Senior Backend Engineer - Build Global, Scalable Systems

Too Good To Go; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension plans

Hybrid working

Extra parental leave

Unpaid leave option

Regular social events

Job summary

Too Good To Go is building a brand-new engineering hub in London, seeking foundational Senior Backend Software Engineers to help kick it off. You will define, build, and deliver product features, taking ownership of complex backend challenges with your team.

As a senior member, you will mentor mid-level engineers, align with the Lead Engineer on high quality standards, and help deliver an international top-class product with quality, maintainability and scalability.

Qualifications

• Extensive backend experience with Java ecosystem.
• Production experience with Java, SpringBoot, MySQL, messaging, and Git.
• Experience with Domain Driven Design and Clean/Hexagonal architectures.
• Knowledge of AWS services (SQS, SNS, S3), Elasticsearch, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes.
• Experience with RESTful APIs.
• Ability to break down complex tasks into production-ready code and mentor others.
• Experience building scalable solutions.
• Enjoys cross-functional product teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve backend services and infrastructure to support growth.
• Develop new features for customers and partner businesses.
• Participate in agile processes with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Deliver high-quality, maintainable, scalable products.
• Take ownership of complex backend features end-to-end with team support.
• Collaborate with Lead Engineer to set high quality standards.

Skills

Java backend

Spring Boot

MySQL

AWS

Elasticsearch

Redis

Docker

Kubernetes

REST APIs

DDD

Clean / Hexagonal Architecture

GIT

Mentoring

Job description

Too Good To Go is building a brand-new engineering hub in London, seeking foundational Senior Backend Software Engineers to help kick it off. You will define, build, and deliver product features, taking ownership of complex backend challenges with your team.

As a senior member, you will mentor mid-level engineers, align with the Lead Engineer on high quality standards, and help deliver an international top-class product with quality, maintainability and scalability.