Senior Golang Engineer
2 days ago
Barnet
Hungry for a challenge? \n That’s great news! At Just Eat Takeaway.com (JET), we believe that everything is possible—after all, everything is on the table! As a leading global online food delivery marketplace, our tech ecosystem connects millions of active customers with hundreds of thousands of partners worldwide. \n Our mission? To empower every food moment around the globe, whether it’s through customer service, coding, or couriers. The Opportunity\n We’re on the lookout for talented Golang Engineers to play a pivotal role in connecting Grocery Partners with the Just Eat Takeaway platform. This is a permanent senior role where you’ll not only elevate our integration platform but also maintain the core functionality that thousands of our partners rely on. We want someone who’s ready to stay, set technical standards, and uplift those around them! Our Tech Stack\n In this role, you’ll primarily work with Golang on event-driven microservices. Your daily toolkit will include: \n\n • Kafka\n, • AWS (especially DynamoDB and S3)\n, • Datadog and Grafana\n, • Kubernetes\n\n Experience with AWS production is essential! Your Key Ingredients for Success\n In this role, you will have the opportunity to: \n\n • Build new features in our core language, Golang\n, • Make key architectural decisions and set the technical direction for the platform\n, • Support product and delivery teams\n, • Mentor mid-level and junior engineers, shaping how the team builds\nWhat Will You Bring to the Table?\n\n, • Strong experience with Golang\n, • Experience with event-driven distributed systems: HTTP/REST services, async messaging (Kafka, SQS, SNS, Pub/Sub, or RabbitMQ), eventual consistency, idempotency, retries, and dead-letter handling\n, • A track record of running your own services in production on AWS, including on-call, incident response, and observability\n, • Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD)\n, • Ownership beyond your own tickets: you take problems end-to-end and improve team processes\n, • Mentoring experience, such as guiding engineers, running learning sessions, or creating documentation\n, • A great communicator: comfortable explaining technical ideas to non-technical people and "working out loud" (WOL'ing, as we call it)\n, • AI-assisted development: familiarity with tools like Claude Code and Kiro, using AI to enhance your work while maintaining engineering judgment\n, • Pair programming experience\n, • Technical leadership experience, such as leading a project or owning an architectural decision, is a plus\n, • Experience with Kubernetes or another container platform is a plus\nWhat’s on the Menu at JET?\n Our teams forge connections internally and collaborate with some of the best-known brands globally, giving us a truly international impact in a dynamic environment. \n At JET, our culture is fun, fast-paced, and supportive, focused on movement, growth, and celebrating every aspect of our JETers. Thanks to our incredible team, we stay one step ahead of the competition! Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging\n No matter who you are, what you look like, who you love, or where you come from, you can find your place at Just Eat Takeaway.com. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive culture that encourages diversity of people and thought, ensuring all employees feel they truly belong and can bring their most colorful selves to work every day. What Else Are We Delivering?\n Curious to learn more about our JETers, culture, or company? Explore our stories, blogs, podcasts, and more to get a taste of what we’re all about! \n Are you ready to take your seat? Apply now!