Staff Software Engineer

Here at Gousto, we are on a mission to become the UK's most loved way to eat dinner, and for every meal to leave the planet better off. Gousto is changing how people shop, cook and eat food at home. It’s an incredibly exciting time to join our team - and we’re a friendly bunch! We’re proud to be one of the fastest‑growing companies in the UK. Powered by data and a love of food, we’re a recipe box company that’s disrupting the sector, and we’re passionate about our diverse team and our customers. All of our people are responsible for the success of Gousto, and we’re passionate about creating an inclusive environment for all to thrive. Our guiding values - Dream, Deliver and Care - show our commitment to innovation, our ambition to hit goals at speed, and our deep respect for the people we work with.

Location: London, Hybrid

We’re thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for a Staff Software Engineer to join us at Gousto, where you’ll help shape the future of our customer acquisition and e‑commerce platform. You’ll lead the technical direction of a high‑impact engineering team, working closely with product, design, data, and platform experts to deliver robust, scalable systems. From mentoring engineers in XP practices like TDD and pair programming to guiding architectural decisions across domains, you’ll be a key driver of technical excellence and innovation. If you’re hungry for a role where you can combine deep technical leadership with real business impact—this is it.

Here at Gousto you’ll take ownership of two major initiatives. First, you’ll lead the modernisation of our sign‑up experience, delivering a seamless, multi‑market flow that improves personalisation, compliance, and mobile parity while decoupling legacy systems. Second, you’ll empower our marketing teams with CMS‑driven, SEO‑optimised landing pages and precise attribution—reducing engineering dependency and boosting campaign performance. It’s a rare chance to make a wide‑reaching impact across a fast‑growing, food‑loving business—so come and help us cook up something amazing.

What you’ll do:

• Coach and mentor engineers, promoting best practices such as XP, TDD, and pair programming through hands‑on guidance.
• Lead the design and implementation of scalable, API‑based and event‑driven architectures using cloud services and a mix of relational and NoSQL databases.
• Drive technical excellence by championing high‑quality solutions, improving system architecture, and boosting developer productivity.
• Guide and de‑risk the delivery of large‑scale technical changes, ensuring alignment with architectural patterns and non‑functional requirements.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with teams across product, design, and platform to solve complex business challenges with innovative technical solutions.
• Align engineering efforts with broader business goals, enabling teams to deliver efficiently while upholding architectural integrity.
• Help shape and evolve Gousto’s engineering culture by advocating for continuous improvement and adoption of best practices such as DORA metrics and XP principles.

Who you are:

• A strategic and hands‑on engineer with a strong track record of designing and delivering scalable, secure solutions that align with long‑term business and technical goals.
• Experienced in collaborating with architects, principal engineers, and cross‑functional teams to ensure systems are reliable, performant, and aligned with platform‑wide strategies.
• Comfortable leading architecture discussions and driving improvements in scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• A strong advocate of Agile and XP practices, with the ability to embed iterative, feedback‑driven development methods across multiple teams.
• Skilled at balancing short‑term delivery needs with long‑term sustainability, ensuring solutions remain adaptable and future‑proof.
• Passionate about mentoring others, with a proven ability to coach senior engineers and uplift technical standards across the board.
• A promoter of DevOps culture and shared ownership, with experience improving developer experience through tooling, process enhancements, and operational excellence.

Additional Information:

Interview Process: Call with the Gousto TA Team, Introduction with Hiring Manager, System Design Session, Pair Programming and XP Practices Session, Thrive @ Gousto (Ownership Principle round).

Benefits: Gousto is for everyone. Whether it’s creating diversity in our recipes or building new teams, we care about our people and the opportunities they have at Gousto. Across our business we lead with inclusivity and strive for equality in all we do; working hard to ensure Gousto is an environment where you can be totally yourself. Everyone is welcome and we’re looking for applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but wondering if you tick every box? We recommend applying anyway so that we can review your profile. And, if you’re in a job share, why not just apply as a pair. For our roles outside of Operations, most of our people spend 1 or 2 days in our offices every week, combining the benefits of flexibility and time together with colleagues. We want to enable you to do your best work, and if you require additional flexibility, please talk to us about it. If you have a disability that you’re worried will affect you during the interview process, please let us know and we will do our best to help you feel comfortable. We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please let us know.