Software Engineer

Ready for a challenge?

Then Just Eat Takeaway might be the place for you. We’re a leading global online

delivery platform, and our vision is to empower everyday convenience. Whether it’s a Friday-night feast, a post-gym poke bowl, or grabbing some groceries, our tech platform connects tens of millions of customers with hundreds of thousands of restaurant, grocery and convenience partners across the globe.

About this role

Just Eat Takeaway is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Loyalty department’s Membership & Benefits team. As a team, we are responsible for the critical backend services and APIs that power customer retention and rewards. In this role, you will work closely with the wider development team to design, implement, and maintain applications that meet our evolving business requirements. We focus on building a customer-centric platform, working as a unified team to maintain stability while innovating at scale.

These are some of the key components to the position

Develop and optimize backend solutions on AWS, specifically deploying services on Amazon EKS and utilizing cloud-native services.

Own the implementation of changes to our global vouchers solution to ensure a seamless experience for our customers.

Build and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to ensure software delivery is both efficient and reliable.

Use Docker containers for application packaging and deployment across our global infrastructure.

Implement and maintain messaging systems like SQS/SNS to support our event-driven architecture.

Design and optimize both NoSQL and SQL databases to ensure high performance for data storage and retrieval.

Partner with cross-functional teams, including product management and quality assurance, to deliver high-quality software solutions.

Take ownership of specific workstreams, moving projects from the initial design phase through to production support.

Contribute to and improve team standards while adhering to JET-wide architectural best practices.

Keep up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends to support the team’s continuous improvement.

What will you bring to the team?

Strong technical knowledge of C# and modern software engineering practices.

Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services, specifically EKS, Lambda, and RDS.

Proficiency in Docker and containerization technologies for application deployment.

Experience with CI/CD tools, preferably GitHub Actions, to automate software delivery.

Familiarity with messaging systems and event-driven programming, ideally using SQS/SNS.

Knowledge of both NoSQL (preferably DynamoDB) and SQL databases for high-performance storage.

Understanding of API Gateway management and maintaining clear OpenAPI specifications.

Strong problem-solving and debugging skills within complex, distributed environments.

Excellent communication skills and a preference for working in collaborative, Agile team structures.

An interest in microservice architectures and building reliable, high-scale platforms.

At JET, this is how we play

Our teams forge connections internally and work with some of the best-known brands on the planet, giving us truly international impact in a dynamic environment. Being the best at what we do isn’t just about delivering on our strategy. It's a competition for something incredibly valuable – our customers' choice.

At the heart of the JET Customer League are our values and behaviours. They guide every interaction, every decision, every innovation. Fun, fast-paced and supportive, the JET culture is about movement, growth, helping one another to succeed and celebrating wins. By truly living our values and embodying our behaviours, we’re building a customer-first culture which enables us to stay one step ahead of the competition.

Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging

No matter who you are, what you look like, who you love, or where you are from, you can find your place at Just Eat Takeaway. We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture, encouraging diversity of people and thinking, in which all employees feel they truly belong and can bring their most colourful selves to work ever y day.

What else are we delivering?

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Are you ready to join the team? Apply now!