Senior Backend Engineer Marketplace

Salary: £51,000 - 91,000 per year

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience (5+ years for senior candidates) building and maintaining scalable backend services.
• We use Go, but if you do not know it, we will interview you in your strongest language such as Python, C++, Java, or Ruby.
• Strong engineering fundamentals are more important to us than syntax.
• In-depth knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases, including PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis.
• Experience with message brokers such as RabbitMQ or Kafka.

Responsibilities:

• Write high-quality, performant code primarily in Go.
• Implement new microservices while helping us responsibly manage and migrate away from legacy services.
• Work closely with product managers, designers, and data scientists to turn abstract requirements into concrete technical designs.
• Ensure our systems stay responsive under heavy load, optimising for both latency and reliability.

Technologies:

• Backend
• Support
• Java
• Kafka
• MacBook
• MongoDB
• NoSQL
• PostgreSQL
• Python
• RabbitMQ
• Redis
• Ruby
• microservices
• AWS
• Cloud
• DDD
• DevOps
• Kubernetes
• TDD
• Terraform
• gRPC

More:

We are Wheely, a profitable and fast-growing scale-up redefining premium transportation across major cities in Europe, the US, and the Middle East. We blend cutting-edge technology with five-star chauffeuring to deliver an experience trusted by more than 100,000 active riders and 1,200 corporate accounts. Our Marketplace team builds models and algorithms that balance supply and demand, optimising pricing and matching so chauffeurs earn and passengers are not left waiting. We are expanding rapidly across the US and EMEA, having recently launched in New York City. This is an office-based role in West London, four days a week with flexible start and finish times, plus one remote day of your choice. We offer a salary of 90,000 to 120,000, employee stock options, private medical and dental insurance, life and critical illness cover, a latest-generation MacBook Pro and 4k display, monthly credit towards Wheely journeys, a Cycle to Work scheme, a professional development stipend, and relocation support including visa sponsorship and allowance.

last updated 34 week of 2026