Senior Engineer

At &Dine, we’re building a community of food lovers, connecting exceptional independent makers with teams who want better food at work.

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer who cares about quality, performance, and product impact – someone who enjoys solving real-world problems at scale and shaping how a platform grows, not just writing code.

You’ll work across front-end, back-end, and infrastructure, partnering closely with product, operations, and design to deliver reliable, elegant solutions across ordering, payments, logistics, and internal tools.

What you\’ll be doing

• Lead development across key product areas from concept to production
• Build high-quality front-end features using a modern JS stack (Vue/Nuxt or similar)
• Design and maintain scalable APIs and services in Node.js with SQL/Sequelize
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance
• Help shape our technical roadmap and introduce new tools, frameworks, and practices where they make sense
• Own technical decisions around architecture, performance, and reliability
• Collaborate with product and operations to translate business needs into robust solutions
• Improve system observability, monitoring, and incident response
• Identify technical debt and proactively drive refactors
• Support CI/CD, deployment pipelines, and environment management

What we\’re looking for

• Strong experience as a Senior Software Engineer or equivalent
• Proven ability to guide and support junior developers
• Deep knowledge of modern front-end frameworks (Vue, React, or similar)
• Solid back-end experience with Node.js and relational databases (Postgres/MySQL) using ORMs such as Sequelize
• Confidence in evaluating and adopting new technologies pragmatically
• A product‑led mindset: you care about outcomes, not just implementations
• Comfortable in a fast‑moving startup environment
• Clear communicator across technical and non‑technical teams
• A genuine interest in food, hospitality, or building better workplace experiences

Front-end

Experience with some of the following, or a strong willingness to learn:

• Frameworks – Vue / Nuxt (or React / Next.js), component‑based development
• State management – Vuex, Pinia, or equivalent patterns
• Performance – bundle optimisation, code splitting, rendering strategies
• Accessibility & UX – semantic HTML, responsive design, usability best practice
• Testing – unit and component testing (Jest, Vitest, Testing Library, Cypress/Playwright)
• Version control – Git workflows, PR reviews, and collaboration

Back-end

Experience with some of the following, or a strong willingness to learn:

• Node.js – building scalable, maintainable services
• ORMs – Sequelize or similar (migrations, associations, transactions)
• Business logic – handling payments, scheduling, pricing, permissions, and workflows
• Testing – unit, integration, and API testing
• Security – data protection, authentication, role‑based access, and best practices

DevOps/Infrastructure

Experience with some of the following, or a strong willingness to learn:

• CI/CD – GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar automated pipelines
• Cloud platforms – AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Containerisation – Docker and environment configuration
• Deployments – staging/production environments, rollback strategies
• Monitoring & logging – error tracking, performance monitoring, alerting
• Reliability – uptime, backups, and incident response
• Writing clean, maintainable, well‑documented code
• Code reviews and constructive technical feedback
• Coaching juniors and helping them level up technically
• Evaluating new technologies and introducing them where they deliver clear value
• Designing systems with scalability, performance, and security in mind
• Pragmatic decision‑making in a startup environment
• Have led or owned major product areas or technical initiatives
• Have introduced new tools, frameworks, or processes that improved delivery or quality
• Have experience with Nuxt, server‑side rendering, or marketplace platforms
• Have any of the certificates LPIC‑1, LPIC‑2 or AWS associate, professional or specialist
• Have experience being Security Champion and knowing STRIDE, PASTA and Hybrid
• Have worked on B2B, payments, logistics, or operationally complex systems
• Care deeply about food, hospitality, and how shared meals bring people together

Benefits of working at &Dine

• Join our options pool and be a business owner!
• £250 learning and development budget. Here we’ve got some courses that may be beneficial to your development at &Dine.
• Charlie HR. Secure great offers too from top retailers such as John Lewis and Samsung via our HR Platform.
• Enjoy your birthday. Take a day off for your birthday – on us!
• £500 referral bonuses. If you bring in a new face to the business, once they have passed their probation period, you will receive £500!
• Team socials. We’re big foodies, so you’ll be sure to enjoy some food and drink with us, as well as some great activities!