Senior Backend Engineer | Orders Team

About the Role

As a Senior Backend Engineer in the Orders team, you will shape the overall architecture, technical direction, and scalability of our core order-handling engine. The Orders domain is central to Instabee’s operations, processing deliveries for millions of consumers across Europe.

In this role, you’ll take on a high-leverage technical leadership position—driving architectural decisions, integrating modern technologies, and elevating engineering standards across our distributed systems.

• Architect Core Systems: Lead the technical design, scalability, and resilience of our high-throughput order backbone.

• Integrate AI & Modern Tech: Proactively adopt AI tools, LLMs, and smart automations to boost system capabilities and developer workflows.

• Drive Strategy & Mentorship: Partner with product leaders to align tech roadmaps with business goals while coaching junior and mid-level engineers.

• Continuous Optimization: Audit, refactor, and evolve our distributed microservices to ensure top-tier reliability and performance.

• Collaborative Engineering: Champion technical excellence through high-standard code reviews, mob/pair programming, and shared ownership.

The Orders team builds and maintains the core engine responsible for the end-to-end order lifecycle—from creation to successful delivery. Supported by an Engineering Manager, Product Manager, and Staff Engineer, you will operate with high autonomy in a tight-knit, collaborative environment where your technical decisions carry direct, company-wide impact.

• Senior Backend Background: Solid track record of architecting and operating resilient, high-throughput distributed systems in production.

• Core Stack: Deep, hands-on expertise in Node.js and TypeScript.

• Databases: Advanced experience with MongoDB (or similar NoSQL/relational systems), including query optimization and schema design at scale.

• Cloud & Infrastructure: Strong proficiency with Kubernetes and hands-on experience with GCP (or equivalent cloud environments).

• AI-Forward Mindset: Practical curiosity for applying AI tooling and developer automations to streamline engineering and operational workflows.

• Technical Leadership: Ability to take complex initiatives from concept to production while communicating architectural trade-offs clearly to both technical and non-technical peers.

• Fluency in English: Confident verbal and written communication.

(We value curiosity, problem-solving, and adaptability over ticking every single stack requirement on day one.)

• Significant architectural ownership within one of the Nordics' most high-volume logistics platforms.

• A culture of technical ambition, continuous learning, and minimal bureaucracy.

• A supportive, senior engineering peer group focused on code quality and innovation.

Perks & Benefits:

• 🏢 Brand-New Office: Modern collaborative workspace in our new Stockholm HQ.

• 🐶 Dog-Friendly Office: Designated dog-friendly areas throughout the office.

• 🏓 Fun & Games: Foosball, shuffleboard, table tennis, and an in-house karaoke room.

• 👶 Parental Top-Up: 6 months of parental pay support.

• 🎂 Birthday Off: An extra paid day off each year to celebrate your birthday.

• ⏰ Flexible Hybrid Setup: Flexible working hours tailored to balance life and work.

Formed in 2022 through the merger of Budbee and Instabox (uniting the Budbee, Instabox, and Porterbuddy brands), Instabee provides seamless e-commerce deliveries to millions of consumers. We are growing quickly across the Nordics and continental Europe, building cutting-edge logistics technology that handles millions of parcels each week.

As part of our standard recruitment process in Sweden, mandatory confidential background checks are conducted via Svensk Bakgrundsanalys.