Mid-Level Backend Engineer - Driver Squad

Role Overview

We're on a mission to make parcel delivery clean, and our drivers are at the heart of it. If you love getting stuck into meaty backend problems with real purpose, you'll feel right at home building the complex, distributed systems behind HIVED's emission‑free delivery network. Every feature you ship puts the right information in a driver's hands at exactly the right moment, helping them deliver smarter and greener from the moment they log on to the very last drop of the day.

In the Driver Squad, you'll take genuine ownership of problems across the backend systems and tooling that keep our drivers moving. You'll drive features end‑to‑end, from discovery through to deployment and monitoring, scoping the solution, weighing the trade‑offs, and contributing to the squad's engineering quality, all in close partnership with Product, UX, Operations, and fellow engineers. We're rebuilding parcel delivery from the ground up on a modern stack, with sustainability, flexibility, and scalability baked in from day one.

• Last metre navigation. Guide drivers to the exact closest access point to a customer's door, shaving precious seconds off every drop.
• Smarter routing. Teach our systems to recognise different types of addresses, like a business that is shut on a weekend, so we stop attempting drops that were never going to land. Fewer wasted miles means faster routes for drivers and lighter emissions.
• Telemetry that shapes behaviour. Turn on‑road telemetry data into insight that helps us understand and positively influence how our drivers drive.
• Never lose a parcel. Build the tooling that detects and traces lost parcels, ideally before a customer ever notices.

• Ship features that matter. Take defined features from idea to live, breaking down the problem, weighing the trade‑offs, and helping the squad prioritise by impact.
• Write code you're proud of. Clean, tested, well‑documented, and built to scale, the kind of code the whole team can pick up and run with.
• Raise the bar together. Dive into code reviews as both author and reviewer, and spot improvements within the squad's scope before they become problems.
• Partner, don't just build. Work shoulder to shoulder with Product, UX, and Operations, let real data guide your calls, and share what you learn with the wider engineering team.
• Own it in production. Deploy, monitor, and once you're settled in, join the on‑call rota to keep things humming.

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, or a related STEM field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 3+ years of backend software engineering experience, including exposure to distributed systems.
• Proficiency in at least one typed backend language, with the ability to ramp up quickly on HIVED's stack.
• Experience designing, building, and running production services on a major cloud platform (AWS preferred).
• Experience with relational databases and Infrastructure as Code.
• Strong collaboration and written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to work across disciplines.

• Working knowledge of Go, Type Script, and AWS.
• Exposure to logistics, mobility or operational‑domain systems.
• Evidence of self‑directed learning, such as personal projects or open source contributions.

• Golang
• AWS, CDK (Type Script), Lambda, SQS, Event Bridge, RDS (Postgre
  
  SQL)
• React, React Native
• Git Hub, Git Hub Actions
• Grafana, Loki
• Claude Code
• Event‑driven architecture and domain‑driven design

• Dynamic hybrid working environment with a diverse and driven team
• Huge opportunity for learning in a high growth environment, with progression opportunities based on success in the role
• 25 days of holiday allowance plus public holidays
• 1 Birthday Day Off + 2 Tenure‑Based Additional Days Off
• Subsidised private medical insurance including dental, vision & mental health therapy
• Bi‑annual performance reviews and tailored development plans
• Competitive salary + EMI options scheme
• Annual compensation review
• Team lunch provided once a week
• Quarterly team socials and annual sports day
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption policy as day 1 right
• Community volunteer days
• Cycle to work scheme
• Dog‑friendly office and depots
• Mac Book Air or Windows Laptop (depending on your preference)