Senior open to Mid Backend Software Engineer

Takeaway.com; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Just Eat Takeaway.com in Amsterdam is seeking a Senior to Mid Backend Software Engineer to help scale partner KYС/KYB platforms. You will build high-scale distributed systems, own services end-to-end, and mentor peers across multiple markets.

The role blends on-site work in Amsterdam (3 days) with 2 days remote. The team collaborates with legal, compliance and customer services, delivering robust architectures using Kotlin/Java, Docker, Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with object oriented languages, especially Kotlin/Java.
• Experience designing and testing APIs and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure) is a plus.
• Understanding of microservices and event-driven architecture.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Ability to communicate complex topics clearly to non-domain experts.

Responsibilities

• Work on large-scale, highly available distributed systems with cross-market scope.
• Own services end-to-end: design, test, deploy and monitor.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior teammates.
• Share knowledge through demos, presentations, and tutorials.
• Collaborate with legal, compliance and customer services.
• Contribute to new projects and proofs of concepts end-to-end.

Skills

Kotlin/Java

Docker

Kubernetes

Microservices

CI/CD pipelines

AWS

Kafka

Databases (SQL/NoSQL)

API Design

ReactJS

VueJS

Tools

GitLab

Github Actions

Job description

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.

• Location: Amsterdam Office
• Full time

About this role

JET is growing its technical estate to make partner KYC (Know Your Customer) & KYB (Know Your Business) faster, smoother and scalable across the globe.

Our products are aimed both for our partners and our internal users, helping them navigate the complexities of each market easily.

In this role, you will be responsible for building high scale, distributed systems that can handle complexities across markets.

We're seeking a senior and a mid level Senior open to Mid Backend Software Engineer with fresh ideas who drives bold, creative solutions to advance the JET’s global vision.

* Please note that this position is located in Amsterdam (3 days a week from our Amsterdam office and 2 days working from home)

These are some of the key components to the position:

• Work on large-scale, highly available, and resilient modern systems — supporting business continuity by maintaining our current systems and modernising partner systems within a small agile team. Design and build systems from scratch, collaborating with multiple engineering and product teams across the globe.
• Own services end to end. Decide how best to build, test, deploy and monitor.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior team members.
• Drive knowledge sharing through demos, presentations, and tutorials.
• Closely collaborate with other departments, including legal, compliance, and customer services.
• Work in new and upcoming projects: Doing proof of concepts, solving real problems with product & business plus owning projects end to end.

Some of the technologies you will be working with: Kotlin, Python, PHP, Docker, Kubernetes, Microservices, CI/CD with Gitlab,Github Actions, Kafka, AWS: SNS, SQS, ReactJS,Vue JS, MySql DB, NoSQL DBs like MongoDB, DynamoDB.

What will you bring to the team?

• Hands-on experience working with object oriented languages: Kotlin or Java with sound understanding of 3rd party integrations, API Design, and development & CI/CD pipelines..
• Experience with modern testing practices (unit, integration, regression).
• Hands-on experience with Cloud Infrastructure like AWS / Google Cloud / Azure (knowledge only is ok for mid level)
• Understanding of microservices and event driven architecture.
• Experience with databases either Relational or NoSQL or both.
• Ability to effectively communicate complex matters and requirements to non-domain experts in a clear, simple and concise way.
• * Experience in vue.js is a non-mandatory plus,

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.

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.