Senior Engineer in Slough

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:
• JavaScript / TypeScript – modern ES standards, async patterns, clean architecture
• Frameworks – Vue / Nuxt (or React / Next.js), component-based development
• State management – Vuex, Pinia, or equivalent patterns
• API integration – REST/JSON, error handling, loading states
• 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
• APIs – RESTful design (GraphQL a plus), authentication, validation, rate limiting
• Databases – PostgreSQL / MySQL, schema design, indexing, query optimisation
• 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

Engineering Practices:

• 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

Bonus points if you:

• 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.
• Secure great offers 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!
• Work abroad for 1 week.