Software Engineer (Platform)
Location: Bristol, England
Salary: £48K – £80K ( Est.)
Overview
Just Eat Takeaway.com is a leading global online food delivery platform with the vision to empower everyday convenience.
Whether it’s a Friday-night feast, a post-gym poke bowl, or groceries for the week, our tech platform connects tens of millions of customers with hundreds of thousands of restaurant, grocery and convenience partners worldwide.
We’re looking for a Software Engineer to join our Messaging Integrations team, building world-class messaging solutions that support our global scale.
About the Role
As part of the Messaging Integrations team, you will:
- Build and maintain messaging solutions that enable integrations across our microservices.
- Support engineering teams across the UK, Germany, Netherlands, Canada and beyond.
- Help design and evolve Just Eat’s developer experience, event-driven architecture and cloud-based messaging platform.
- Solve meaningful problems in a fast-paced environment where innovation, collaboration and reliability are key.
Responsibilities
- Champion event-driven and microservices architecture.
- Design, code and maintain quality software in an agile environment.
- Collaborate across engineering teams, defining features, improving processes and supporting production systems.
- Own workstreams, track progress and communicate outcomes to your team and Technology Manager.
- Ensure production readiness and participate in on-call support.
What You’ll Bring
- Experience delivering high-quality software projects.
- Strong coding fundamentals (Go and C#).
- Knowledge of Amazon Web Services (AWS).
- Experience in Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban).
- Exposure to messaging, streaming or event-driven systems.
- Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
Desirable Experience
- Messaging technologies such as Kafka or SNS/SQS.
- API technologies (REST, HTTP, OpenSpec, AsyncAPI).
- Infrastructure as code (Terraform, Pulumi, CDK).
- Kubernetes, serverless computing and cloud architecture patterns.
- Working within an e-commerce business where reliability is critical.
- CI/CD release cycles and a DevOps mindset.
What’s on the Menu at JET?
- A fun, fast-paced and supportive culture.
- International impact, working with some of the world’s biggest brands.
- Opportunities for movement, growth and recognition.
Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging
At Just Eat Takeaway.com, everyone belongs. No matter who you are, what you look like, who you love, or where you’re from—you can bring your most authentic self to work.
Application Process
Our application process is quick and straightforward:
- Click Apply Now and complete the short online application form.
- Submit your CV highlighting your relevant skills and experience.
- If shortlisted, you will be contacted for an initial interview with our Talent team.
- Successful candidates will progress to a technical interview and final stage with the hiring team.
