Senior Web Engineer — Online Ordering Platform Lead

Nando's Chickenland Limited; London Borough of Wandsworth; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Nando's Chickenland Limited is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the online ordering web experience for delivery, click-and-collect and order-at-table. You’ll work on React/Next.js, TypeScript and the server-side services behind the scenes, guiding architecture and quality while mentoring others.

You'll collaborate with the Web Experience Team to ship increments, improve accessibility and performance, and contribute to the Nando's UK and Ireland brand presence across web platforms.

Qualifications

• Experience building customer-facing web experiences with modern JS frameworks.
• Strong React/Next.js and TypeScript knowledge, including Server Components.
• Proven ability to design scalable APIs and frontend–backend boundaries.
• Experience with design systems and component libraries.
• Mentoring and coaching engineers to raise quality and autonomy.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain the online ordering web experience with accessibility and performance in mind.
• Contribute to the design system and PERi-Verse language, implementing components and patterns.
• Ensure high-quality, scalable code that meets security and performance standards.
• Mentor engineers, participate in code reviews and deployment, and share patterns across the team.

Skills

React

Next.js

TypeScript

Web performance

Testing (Jest/Playwright)

CI/CD

Cloud (GCP)

GraphQL

Storyblok CMS

API design

Mentoring

Communication

Accessibility

Tools

Storyblok CMS

Google Cloud Run

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Job description

Nando's Chickenland Limited is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the online ordering web experience for delivery, click-and-collect and order-at-table. You’ll work on React/Next.js, TypeScript and the server-side services behind the scenes, guiding architecture and quality while mentoring others.

You'll collaborate with the Web Experience Team to ship increments, improve accessibility and performance, and contribute to the Nando's UK and Ireland brand presence across web platforms.