Senior Backend Engineer, Marketplace

Wheely; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office in West London

Competitive salary £90k–£120k

Employee stock options

Private medical and dental insurance

Life and critical illness cover

MacBook Pro + 4k display

Monthly travel credit

Cycle to Work

Professional development stipend

Relocation sponsorship & visa support

Job summary

Wheely is seeking a Mid/Senior Backend Engineer to join the Marketplace team in London. You will build high-quality Go microservices, balance supply and demand, and optimize pricing and matching for optimal chauffeur earnings and passenger wait times.

The role emphasizes TDD, DDD, and CI/CD, with a tech stack including Go, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, RabbitMQ, AWS and Kubernetes, and Terraform. Office-based with four days in the office and one remote day.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of backend services experience; 5+ years for senior roles.
• Strong Go proficiency or equivalent language in interviews.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases and message brokers.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality, Go-based microservices for the marketplace.
• Optimize latency and reliability during high load periods.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers and data scientists to translate requirements into technical designs.
• Support migration from legacy systems and new feature delivery.

Skills

Go programming

Backend system design

Team collaboration

Tools

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Redis

RabbitMQ

Kafka

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

Senior Backend Engineer, Marketplace Overview

Company Name Wheely

Job Role Senior Backend Engineer, Marketplace

Qualifications Not Specified

Category IT Jobs

Job Type Full Time

Location London

Wheely is transforming premium transportation in major cities across Europe, the US, and the Middle East by integrating advanced technology with exceptional chauffeuring services. With over 100,000 active riders and 1,200 corporate accounts, Wheely is a profitable and rapidly growing scale-up, having raised $43M and generating over $100M in annual revenue. As we expand into new markets, including a recent launch in New York City, we are looking for talented individuals to join our team.

We are currently seeking a Mid/Senior Backend Engineer to join our Marketplace team. This team is responsible for developing models and algorithms that effectively balance supply and demand, optimizing pricing and matching to ensure that chauffeurs earn well while passengers experience minimal wait times. Our engineering culture emphasizes clean, maintainable code and rapid deployment through practices such as Test-Driven Development (TDD), Domain-Driven Design (DDD), and continuous integration and delivery.

Our technology stack includes Go, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Redis, gRPC, and Thrift, all running on AWS and Kubernetes, managed via Terraform. The interview process will involve a recruiter screening, algorithm challenges, and live coding sessions. Candidates for senior positions will also participate in a system design interview and a structured review of their previous experiences and accomplishments.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality, efficient code primarily using Go.


• Create new microservices and assist in the management and migration from legacy systems.


• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and data scientists to translate abstract requirements into detailed technical designs.


• Ensure system responsiveness during high load periods by optimizing for latency and reliability.

Requirements

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in building and maintaining scalable backend services, with 5+ years required for senior positions.


• Proficiency in Go is preferred, but candidates may be interviewed in their strongest programming language such as Python, C++, Java, or Ruby.


• Strong understanding of relational and NoSQL databases, including PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis.


• Experience with message brokers like RabbitMQ or Kafka.

Benefits

• Office-based role in West London, requiring four days a week in the office with flexible start and finish times, plus one remote day of your choice.


• Competitive salary ranging from £90,000 to £120,000.


• Participation in an employee stock options plan.


• Comprehensive private medical and dental insurance.


• Life and critical illness cover.


• Provision of the latest-generation MacBook Pro and a 4k display.


• Monthly credit towards Wheely journeys.


• Cycle to Work scheme.


• Professional development stipend.


• Relocation support, including visa sponsorship and allowance.

Degree Requirement: Not Specified

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