Software Developer (Services)

Slice; Greater London; Remote; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

Mental health days

Personal development stipend

Generous paid time off

Remote-friendly

Hackathons 4x/year

Social & charitable events

Endless pizza

Job summary

Slice is seeking a backend software developer in London to build scalable services using Python (Flask). You will own backend features end-to-end, collaborating with product and design to ship reliable code impacting restaurant partners and customers daily.

Bring a love for solving hard problems, a flexible, polyglot mindset, and a focus on monitoring, testing, and DevOps to keep systems healthy in a fast-paced startup.

Qualifications

• Solid experience crafting scalable backend systems in Python (Flask).
• Familiarity with databases and cloud services.
• Comfort with multiple languages (Go, Ruby) as needed.

Responsibilities

• Build innovative backend features and services to help restaurant partners operate efficiently.
• Own projects end-to-end from concept through production.
• Collaborate with product, design and other teams; review code and iterate based on feedback.
• Ensure quality, monitoring, and DevOps practices for reliable, scalable services.

Skills

Python

Flask

Backend systems

Cloud services

Go

Ruby

Databases

Monitoring

DevOps

Code reviews

Job description

• We operate at the intersection of high stakes and local community: our mission is to level the playing field for small businesses by providing them with the technology and capabilities that rival those of the biggest players
• As an engineer on our team, you’ll seek out bold, asymmetric opportunities to create these outsized impacts for our restaurant partners and the millions of customers they serve
• As a Software Developer on our Services team, you will immerse yourself in our ambitious mission and take on a wide range of responsibilities to drive customer impact. Specifically, you will:
• Build innovative features & services: Design, code, and launch new backend features that help our restaurant partners operate more efficiently and deliver exceptional, seamless experiences to their customers
• Your work will directly enhance real-world interactions between shops and pizza lovers every day
• Identify game-changing opportunities: Constantly look for asymmetric opportunities where a small technical change can deliver disproportionate value
• You’ll use your creativity and entrepreneurial mindset to find 10x solutions that delight users and give our partners an edge
• Own projects end-to-end: Take ownership of initiatives from concept through production
• You’ll work closely with product, design, and other teams to define solutions, execute rapidly, and iterate based on feedback. When you see a problem, you don’t wait - you tackle it
• Use the best tools for the job: While our primary stack is Python (Flask), we embrace any technology that delivers value
• You might rewrite a microservice from Go to Python, craft a script in Ruby, or leverage a new cloud service – whatever it takes to solve the task at hand in a scalable way
• Collaborate in a small, agile team: Work alongside a tight-knit team of 5 to 8 backend engineers (across the US, UK, and Europe) who are as passionate about the mission as you are
• Together, you will review code, brainstorm ideas, and push each other to raise the bar while maintaining a fun, supportive atmosphere
• Ensure quality and performance at scale: Employ best practices in coding, testing, monitoring, and DevOps to ensure our services are reliable and performant
• You build it, you own it - from writing unit tests to fine-tuning logging and alerting, you’ll make sure your code runs smoothly in production

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision healthcare.
• Tools and days-off to promote mental health
• Annual stipend for personal development and growth
• Generous paid time-off and WFH policies
• Paid time off for ALL new parents
• Compensation for each referred hire
• Exciting, collaborative hackathons 4x/year
• Regular social and charitable events
• Endless pizza

We’re looking for bold, founder-like engineers who aren’t afraid to challenge the status quo and build products that make a real differenceYou’re an unconventional thinker and a highly productive doerWords like “impossible” or “uncharted” fuel your curiosityYou’re comfortable diving into monitoring and logging tools to keep systems healthyYou seek out those asymmetric win scenarios and aren’t afraid to experiment, adapt, and iterate to achieve a better outcome for usersYou’re comfortable collaborating with teammates across different time zones and backgrounds, and you know how to stay connected and communicative in a remote work settingYou take initiative, own problems end-to-end, and move with urgency to deliver resultsProven builder: You have solid experience crafting scalable backend systems in Python (Flask) and working with databases and cloud servicesAt the same time, you respect others’ perspectives and believe the best ideas can come from anywhereYou can clearly express opinions on product direction and design, always keeping the end-customer and restaurant owner in mindInnovative problem solver: You love finding creative solutions to hard problemsObstacles energize you, and you thrive in a fast-paced, ambiguous startup environment where your decisions drive real impactMore importantly, you’re technology-agnostic – you quickly pick up new languages or frameworks (Go, Ruby, or whatever is needed) to solve problems effectivelyRemote-ready collaborator: You excel at working on a distributed team and communicating asynchronouslyOwner’s mindset: You think like a founderProduct & customer focus: You care deeply about the why behind your code