Software Engineer

**Company Description**
foodpanda is part of the Delivery Hero Group, the world’s pioneering local delivery platform, our mission is to deliver an amazing experience—fast, easy, and to your door. We operate in over 70+ countries worldwide. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017 and is part of the MDAX stock market index.

We are seeking a dynamic **Software Engineer (Python)** to join our growing global team, Recommendations domain to work on exciting projects like implementation of our own machine learning framework, integrating a feature store for supporting real-time data science requirements and the creation of complex data ingestion pipelines to support this

Join us in creating an engaging and personalized shopping experience for our users. Every feature and improvement you develop will enhance customer choice and app performance, making it easier for users to find and enjoy the products they love. Your work will have a lasting impact on customer satisfaction and loyalty across diverse markets.

**Responsibilities**
- Working closely with Data Scientists and Product Managers to run experiments on new recommendation features.
- Deploying low latency databases and datastores to support operational requirements of the recommender models.
- Working with senior engineers to maintain our API Gateway.
- Enabling and actively managing observability tools on all touch points within our systems.

**Qualifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent education or practical experience.
- Overall 3-5 years of experience in software engineering.
- Hands-on experience with writing clean, structured, and high-performance SQL and production-ready Python code with appropriate documentation.
- Strong understanding of software fundamentals, such as data structures and test-driven development.
- Experience in supporting an API endpoint or Gateway, deploying machine learning models at scale or with GCP are an added advantage.
- Experience with Airflow, Jenkins, Kubernetes, and Terraform are a plus.
- Ability to work in a collaborative and fast-paced environment with a growth mindset.
- Excellent written and spoken English communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team.
- Strong business mindset and ability to grasp business requirements from stakeholders.

**Additional Information**
- A dynamic and challenging work environment.
- A company committed to developing you personally and professionally.
- A great working atmosphere with regular company and team events.
- A vibrant and international team committed to diversity and inclusion.
- Responsibility from day one in a fast growing and global company.
- Other benefits include free food, health and dental insurance, and learning and development opportunities

foodpanda is operated by Delivery Hero Group (“DH Group”) - the world’s leading local delivery platform, operating in 70+ markets across Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. Delivery Hero started as a food delivery service in 2011 and now employs 40,000+ people globally. Additionally, Delivery Hero is pioneering quick commerce, the next generation of e-commerce, aiming to bring groceries and household goods to customers in under one hour and often in 20 to 30 minutes. Headquartered in Berlin, Germany, Delivery Hero has been listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since 2017.

In July 2024, Delivery Hero SE merged three of its market-leading food delivery businesses, foodora and Yemeksepeti in Europe, and foodpanda in Asia. All three businesses now make up the second-largest organization within the Delivery Hero Group, and leading food and QCommerce delivery in 18 markets in both regions.