The posting
Where software meets the physical world In 2022, Budbee and Instabox merged to form Instabee — now home to three consumer brands serving millions of deliveries across Europe. We move fast, we're growing across Scandinavia and continental Europe, and we're not slowing down. Always with the consumer at heart. The Team The Box team owns one of Instabee's most tangible products: our locker network. We build and maintain the full software ecosystem that powers 6,000+ lockers — from cloud backend services to the software running on the physical hardware itself. It's a space where reliability, scalability, and real-world constraints collide daily, and where the gap between a code change and a real-world outcome is remarkably short. We operate as an autonomous, cross-functional team with full ownership of our product lifecycle — from design and development through to deployment and iteration. If you've ever wanted to see your engineering decisions literally open a door, this is that job. What You'll Work On The team’s focus and responsibilities span a wide range of areas, but everything is centered around the user experience at the parcel lockers. This means working with supporting backend solutions (Golang), the user interface at the locker itself (React), cloud services (Google Cloud), and other related applications. With our roadmap mainly centered around the locker experience, much of the engineering work focuses on building and evolving the software that powers the devices themselves. It’s a pragmatic, flexible environment where no two problems look the same. As a Senior Software Engineer, on a daily basis, you'll:
Shape the architecture — Contribute to key technical decisions and drive solutions that balance robustness with speed of delivery
Work across the stack — Hands-on implementation from cloud services to hardware-adjacent software
Collaborate closely — Partner with product managers, designers, and engineers to refine requirements and build things that matter
Raise the bar — Code reviews, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement of systems and processes
Who You Are You're a pragmatic engineer who enjoys working across boundaries — backend and frontend, software and hardware, ambiguity and clarity. You take ownership, collaborate naturally, and care about how your work functions in the real world. You bring:
5+ years of Software Engineering experience
Proficiency in Golang, or the confidence and track record to pick it up fast
Experience with working in a Linux environment
A product mindset — you think about impact, not just implementation
Experience working in agile development environments.
Familiarity with cloud platforms like GCP or similar
Bonus points for:
Experience with React
Background in IoT or hardware-integrated systems
Deeper knowledge of Linux and/or Ubuntu Core
The Culture We believe great products are built by teams that take real ownership and understand how their work is used in the world. In the Box team, that's not a platitude — it's the daily reality. You'll work in a highly collaborative, autonomous environment where experimentation is encouraged and fast iteration is the norm. Open communication, continuous learning, and genuine cross-functional partnership are how we operate. You'll have real influence over technical direction and product experience — not just tickets in a queue. What You'll Get Ambitious colleagues, real challenges, and plenty of room to grow. Plus: 🌇 Sky-High Office Modern, newly renovated with 360° views over Stockholm 🍸 Rooftop Fridays Wind down the week at our rooftop bar 🥐 Monthly Tech Breakfasts Midweek talks, great food, smart people 👾 Tech Demos Regular showcases of the latest innovations 🏓 Games Room Ping pong, shuffleboard, foosball, and karaoke ⏰ Hybrid Hours Work patterns that fit your life 👶 6 Months Parental Pay Full support when your family grows 🎂 Birthday Day Off Your day, your way — every year If building systems that bridge the digital and physical worlds sounds like your kind of challenge, we'd love to hear from you! This recruitment process consists of background checks via Verifiera as a review of previous public criminal records. The result is public information that is handled confidentially. This is mandatory for all recruitment processes at Instabee in Sweden.
