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Senior Software Engineer

Nando's UK & IRE

Greater London

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GBP 50,000 - 90,000

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Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Software Engineer in the Customer Web Experience team. This exciting opportunity involves working with modern web technologies to enhance the online presence of a well-loved brand. You'll collaborate with agile teams to create high-quality, accessible, and performant web applications that cater to customer needs. As part of a dynamic tech team, you'll contribute to innovative solutions that redefine the restaurant experience, all while fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace culture. If you're passionate about web development and eager to make a real impact, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

Strong foundations in client-side engineering best practices.
Experience with Next.js, React, and TypeScript.
Knowledge of testing strategies including unit and integration testing.

Responsibilities

Design and develop responsive client-side applications.
Participate in code reviews and deployment processes.
Ensure high-quality, scalable, and maintainable code.

Skills

Client-side engineering best practices

Next.js

React

TypeScript

GraphQL

Jest

Playwright

Accessibility standards

Web performance

Code review practices

Tools

Vercel

Cloud Run

Cloud Build

GitHub Actions

Terraform

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Senior Software Engineer, Web Experience (Contract)

About Nando’s

Nando’s has been in the UK and Ireland since 1992 and we’ve grown from a single takeaway store in Ealing, London to over 450 restaurants across all locations.

Originally started in Johannesburg, South Africa, we pride ourselves on creating memorable experiences for everyone involved in Nando’s: from our employees, communities, founders and suppliers, but most importantly, our customers.

Whilst we always look back on our history and story with pride, the story is still evolving. We have recently been growing our digital capabilities to ensure the Nando’s experience remains relevant to modern-day customers.

You will be joining a tech team that has grown in the past few years and is determined to enable change within the restaurant industry by bringing innovative thinking and the latest technology tools and practices to solve some of its most complex problems.

The Customer Web Experience Team

We are seeking a Contract Senior Software Engineer to join our Customer Web Experience team. Our remit is to bring the Nando’s brand to life with a brilliant web presence.

We look after the nandos.co.uk (and Ireland) web presence, the role will support the full replatform to a modern stack and new CMS (Storyblok). It’s an exciting time to join if you’re interested building beautiful, accessible and web performant customer experiences.

Our team owns the customer Online Ordering Web Experience whether it’s delivery, click‑and‑collect, or order‑at‑table and we’re pushing it to be genuinely world‑leading.

Responsibilities

You will:

Work with agile cross-functional teams to design, develop and maintain innovative and responsive client-side applications using modern web technologies and frameworks
Work with the Nando's design system to bring the components, patterns and approaches to the Nando’s website replatform
Ensure the development of high-quality, scalable, and maintainable code that meets performance, accessibility, and security standards
Actively participate in code reviews, testing, and deployment processes to ensure high-quality software development practices

Skills

You have:

Strong foundations in client-side engineering best practices, including accessibility and web performance
Proven experience working with Next.js App Router, Server Components and high performance API routes
Experience building websites using modern frameworks, libraries, languages and tooling such as React, Next.js, TypeScript, GraphQL, Jest and Playwright
Fantastic knowledge-sharing skills to effectively communicate technical concepts in a variety of formats
A proven ability to build relationships with technical peers and other stakeholders
Opinions on Engineering Principles, Patterns and Architectures that hold up against the test of time, focusing on lean delivery with longterm maintainability
An ability to advise on engineering choices and present those choices and considered alternatives in a clear and concise manner
An understanding of the importance of constructive feedback to improve code quality and team performance
Experience with testing strategies, including unit testing, integration testing, and end-to-end testing

You might have:

Experience with Vercel
Experience in working with modern CI/CD and cloud environments - we use Cloud Run, Cloud Build, GitHub Actions and Terraform
Familiarity with observability tools and techniques, such as logging, monitoring, and tracing

You are:

Kind and empathetic, encouraging others to do their best work and building a psychologically-safe, happy workplace
People-focused with a strong interest in mentoring and supporting junior engineers
A great communicator who can tailor conversations to your audience at all levels of the business
Passionate about client-side web development and staying up to date with the latest technologies and trends
Experienced in building and deploying web applications with a focus on scalability, maintainability and security

Everyone is Welcome

At Nando’s, everyone is welcome. Inspired by our Southern African heritage we know and value the richness that diversity brings to Nando’s.

We’re committed to creating an inclusive and respectful culture for all; including our existing and future Nandocas, partners and suppliers, customers and the communities we are a part of.

We deliberately work hard to create an environment where every individual is valued, respected and can flourish regardless of who they are, their background or outlook on life.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of individuals and will consider any reasonable adjustments in order to enable candidates to perform as well as possible during the recruitment process.

Seniority level

Seniority level
Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type
Contract

Job function

Job function
Information Technology
Industries
Information Services, Hospitality, and Software Development

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