Data Platform Engineer

Just Eat Takeaway.com; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Just Eat Takeaway.com is seeking a Data Platform Engineer to join the Batch Data Tools team. You will build and evolve Mobius, a Kubernetes-native analytics platform that powers data workloads at scale across the business.

You will own batch processing components, contribute to architecture decisions, and collaborate with data engineers, infra, and product teams to deliver reliable, observable data pipelines.

Qualifications

• Strong coding skills in Python/Java/Scala for production-grade data platforms.
• Experience with Spark and DBT for data transformations.
• Kubernetes-native platforms and cloud deployments across environments.
• Familiarity with Iceberg, AWS Glue Catalogs, and data quality practices.
• Proficiency in SQL and large-scale data querying (Athena).

Responsibilities

• Design and improve batch and data processing on Mobius.
• Evolve Mobius platform capabilities and scalable architecture decisions.
• Collaborate with internal teams to translate data requirements into production solutions.
• Set up observability, monitoring, logging, and incident response.
• Contribute to code reviews and raise engineering standards.
• Collaborate across org and external teams to deliver measurable value.
• Identify improvements to tooling and developer experience.
• Contribute to team planning and breaking down complex problems.

Skills

Python

Java

Scala

SQL

Code reviews

Collaboration

Production-grade software

Tools

Spark

DBT

Kubernetes

Airflow

AWS services

Iceberg

Athena

Job description

Data Platform Engineer

3 days on site - London

Ready for a challenge?

Then Just Eat Takeaway.com 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

We are looking for a Platform Engineer to join the Batch Data Tools (Data Platform) team within the Global Intelligence Platforms organisation, where you will play a central role in building and evolving Mobius - our internal unified analytics and data platform that powers data workloads at scale across Just Eat Takeaway.

Mobius is a Kubernetes-native, declarative data platform that abstracts away infrastructure complexity so that data engineers across the business can provision and manage batch and streaming pipelines through a simple, expressive API. As part of the Batch Data Tools team, you will own the components that make this a reality for batch processing.

We're looking for someone who can live our behaviours of lead, deliver and care, bring fresh ideas, challenge the status quo, and push for bold, creative solutions to drive the Just Eat Takeaway vision forward.

These are some of the key components to the position:

• Design, build, and continuously improve batch and data processing capabilities on the Mobius platform, holding yourself and the team to a high standard of reliability and maintainability.
• Contribute to the evolution of Mobius platform capabilities, helping shape architecture decisions that scale with the organisation's growing data needs.
• Partner closely with internal teams to understand their data requirements, translating them into well-engineered, production-ready solutions.
• Set up and own observability for data workloads - monitoring, alerting, and logging - and lead incident response when things don't go to plan.
• Participate actively in code reviews, raising the bar for engineering standards and sharing knowledge generously across the team.
• Collaborate across Global Intelligence Platforms org and with external teams to ensure Mobius delivers real, measurable value to the business.
• Identify and drive improvements to tooling, processes, and developer experience, making it easier for teams to build on top of Mobius with confidence.
• Contribute to team planning and prioritisation, helping to break down complex problems into clear, achievable goals that keep the team moving forward.

What will you bring to the team?

• Strong coding skills (Python/Java/Scala), with a track record of building and maintaining reliable, production-grade software at scale.
• Hands-on experience with data transformation tools such as Spark and DBT, with a focus on building well-tested, maintainable data products is a strong advantage.
• Confidence in working with Kubernetes-native platforms to deploy and operate data workloads across cloud environments is preferred. Knowledge of Golang would be an advantage.
• Familiarity with Apache Iceberg table format and schema management via catalogs such as AWS Glue, with an appreciation for data quality and consistency is a strong advantage.
• Solid grounding in core AWS data and messaging services (S3, Glue ETL, DynamoDB, SNS, SQS, Redis) and how they fit together in modern data architectures.
• Proficiency in SQL and experience querying large-scale datasets with engines such as Athena to surface insights for internal and external partners is a strong advantage..
• Experience orchestrating and scheduling data workflows, with an understanding of pipeline dependency management principles (e.g., Airflow) is a strong advantage.
• Comfortable establishing monitoring, logging, and alerting for any applications to drive operational excellence and fast incident response.
• A collaborative, growth-oriented mindset: you build strong relationships across teams, stay committed to shared goals, and actively look for ways to raise the bar.

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. Every time a customer decides where to order, they're picking a side.

At the heart of the JET Customer League are our values and behaviours. They guide every interaction, every decision, every innovation. These are the actions we need to perform consistently and brilliantly, to surpass the competition and earn our customers’ loyalty, again and again.

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.com. 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 every day.

What else are we delivering?

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