Software Engineer Trainee

foodpanda (small ‘f’) is the world’s favourite way to order food online from the comfort of your home or office. Whether it’s getting your hands on your favourite pasta, kebab or pizza, we believe that no one should have to suffer from hunger attacks ever again.

Our parent company, Delivery Hero, is a global leader in the food delivery industry processing over 3 million orders every day and operating in 40+ markets in the world, with 18,000 employees and approximately 500,000+ restaurant partners. In APAC, foodpanda operates in over 150 cities across 12 countries. Trivial problems can always become large technical challenges at scale. If you love technology, efficiency and simplicity as much as we do, there is no better place to experience this than in foodpanda.

We always genuinely care about experience, efficiency and scalability. We do not just solve technical problems but build the foundations for foodpanda’s operations with the best tools on hand.

Job Description

PowerUp SG Tech Traineeship, Android

About the role:

At foodpanda we're on a mission to redefine how tech, food, people and culture are connected operating in 12 countries worldwide. Our team is working on big challenges and complex scalability problems as we grow 6X annually processing millions of orders a year. You’ll be part of a highly collaborative cross-functional agile squad that always includes frontend and backend engineers, design and product owners. Our squads operate in an open and fast-paced environment with very flat structures where everyone has a say.

This role is a 6 months traineeship provided by foodpanda to build the next generation of engineers through classroom & On-the-Job training to build performant and user friendly applications for Android using Kotlin.

What’s on the menu:

• Experience working on foodpanda's world-class technology platform and learning the day-to-day activities that power it.
• Working with a world-class team on developing impactful applications/features for millions of consumers.
• First-hand experience in contributing to large mobile application codebases
• Hands-on experience building client applications that work with complex backends
• Experience building maintainable software in large teams
• Be part of our flagship program and gain from our specially curated program for you

What you can bring to the table:

• Interest or experience in learning new programming languages and tools to help build, maintain and operate software services at scale
• Have a good understanding or direct experience with coding in any languages and technologies (e.g. Java, Kotlin, Python, React etc), may it be from school, bootcamps or through self-learned courses.
• Be an analytical thinker and strong problem solver with a humble, inquisitive approach
• Good command of English with ability to articulate work scope.
• Have strong communication and collaboration skills

What we can feed you:

• The opportunity to learn about building pragmatic software solutions to real world problems
• The chance to work on a highly scalable and modern software application that serves millions of customers every day
• Attractive compensation, full-time staff benefits, annual leave, Tasty Thursday allowance
• Certificate of Completion by accredited training provider and foodpanda at the end of the program

foodpanda is proud to be a company that believes in diversity and representation as key to creating not only an exciting product, but also an amazing customer and employee experience. We hire people based on merit and qualifications and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or any other aspect that makes you, you. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let your Talent Acquisition partner know.

To all recruitment agencies: foodpanda does not accept third-party resumes. Please do not send resumes to our jobs alias, foodpanda employees, or any other organization location. foodpanda is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

EEO statement

foodpanda is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.