Senior Frontend Engineer, Consumer Web Platform

<h3>Job Description</h3><p>Wolt is looking for a <strong>Senior Frontend Engineer</strong> to expand our Consumer Web Platform team. The team is part of the Consumer Product group and is responsible for enabling the delivery of the consumer web apps – most notably <a href="http://wolt.com">wolt.com</a> – that millions of people in over 20 countries around the world see when ordering food and other products.</p><p>Our client platform teams share a clear mission:</p><p><em>“Enable delivery and ownership of Wolt-grade Consumer Client Applications through engineering excellence and domain expertise.”</em></p><p><strong>What You’ll Be Doing:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Building the Foundation of our top-rated consumer-facing applications, ensuring high performance, security, and reliability at scale.</p></li><li><p>Enabling Product Teams: You’ll provide a robust platform that makes it simple and fast for our feature teams to reach millions of users.</p></li><li><p>Driving Technical Initiatives around architecture, developer experience, observability, performance, and more.</p></li><li><p>Supporting Engineering Excellence: Champion best practices, improve developer workflows, and continually raise the bar for code quality.</p></li><li><p>Long-Term Thinking: Balance short-term deliverables with long-term platform health to maintain a maintainable, extensible, and secure environment.</p></li></ul><p>If you love collaborating with multiple engineering stakeholders, focusing on the long-term quality of the user experience, and making life easier for fellow engineers, this is the team for you!</p><p><strong>📍</strong>This role can be based in one of our tech hubs in <strong>Helsinki</strong> or <strong>Berlin</strong>. Read more about our hybrid setup <a href="https://careers.wolt.com/en/blog/tech/product-hybrid-work">here</a>.</p><h3>Qualifications</h3><p><strong>To apply for this role you must have:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Proven expertise in building consumer-facing frontend applications, using TypeScript and React.</p></li><li><p>Deep understanding of modern web technologies and performance optimization techniques.</p></li><li><p>Track record of diagnosing and resolving complex performance issues.</p></li><li><p>Able to lead and drive technical projects and improvements across an engineering organization.</p></li><li><p>Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.</p></li><li><p>Ability to write efficient, maintainable, and scalable code.</p></li><li><p>Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Nice to haves:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Experience with CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, and cloud infrastructure.</p></li><li><p>Hands-on experience with frontend build tools, module bundlers, and performance profiling tools.</p></li><li><p>Strong knowledge of browser rendering behavior and optimization strategies.</p></li><li><p>Experience or strong interest in web observability (Datadog or similar).</p></li></ul><h3>Additional Information</h3><p><strong>Why Join Us?</strong></p><ul><li><p>Impact: Build and shape the core web platform that supports millions of users worldwide.</p></li><li><p>Collaboration: Work with talented engineers across Wolt to deliver real value to customers.</p></li><li><p>Growth: Take on complex challenges and grow your skill set in a supportive, forward-thinking environment.</p></li><li><p>Culture: Be part of a diverse, open-minded team that values creativity, autonomy, and continuous learning.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>Feel free to check out the <a href="https://blog.wolt.com/engineering/">Wolt Tech Blog</a> for more insight into our culture and technology.</p>