Golang (Polyglot) Software Developer

Winnow; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Customer Success discretionary bonus scheme

Company stock options package

Matching pension scheme

Private health insurance

Learning and development allowance

Job summary

A leading food technology company in London is seeking a talented Software Engineer to work on their flagship product, Winnow Vision. You will be involved in developing cutting-edge software using Go, Python, and Java, focusing on edge-device solutions. The role offers competitive compensation, a hybrid work environment, and the opportunity to contribute to reducing food waste globally.

Qualifications

• Solid professional experience with Go programming language.
• Strong understanding of development and design in Go, Python, or Java (minimum 3+ years).
• Experience with relational databases and SQL queries (ideally PostgreSQL).

Responsibilities

• Creating technical designs.
• Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code.
• Deploying, monitoring, and maintaining the production system.

Skills

Go programming language

Development in Python

Java programming

Linux terminal environments

SQL queries

CI/CD pipelines

Tools

PostgreSQL

AWS

Docker

Job description

About Us

Food waste is a $1 trillion problem – costing the world more than 1% of global GDP. We're dead set on solving this problem and looking for people to help us achieve our mission. At Winnow, we believe that food is far too valuable to waste, and that technology can transform the way we produce food. Our team is made of people who all share a passion for food and technology.

Winnow was founded in London in 2013 to help the hospitality industry prevent food waste through Internet of Things tools in the kitchen. We have worked with thousands of sites and operate in over 90 countries with offices in London, Dubai, Singapore, Cluj-Napoca (Romania) and Chicago. Our blue‑chip customers include Accor Hotels, IKEA, IHG, Marriott, Compass Group and many others.

Our clients reduce waste by over 50% through our system, achieving 3%–8% food cost savings and 40%+ profitability gains. Winnow’s AI‑based vision technology tracks all food waste automatically and has been recognized by the World Economic Forum and other industry awards.

We are proud to have been listed in the 2025 Sunday Times Best Places to Work and to have won Impact 50’s most impactful companies award. Our culture is built on purpose, collaboration, and the belief that we should tackle real‑world problems while being great places to work.

About The Role

Our team is responsible for the development of the flagship product: Winnow Vision. This state‑of‑the‑art device leverages cutting‑edge computer vision technology to provide the best possible experience for our users.

We are looking for a talented and experienced software engineer to join our team and help us in this mission. You will have front‑line exposure to our systems and opportunity to deepen your knowledge in this exciting & cutting‑edge arena.

Key Responsibilities

• Creating technical designs.
• Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code.
• Implementing automated tests.
• Developing CI/CD pipelines.
• Deploying, monitoring, and maintaining the production system.

Primary Technologies You'll Work With

• Go, Python, Java
• Linux on edge devices (using nVidia AI chips)
• AWS
• Grafana

Other Technologies

• React Native, Android Apps (Kotlin)
• PostgreSQL, SQLite
• Kafka, MQTT
• Shell scripting
• Docker for cloud and edge‑device applications
• Microservice‑style, event‑driven cloud architecture
• Continuous Integration and Delivery using Jenkins, SonarQube
• Terraform for infrastructure management
• Grafana, Elasticsearch, Kibana & New Relic for metrics, logs and monitoring
• VueJS, MySQL, Spring Boot, Apache Camel, AWS Redshift, AWS SageMaker, Pentaho, Balena, Serverless functions

Requirements

• Solid professional experience with Go programming language.
• Strong understanding of development and design in Go, Python, or Java (minimum 3+ years).
• Interest in learning and working with other tools and languages such as Python and Java.
• Primary focus on developing edge‑device software using Go and Python; occasional work on Java cloud services.
• Comfortable with Linux terminal environments.
• Experience with relational databases and SQL queries (ideally PostgreSQL).
• Understanding of programming concepts and ability to build/extend tools.
• Experience with CI/CD, unit and integration testing.
• Experience with Jira and Confluence.
• Basic understanding of front‑end technologies.
• Experience with major AWS projects is a plus.
• Experience with Jenkins CI is a plus.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary.
• Customer Success discretionary bonus scheme.
• Company stock options package.
• Matching pension scheme.
• 2 wellness hours per month plus a £48 gross monthly wellness allowance.
• 25 days of paid vacation time plus the option to buy 5 more days.
• Company‑provided private health insurance and eye care allowance.
• Life insurance (3 times base salary).
• Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 helpline.
• Learning and development allowance of £300 annually.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Hybrid work: office on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
• Company‑provided breakfast & snacks on office days.
• Early Finish Fridays – log off at 3 PM if tasks are complete.
• Great office space in central London and a collaborative working environment.
• Opportunity to solve one of the biggest social problems: food waste.