Senior Full Stack Engineer

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about dishpatch

Dishpatch delivers the best restaurants to every home in the UK.

At Dishpatch, we believe the best chefs deserve the biggest tables: incredible food shouldn’t be confined to the lucky few that live in the city. We’re taking food further and wider than anyone has gone before, by partnering with the most talented chefs and restaurants to deliver their food nationwide we make it possible, whether you live in Hackney or Hereford, to experience incredible restaurant food at home.

Dishpatch is one of few, fast-growing, venture-backed businesses run almost entirely by ex-hospitality people. We’re backed by the world’s leading consumer and brand venture investors. Our sights are set on building a brand, product and collective that both restaurants and diners truly love.

Since we began in March 2020, we’ve partnered with the UK’s most pioneering restaurants and chefs, including the likes of Angela Hartnett, Ottolenghi, Michel Roux Jr. and Tom Kerridge to deliver tens of thousands of meals across the country. In 2022, we’re continuing to further our product experience through new partners, menus and digital experiences, such as our all-new mobile app, to serve our growing community of diners.

the role

We’re looking for a Senior Full Stack Engineer to join us to build world-class product experiences for our customers and team. You'll lead the engineering team, working closely with our Digital Product Lead and CPO on front-end and back-end projects, including our React website, React Native iOS & Android app and Node.JS backend systems for automating and improving our operation.

We’re assembling a small but powerful engineering team that will get a chance to work on every aspect of the company as we grow, and you’ll be at its core. As the lead engineer in the team you’ll have real influence on what we build and how we build it. You’ll take ownership over the features you build and concept to delivery, including some of the most integral parts of our business and product: the web and mobile experiences and operations.

Requirements

about you

Must-haves

• 4+ years experience as an engineer
• 2+ years experience with Javascript/React.JS
• 2+ years experience with Node.JS and comfortable with backend technologies
• Experience working with Graph.QL & other APIs
• UK based - can be remote

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working with Shopify API & Headless CMS/e-commerce solutions
• Experience working alongside React and React Native frontend
• Experience working with Retool
• Experience with TypeScript

• Experience working on backend services, particularly manufacturing or production

About you

• You have a passion for and interest in food & restaurants.
• You’re confident in owning pieces of work and want to be involved in the design as much as the implementation.
• You learn fast and adapt to change easily.
• You can build prototypes quickly, but know when quality matters.
• You’re used to executing in a lean, efficient way with agile methodologies.

Benefits

our offer

• Be part of one the fastest growing startups in the UK and contribute to the future of at-home dining.
• Competitive salary based on experience.
• 33 days of holiday per year (inc. Bank Holidays)
• Employer contributions to your pension plan
• Meaningful ownership stake in the Dishpatch business.
• Trying out our favourite spots to eat with Friday team lunches.
• Opportunity to try new menus and take home spare boxes each week.
• Employee discount codes on all menus.

If this sounds like something you can’t wait to get stuck into, we want to hear from you. Join us on our mission to democratise food globally, and bring the world's best chefs home.

on diversity

While many companies place an emphasis on diversity, we could not place a higher importance on it. London’s wonderful food scene, like many other ‘eating cities’ in the world, is an expression of the diversity of the city. We believe in creating a team which is a community of people as diverse as possible, joined together by a love and passion for food.

Every role in the Dishpatch team is open to applications from all sections of society. We’re committed to building a culture of inclusion, belonging and connection as we work together on building something truly great. We actively encourage applications from everyone; regardless of race, religion or belief, ethnic origin, different physical ability, family structure, socio-economics, age, nationality or citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other difference that makes you, well, you.

faqs

Where are you based?

Our office is next door to our central fulfilment premises in Poplar, London, right next to Canary Wharf.

What are your working hours?

Most of us work 9-6, but we adopt a flexible working culture & hours. It’s more important to us what you’re getting done, not when you’re doing it.