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.

Key Responsibilities

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.

Your Future Team

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.

What We're Looking For

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.)

What We Offer

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.

About Instabee

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.