Python Application Developer with DevOps

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

Job summary

Just Eat Takeaway.com in London or Amsterdam is seeking an experienced Python Application Developer with DevOps to join the Platform Engineering team. You will build engineer-facing tools, scale services, and contribute to cloud infrastructure and automation in a hybrid setup.

You'll work across global teams, applying SOLID and DRY principles, driving performance, reliability and high availability in a SaaS environment, while embracing Agile practices and rapid learning.

Qualifications

• Experience in production environments as a Software Developer or DevOps/Platform Engineer.
• Strong Python development and design pattern knowledge (SOLID, DRY).
• Expertise in AWS or similar cloud providers, containerization and Kubernetes.
• Deep understanding of RESTful or GraphQL APIs and development.
• Experience with Git and CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, GitLab, Argo CD, Azure DevOps).
• Experience monitoring systems in production (ELK, Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, CloudWatch).
• Strong drive for performance testing and high availability.
• Strong knowledge of web architecture and debugging complex code.
• Collaborative, global-team mindset and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Plan and develop new engineer-facing products and features.
• Build robust and scalable software components and services using Python.
• Design and manage cloud infrastructure and automation for high availability.
• Optimize applications to maximize speed and scalability.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including runbooks.
• Collaborate with global team members and stakeholders.
• Participate in Agile teams and contribute to a fast-paced environment.
• Support and maintain high availability within a SaaS environment.

Skills

Python

DevOps

AWS

Kubernetes

REST/GraphQL

CI/CD

Git

Monitoring

Performance testing

High availability

Agile methods

Tools

GitHub Actions

GitLab

Argo CD

Azure DevOps

AWS ECS

AWS Lambda

Job description

Position:Python Application Developer with DevOps
Department:Platform Engineering
Reporting to:Senior Technology Manager
Location:London or Amsterdam
Hybrid role:3 days a week from our office & 2 days working from home

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

At the JET Platform Engineering department, we are looking for someone who can help us create an exceptional developer experience and take our developer platform to the next level.

We are building the next generation of our Platform Engineering and we need an experienced and talented developer. Someone who can swim fast, react and adapt.

If you are up to date with the latest technology and you are a person who gets things done - we are looking for you!

These are some of the key components to the position:

• Planning and developing new engineer-facing products and features
• Building robust and scalable software components and services using Python
• Designing and managing cloud infrastructure and automation for high availability
• Optimizing applications to maximize speed and scalability
• Creating and maintaining technical documentation, including runbooks
• Collaborating with global team members and stakeholders
• Taking a flexible, proactive approach and participating in Agile teams
• Supporting and maintaining high availability within a SaaS environment

What will you bring to the team?

• Hands-on experience in production environments as a Software Developer and DevOps/Platform Engineer
• Strong production experience with Python and software design patterns (SOLID, DRY)
• Expertise in AWS (or similar cloud providers), Containerization and Kubernetes
• Deep understanding of RESTful API or GraphQL API design and development
• Strong experience with GIT and CI/CD tooling (Github Actions, Gitlab, Argo CD, Azure Devops)
• Experience monitoring systems in production (ELK, Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, CloudWatch)
• Strong drive for application and performance testing
• Strong knowledge of web architecture and high availability support
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug and optimize complex code
• Innovative and exploratory mindset with drive to learn and offer new perspectives
• Ability to work in a highly collaborative, global team environment
• Experience with Container Orchestration platforms like ECS
• Experience with Serverless technologies such as AWS Lambdas

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 colorful selves to work every day.

What else are we delivering?

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