Senior Python Engineer at Takeaway

Wealden, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

06 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

08 Mar, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Python, AWS, GCP, Terraform, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, MLOps, AIOps, CloudFormation, Serverless Framework, Generative AI, LangGraph, LLMs, Data Pipelines, Software Engineering

Industry

Software Development

Description

Hungry for a challenge? That’s good, because at Just Eat Takeaway.com (JET) we believe everything is possible, or, as we say, everything is on the table. We are a leading global online food delivery marketplace. Our tech ecosystem connects millions of active customers with hundreds of thousands of connected partners in countries across the globe. Our mission? To empower every food moment around the world, whether it’s through customer service, coding or couriers. The opportunity: A Senior Engineer opportunity within our Enterprise AI team. Working with a group of other Engineers to design, build, and deploy cutting-edge AI-powered solutions that drive business value across the organisation. The Senior Engineer is responsible for delivering a roadmap of improvements, focusing on the full lifecycle of AI applications, from initial prototyping to production-grade deployments. These are some of the key ingredients to the role: Design, develop, and deploy high-quality, scalable software solutions, focusing on AI-enabled applications and infrastructure. Lead and participate in technical projects and deployments of AI systems. Provide guidance and mentoring to other team members on best practices in AI engineering. Use best practices (e.g., MLOps, AIOps) to improve products/services and processes related to AI. Optimise existing model serving and data pipelines to meet changing performance and security requirements. Hold requirements gathering sessions with business stakeholders and data science teams. Lead functional projects or work streams focused on AI infrastructure and tooling. What will you bring to the table? Experience working with cloud platforms like AWS (EC2, ECS, S3, Lambda, Fargate, DynamoDB/RDS) or GCP (Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud Functions, BigQuery). Strong experience in Python and fluency in another language. Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., CloudFormation, Terraform, Ansible, Serverless Framework). Enjoy automating processes. Knowledge of containers (Docker, Container Orchestration like Kubernetes/ECS/GKE). A genuine interest in and at least foundational experience with AI/ML concepts and technologies, demonstrating an eagerness to grow into a specialised AI Engineering role. Proven track record of delivering high-quality work and driving forward best practices in software engineering. Stays up to date with new technology in the AI space. Nice to have: Direct experience with advanced AI tools and platforms, such as Amazon Bedrock or Google Vertex AI. Familiarity with frameworks for building complex, multi-step generative AI applications, like LangGraph. Experience with Agent-to-Agent (A2A) communication or coordination patterns in AI systems. Hands-on experience leveraging AI-powered development tools like GitHub Copilot or similar platforms (e.g., Kiro, Cursor) to enhance productivity and code generation. Knowledge of or experience with MCP to integrate LLMs with external data sources and tools At JET, this is on the menu: 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 and about celebrating every aspect of our JETers. Thanks to them we stay one step ahead of the competition. Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging No matter who you are, what you look like, who you love, or where you are from, you can find your place at Just Eat Takeaway.com. We’re committed to creating an inclusive culture, encouraging diversity of people and thinking, in which all employees feel they truly belong and can bring their most colourful selves to work every day. What else is cooking? Want to know more about our JETers, culture or company? Have a look at our career site where you can find people's stories, blogs, podcasts and more JET morsels. Are you ready to take your seat? Apply now! #LI-CB2 With over 60 million active users across 24 countries, here at Just Eat Takeaway.com we’re a global food tech company, connecting our customers from Amsterdam to Auckland with the food they love.

Responsibilities

The Senior Engineer will be responsible for designing, building, and deploying high-quality, scalable software solutions focused on AI-enabled applications and infrastructure. This includes leading technical projects, providing mentorship, and optimizing existing model serving and data pipelines using best practices like MLOps.