We are looking for a talented and motivated Backend Engineer (m/f/d) for our Driver Engagement Team.As part of a highly skilled, cross-functional team comprising Mobile Engineers, Backend Engineers, a Product Manager, a Product Designer, a Data Analyst, and an Engineering Manager, you will help shape the future of mobility with Freenow by Lyft and assist our drivers in their daily work. Our team is dedicated to enhancing the Engagement and Quality of Service (QoS) for drivers, ensuring they have the tools and insights needed to deliver exceptional service. We achieve this by:Building a driver loyalty and rewards system, to recognize and retain top-performing driversMeasuring and analyzing driver performance, providing actionable metrics to both drivers and internal teams.You'll be involved in every stage of product development, from ideation to implementation, ensuring a seamless and impactful experience.We actively use AI tools throughout our development lifecycle — from coding to testing to documentation — and expect team members to be curious about and skilled in leveraging them effectively.It all starts with bringing in your feature ideas, goes over development, testing and ends in deploying your code and monitoring it.Maintain and improve the existing systems by finding bottlenecks and performance issues and improving resource usage (DB access, cache, messaging, etc.).Collaborate with your team members in an Agile environment, contribute to and live our agile ceremonies.Write high-quality automated tests (unit, integration, functional)



and proactively identify and remediate security risks in your components.Kotlin | Java | AWS | Docker | Git | Kafka | ElasticSearch & moreTO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE:Passionate about Kotlin or Java.Experience with the quirks of Spring Boot or similar frameworks, automated tests and CI/CD tools.Familiarity with monitoring tools (i.e., Grafana, Datadog, Kibana etc.).Keen about principles and practices of scalable web applications, such as RESTful API’s, dealing with transactions, and resiliency.Familiar with messaging by using Kafka or RabbitMQ.Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.Experience working with AWS or similar cloud service providers.Familiar with Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban.Hands-on experience integrating AI tools into your engineering workflow — coding, testing, debugging, or documentation.Versátil working arrangementsLinkedIn LearningSabbatical & special leave policiesWeRoad partnershipBirthday, 24th + 31st December offShort term EU work policyMobility CreditHealth InsuranceEmployee assistance programDIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION:FREE NOW is an equal opportunity employer and we consider qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or age.

Millions of passengers can access services including taxis, private hire vehicles, carsharing, car rental, e-scooters, e-bikes, e-mopeds, and public transport within a single app. In July 2025 Freenow was acquired by Lyft, a global mobility platform, which connects riders and drivers for billions of rides across North America and Europe. We are a global, diverse, highly motivated, and collaborative team that strives for excellence and likes to have fun.

📌 Engineer - back End Developer (Barcelona)
🏢 Freenow
📍 Barcelona