Senior Backend Engineer - Mission Control
About the role
Are you a backend engineer who thrives in real-time environments and loves building systems that support real people and operations? Join the Mission Control team at Instabee’s Oslo office and help shape the backbone of our operational excellence.
Some of the things you’ll do
- Build, own, and operate backend services with full codebase responsibility
- Design and implement scalable data structures for complex logistics
- Engage in architecture discussions and steer product direction
- Collaborate with product and operations to solve real-time user needs
- Lead backend development from idea to deployment with high standards
- Continuously improve system performance, usability, and reliability
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a collaborative learning culture
Your future team
The Mission Control team is at the heart of live monitoring and incident response for Instabee operations. We ensure everything runs smoothly and directly impact KPIs like accuracy, delivery success, and cost. We interact with both our digital systems and physical world, seeing our code in action.
You’ll join a friendly and highly collaborative team: an Engineering Manager, four developers, a Product Manager, and a Principal Engineer. We share knowledge, support each other, and solve challenges together.
What we’re looking for
- Several years of experience in backend development (we care more about what you’ve built than the exact number of years)
- Hands-on with Go, Kotlin, or Java
- Experience with relational databases
- Familiarity with AWS or GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, CI/CD
- Background in Computer Science or equivalent hands-on experience
- Strong communication skills in English
The cherry on top
- Experience with event-driven systems
- Familiarity with React or Websockets (e.g. Pusher, SaaS streaming tools)
Tech Stack Highlights
We work with tools like React, Typescript, Kotlin, Go, PostgreSQL, Google Pub/Sub and Protobuf, and use a microservices architecture driven by our needs.
What you’ll get
We can promise challenge, development, and amazing colleagues. If you enjoy shaping processes and working in a fast-changing environment, you’ll thrive here. We offer a modern workplace and a team-first culture in our Oslo office.
Diversity & inclusion
We actively welcome teammates from all backgrounds and identities – and we’re building a culture where everyone belongs, contributes, and grows.
Get to know us
Instabee was founded in 2022 from the merger of Budbee and Instabox, now including Porterbuddy. Together, we deliver millions of parcels across Europe and aim to become the leading e-commerce enabler – always with the consumer at heart.
Excited to build real-time systems with real-world impact? Apply now and help shape the future of logistics at Instabee!
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- Department
- Tech
- Role
- Backend Developer
- Locations
- Oslo, Norway
- Employment type
- Full-time
About Instabee
Instabee, with consumer-facing brands Budbee, Instabox, and Porterbuddy, was founded in 2022, but the collective experience dates back much further. Today, Instabee is present in six markets, serving thousands of online merchants and millions of consumers with easy home deliveries or convenient parcel locker deliveries, using the best fuel available.
With smart tech, a focus on the environment, and a secure supply chain, Instabee has become the key partner of online merchants and the obvious choice for end-consumers, backed by notable investors such as Kinnevik, Creades, and EQT Ventures, among others.
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