Delivery Hero
A Principal Backend Software Engineer leads the design and development of scalable backend systems and APIs for food delivery products. The role involves mentoring engineering teams, driving technical strategy, and ensuring high performance and security across distributed architectures. This position requires deep expertise in cloud infrastructure, microservices, and system optimization to support global customer growth.
Delivery Hero is a Berlin-based, publicly traded online food ordering and delivery marketplace that connects consumers, restaurants and couriers through its technology platform. It operates a portfolio of regional brands (including foodpanda, Talabat and PedidosYa) across Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and parts of Europe and serves millions of orders monthly. Beyond core marketplace services, Delivery Hero provides logistics and fulfillment, payments, marketing tools and invests in adjacent fast-commerce offerings such as grocery delivery and dark kitchens.
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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15% above the average for this role
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