Professional Backend Software Engineer – Ruby, Elixir

Marley Spoon

Professional Software Engineer developing systems for Marley Spoon's logistics and complaints processes. Collaborating with a small team to support global operations and improve services.

Posted 5/23/2026full-timeLisbon • 🇵🇹 PortugalMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

DockerElixirERPKubernetesPythonRuby

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Play an important role in building and expanding the architecture around the full lifecycle of Marley Spoon’s Logistics and Complaints systems, from order creation to ERP integrations, shipper integrations, complaints handling, and automation.
Help architect and build services that directly benefit our new and long-term customers, supporting Marley Spoon’s ability to scale globally for years to come.
Write testable and readable code with performance, reliability, and maintainability in mind.
Coach your team members and contribute to a strong engineering culture.
Work closely with other teams and your teammates to arrive at the best possible feature implementation.
Help evolve systems that sit at the heart of how our brands and offerings operate across markets.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Several years of experience in backend software engineering, ideally 4+ years.
Professional, production-grade experience, preferably in Ruby.
A strong testing mindset.
Experience working on distributed architecture, or experience spanning applications across multiple markets or regions.
Excellent communication skills.
A drive to learn, improve yourself, and support others around you.
A proactive and collaborative working style.
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes is a plus.
Experience splitting up a monolithic application is a plus.
Willingness to work with different tech stacks, such as Elixir and Python.
Comfort leveraging AI tools, while keeping strong critical thinking and the ability to judge, steer, and validate agent-generated work.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid work policy (remote + office).
22 annual leave days +2 days extra days for every year of tenure (up to 6).
5 training days per year.
Private health insurance provided by Tranquilidade.
Food allowance of 7.62€/worked day under by Coverflex.
24/7 confidential employee assistance program.

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Hard Skills & Tools

backend software engineeringRubytesting mindsetdistributed architectureDockerKubernetesElixirPythonmonolithic applicationautomation

Soft Skills

communication skillsdrive to learncollaborative working stylecoachingproactive mindsetteamworkengineering culturecritical thinkingsupporting othersfeature implementation