Senior Engineer
Department Tech
Employment Type Full-time, London
Office Attendance Expectation Hybrid
About the role
At &Dine, we're on a mission to change the way teams experience food at work. We connect exceptional independent makers with companies that want better lunches, better events, and a better workplace culture built around food.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll play a key role in that journey. You won't just be maintaining systems - you'll help build and launch the products that power the platform, from ordering and logistics to payments and internal tools. Your work will directly shape how our customers order, how our makers operate, and how the business grows.
You'll work across front-end, back-end, and infrastructure, partnering closely with product, operations, and design to deliver reliable, thoughtful solutions. We're a small, ambitious team that cares deeply about what we're building, working together to grow &Dine as the challenger in the market.
What you'll do
* Lead development across key product areas from concept to production
* Build front-end features using modern JS frameworks (Vue/Nuxt, React, or similar)
* Design and maintain scalable Node.js APIs and services with SQL databases
* Mentor junior engineers through reviews and technical guidance
* Collaborate with product and operations to deliver practical solutions
* Improve system performance, reliability, and developer workflows
Front-end
* JavaScript / TypeScript
* Vue / Nuxt or similar
* REST API integration
* Solid CSS / SCSS / SASS
* State management and component-based development
* Unit/end-to-end Testing and Git workflows
* Experience with Analytics tools like Mixpanel
Back-end
* Node.js services and REST APIs
* PostgreSQL / MySQL and database design
* ORMs such as Sequelize
* Business logic, including payments, workflows, and permissions
Infrastructure
* CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or similar)
* Cloud platforms such as AWS
* Monitoring, logging, and production reliability
* AWS Amplify or similar
Benefits
* Share options
* £250 learning budget
* £500 referral bonus
* Birthday day off
* Team socials
* Work abroad for one week each year