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: Hybrid, London office presence required 

We're inviting talented Mid-Level Software Engineers to join us in an exciting greenfield project within our Expand tribe, which focuses on international expansion plans. This is a wonderful opportunity to further develop your skills and help shape the next generation of Gousto's digital experience.

This Software Engineer role embraces flexibility, allowing you to work where you feel most inspired and effective, whether that's in the comfort of your home or in our welcoming London, Shepherds Bush office. We value the warmth of in-person collaboration and invite team members to join us in the office twice a week, fostering cross-team connections and participating in inclusive all-hands gatherings.

At Gousto, Software Engineering plays a vital role in nurturing customer relationships, from the first hello to long-term loyalty, and in crafting delightful user experiences. Our approach is thoughtfully customer-centric, informed by data, and focused on meaningful outcomes. We embrace lean principles to work collaboratively, experiment with care, and grow our knowledge rapidly.

Our inclusive structure features supportive, cross-functional squads that are empowered to shape both their aspirations and the thoughtful methods to achieve them. We cherish and maintain high standards for development quality and expertise. We're passionate advocates for collaborative practices like extreme programming, test-driven development, and pair programming, which foster a supportive and growth-oriented environment.

Whilst our tech-stack includes using TypeScript, Node, React and AWS (amongst others), we are happy to consider Software Engineers with a background using any programming language(s), provided you are happy to learn and work with the technologies/languages used at Gousto.

We believe in nurturing innovation and dedicate 10% of our time to exploring new tech ideas. Our regular brown bag sessions create a warm space for knowledge sharing. We're also committed to building connections within the wider tech community by hosting welcoming meetups, sharing our experiences at events, and offering insights through our blog.

Join us in this role to help cultivate the future of food technology in a caring, innovative environment.

Core Responsibilities

• Implement high-quality, scalable, and efficient backend services and user experiences in a modular and test-driven environment
• Obsessing over quality & performance of distributed systems, automated testing, APIs and customer-facing interfaces
• Supporting and collaborating with other engineers in a highly collaborative pair-programming environment as well as working together with non-technical members of the team

Who You Are

• Experience building performant, responsive, and secure applications 
• Knowledge and experience with test-driven development practices is a "must-have" to be successful in this team.
• You have worked with CI/CD tooling to responsibly run applications in production
• Familiarity with modern architectural patterns and design systems
• Ability to work collaboratively with team members and stakeholders
• Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS is nice to have

Click here to see our company benefits!

Interview Process

• Call with a Talent Acquisition Partner
• Call the Engineering Manager
• Pairing Programming Task
• Thrive Interview 

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. 

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