Lead Backend Software Engineer

Remote Worker LTD.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension plans

Hybrid working: London office 2 days/w

Extra parental leave

Unpaid leave option

Social events & team culture

Job summary

Too Good To Go is building a brand-new engineering hub in London and seeks a foundational Lead Backend Software Engineer to kick it off. You will join a new team, define, build, and deliver product features, and own complex backend challenges with a strong emphasis on quality and sustainability.

As a senior member, you’ll mentor mid-level engineers, set high standards, and collaborate with a Lead Engineer to shape the hub as it grows, while aligning with our mission to fight food waste globally.

Qualifications

• Extensive backend experience in the Java ecosystem.
• Production experience with SpringBoot, MySQL, messaging systems and Git.
• Experience with Domain Driven Design and Clean or Hexagonal Architecture.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve backend services and infrastructure to stay ahead of growth.
• Develop new features for customers and partners.
• Participate in agile development processes with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Deliver international top-class products with quality, maintainability and scalability.
• Take on additional tasks with team support to grow skills.
• Own complex backend features end-to-end with high-quality design and tests.

Skills

Java

SpringBoot

MySQL

Message System

GIT

Domain Driven Design

Clean Architecture

Hexagonal Architecture

AWS

ElasticSearch

Redis

Docker

Kubernetes

REST APIs

Backend development

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

At Too Good To Go, we have an ambitious mission: to inspire and empower everyone to fight food waste together.

More than 1/3 of all food produced in the world is wasted. And that has a huge impact on the health of our planet. 10% of greenhouse gas emissions come from food waste and loss.

Through our marketplace app, we connect businesses that have unsold, surplus food, with consumers who can buy and enjoy it at ⅓ of retail value. We are on a mission to empower everyone to take action against food waste: alongside our marketplace app, we create educational tools, explore new business solutions, and influence legislation to help reduce food waste.

We’re growing fast: Our community of 120 million registered users and 180,000 active partners across 20 countries, have together already saved over 500 million meals from going to waste

In 2023, Too Good To Go was recognised on Fortune's acclaimed 'Change the World' list, named as one of Deloitte's 'Best Managed Companies' and won a coveted 'Cultural Impact Award' at the annual Apple App Store Awards.

The Role

We are building a brand-new engineering hub in London, and we are looking for a foundational Lead Backend Software Engineer to help us kick it off.

This is a unique opportunity: you will be joining a completely new team, building a new hub from scratch, and working remotely from the rest of our global Tech organisation.

You’ll be an integral part of this new product team, so you will help define, build, and deliver our product features. You will work towards specific outcomes with the freedom and responsibility to figure out the best way to achieve them together with your team. Your mission will be to help refine, design, implement, deliver, and maintain an international top-class product, ensuring quality, maintainability, and sustainability.

As a senior member of this new team, you will serve as a technical anchor—taking full ownership of complex backend challenges, partnering closely with your Lead Engineer to set high quality standards, and helping guide mid-level engineers as the hub grows.

The Tech Stack

We have created a scalable Spring Boot Application running on Java 25 in Kubernetes, deployed in a multi-region setup in AWS. Developers are able to run a full development environment locally, which gives a great developer experience.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve our backend services and infrastructure to stay ahead of our growth curve.

• Develop exciting new features for our customers and businesses who partner with us.

• Actively participate in your team’s agile development processes with a continuous improvement mindset.

• Strive to deliver international top-class products with maximum quality, maintainability and scalability.

• Take on additional tasks outside your current boundaries with help from your team to continue to grow and expand your skills.

• Take ownership of complex backend features end-to-end—driving efficient technical design, high test coverage, and smooth deployments in close collaboration with your Lead Engineer.

The ideal candidate

• A wealth of experience in Backend development with the Java ecosystem.

• Proven production experience with Java, SpringBoot, MySQL, Message System & GIT.

• Has worked with Domain Driven Design, and Clean, or Hexagonal Architecture.

• Knowledge of AWS services (SQS, SNS, S3…), ElasticSearch, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes.

• Experience with Restful APIs.

• Proven ability to break down ambiguous technical tasks into clean, production-ready code independently, while acting as a supportive mentor and reliable sounding board for mid-level engineers.

• Experience with building scalable solutions.

• Enjoys actively participating in a cross-functional product team.

• Takes pride in writing quality code.

Our Values

• We Win Together

• We Raise the Bar

• We Keep It Simple

• We Build A Legacy

• We Care

What we have to offer

• A rare opportunity to work in a social impact company where you can see real and tangible impact in your role.

• Working alongside an international community of users, partners and 1,200+ colleagues across 20 countries that are on the same important mission.

• Personal and professional development opportunities in a fast-paced scale-up environment.

• An inclusive company culture where you can bring your authentic self to work

• A strong, values-driven team culture where we celebrate successes and socialise with colleagues that care.

Benefits

WORK FLEXIBLY:

• Enjoy hybrid working from our London office 2 days per week

• Extra parental leave and days off beyond local legislation and the option to take an extra week of unpaid leave

• Health insurance and pension plans.

• Additional days off for significant life events

CELEBRATE & SOCIALISE

• Regular social events like summer and winter parties.

• Coffee, snacks and fully-equipped kitchens.

• Get to know our community with a monthly free Surprise Bag

• Paid volunteer time through our Shareback volunteering programme

• Women in the Workplace, P.R.I.D.E., People of Colour and Functionally Diverse Employee Resource Groups