveraging data to make our drivers more effective in the field. Additionally, you'll help uncover insights and improve depot processes through process intelligence. Everything we build is reimagined from the ground up, using a modern tech stack with sustainability, flexibility, and scalability at its core.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Design, implement, and maintain a scalable backend architecture to power HIVED’s internal operations.
• Plan and lead projects in collaboration with software engineers, product managers, and end users.
• Maintain and optimise existing infrastructure, including integrations with third-party services.
• Shape the engineering culture at HIVED by evolving processes, tools, and standards, while mentoring junior team members.
• Participate in the on-call rota, ensuring system reliability and uptime.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience as a Backend Engineer or similar role, with 5+ years in backend development.
• Proficient in writing clean, performant, and testable code in typed languages.
• Strong background in architecting, designing, and building distributed systems.
• Familiarity with a broad range of technologies, databases, and cloud platforms (particularly AWS), including experience with Infrastructure as Code.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams and with external stakeholders.

Technologies We Use

• Golang
• AWS, CDK (TypeScript), Lambda, SQS, EventBridge, RDS, DynamoDB, OpenSearch
• GitHub, GitHub Actions
• Loki, Tempo, Grafana, Prometheus
• 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 Air 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

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