Just Eat

Senior Software Developer (Backend)

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7 days ago
Remote, CanadaSenior

Base Salary

$108k - $135k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Architect and build scalable, high-performance backend services using Java, Quarkus, Spring Boot, and Node.js.
  • Model distributed domains using Domain-Driven Design, bounded contexts, and event-driven patterns.
  • Design asynchronous workflows and decoupled communications using Kafka, AWS SQS, and AWS SNS.
  • Own end-to-end reliability by defining SLIs and SLOs, instrumenting observability with Datadog, and leading incident response and log analysis.
  • Optimize relational, analytical, and caching data architectures using Aurora RDS, Google BigQuery, and Redis.
  • Deploy and operate cloud-native services on AWS and Azure with Kubernetes and EKS.
  • Collaborate across product, mobile, quality engineering, and data teams, mentor peers, and promote engineering excellence.
  • Integrate AI tools and agents into development workflows for code generation, refactoring, debugging, testing, code reviews, and incident triage.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience building, operating, and tuning production-grade backend services at scale.
  • Strong production expertise with Java, Quarkus, and Spring Boot; Node.js experience is highly valued.
  • Deep knowledge of distributed systems, pub/sub, idempotency, eventual consistency, and sagas using Kafka, SQS, and SNS.
  • Hands-on experience with schema design, query tuning, and migrations across relational databases such as PostgreSQL and MySQL, NoSQL systems, and Redis.
  • Production experience deploying containerized workloads to AWS and/or Azure using Kubernetes and EKS.
  • Knowledge of Terraform or CloudFormation, GitOps, and automated testing with tools such as K6, Gatling, or JMeter.
  • Experience designing RESTful APIs, with exposure to gRPC, GraphQL, or AsyncAPI.
  • Experience with Datadog, application performance monitoring, and distributed tracing.
  • Experience using GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, AI agents, and agent-ready repository practices.

Benefits

  • Remote work from Ontario.
  • Compensation range of $108,000-$135,000.
  • Inclusive, diverse, and supportive culture with international impact and opportunities for growth.

Tech Stack

Apache JMeterApache KafkaAWSAzureDatadogGoogle BigQueryGraphQLgRPCJavaKubernetesMySQLNode.jsPostgreSQLRedisSpring BootTerraform

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About Just Eat

10,000+ employees

Just Eat Takeaway.com builds an online food-delivery and convenience marketplace that connects consumers with restaurants, grocery, and retail partners, supported by courier logistics and merchant tools. It earns primarily through commissions and delivery fees on orders placed via its apps and website. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the company was formed by the 2020 merger of Just Eat and Takeaway.com and is publicly listed on the London and Amsterdam stock exchanges.

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