Wheely

backend engineer for marketplace

In short

Backend engineer role at Wheely, a premium transportation scale-up, building and maintaining scalable microservices primarily in Go for its marketplace platform. The job involves migrating away from legacy services, working closely with product, design and data teams, and keeping systems reliable under heavy load. It requires 3+ years of backend experience, strong database knowledge (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis), experience with message brokers (RabbitMQ/Kafka), and B2+ English; the role is hybrid in West London with visa sponsorship offered.

About Wheely
Wheely provides premium transportation across major cities in Europe, the US, and the Middle East, combining technology with five-star chauffeuring for more than 100,000 active riders and 1,200 corporate accounts. It is a profitable, fast-growing scale-up that has raised $43M and generates over $100M in annual revenue.
Responsibilities
•Write high-quality, performant code primarily in Go
•Implement new microservices and help responsibly manage the migration away from legacy services
•Work with product managers, designers, and data scientists to turn abstract requirements into concrete technical designs
•Keep systems responsive under heavy load by optimizing latency and reliability
Requirements
•3+ years of experience building and maintaining scalable backend services; 5+ years for senior candidates
•Strong engineering fundamentals; candidates may interview in their strongest language if they do not know Go
•In-depth knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases, including PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis
•Experience with message brokers such as RabbitMQ or Kafka
•Upper-Intermediate (B2) English proficiency or higher
Conditions
•Salary starting from £90,000
•Employee stock options plan
•Private medical and dental insurance
•Life and critical illness cover
•Latest-generation MacBook Pro and 4k display
•Monthly credit towards Wheely journeys
•Cycle to Work scheme
•Professional development stipend
•Relocation support, including visa sponsorship and allowance
•Office-based role in West London, four days a week with flexible start and finish times, plus one remote day of your choice

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