Engineering Team Lead, Alchemy Design System

Engineering
Berlin, Germany - Helsinki, Finland
Full-time
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About Wolt
At Wolt, we create technology that brings joy, simplicity and earnings to the neighborhoods of the world. In 2014 we started with delivery of restaurant food. Now we’re building the delivery of (almost) everything and you’ll find us in over 500 cities in 30 countries around the world. In 2022 we joined forces with DoorDash and together we keep on dreaming big and expanding across the globe.
Working at Wolt isn’t always easy, but it’s definitely exciting. Here you’ll learn more, build more, and ship more than in most other companies. You’ll be challenged a lot, but also have a lot of fun on the way. So, if you’re a self-starter with drive and entrepreneurial spirit, this could be the ride of your life.
We’re looking for an Engineering Team lead to lead our Alchemy Design System team. This team is at the core of our user experience, developing the critical, shared UI components that empower product teams across Wolt. You'll work in close collaboration with both design and engineering to build the foundation of our product.
This is a distributed cross-functional team consisting of web and mobile engineers, product designers, a product lead, and an engineering team lead. The team is based across Berlin, Helsinki, and Tallinn, working in a hybrid model. We value autonomy and ownership, and each team member plays a key role in shaping the product and driving it forward.
What you’ll be doing
This is a role with broad impact, from hands-on technical guidance to championing web and mobile accessibility across the company. We're looking for a leader who excels at fostering collaboration and can confidently guide a concept from initial idea to robust implementation.
**Day-to-day in this role you’ll**:
Lead, mentor, and grow a diverse and talented team of engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and empathy.
Own the technical roadmap and delivery for Alchemy, Wolt’s design system, ensuring it meets the highest standards of quality and performance.
Partner with product, design, and engineering leaders across the company to understand their needs and drive adoption of the design system.
Champion accessibility, embedding best practices into our development culture and ensuring our products are usable by everyone.
Guide the team in making key architectural decisions that will scale for the future.
Our humble expectations
5+ years of software development experience, with a strong background in modern web or mobile engineering.
2+ years of experience managing an engineering team, with a genuine passion for helping people develop and succeed.
Direct experience having built, managed, or made significant contributions to a design system.
Next steps
For this position, you can be based either in Berlin or Helsinki.
The compensation will be a combination of monthly pay and DoorDash RSUs. The latter makes it exceptionally easy to be excited about our company growing and doing well, as you’ll own a piece of the pie.
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
We’re committed to growing and empowering a more inclusive community within our company, industry, and cities. That’s why we hire and cultivate diverse teams of people from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that true innovation happens when everyone has room at the table and the tools, resources, and opportunity to excel.
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Engineering at Wolt
We build the technologies powering Wolt. Our apps connect millions of customers, hundreds of thousands of courier partners, and tens of thousands of shops and restaurants. We now operate in 30 countries, 500+ cities and we’re growing fast.
We build at scale, are laser-focused on building world-class customer experiences, and do things with heart. Dive with us into the complex problems of building the delivery of (almost) everything.
Engineering at Wolt
What we're working on
On this journey towards delivery of (almost) everything, we’re building a wide suite of products — from the systems powering our own Wolt Market stores, to our support tooling, and even fintech solutions.
Get a sneak peek into what we’re working on through our Wolt Tech blog, Wolt Tech Talks podcast, and more from the link below.
We build beautiful products, the Wolt way
We like to do things well and move fast. Doing that requires less red tape and more trust.
At Wolt, every product team has the resources, talent, and autonomy they need to deliver the task at hand. This way our teams stay close to their customers. They work how they see best, and in return, they’re responsible for seeking alignment and owning the outcome.
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Our culture
At Wolt, you’ll learn more, build more, and ship more than in most other companies.
You’ll be challenged a lot, but also have a lot of fun on the way. All of which comes from working with passionate, caring, down-to-earth and super-smar