Senior Java Engineer - 12 month FTC

Ready for a challenge?

Then Just Eat Takeaway.com might be the place for you. We're a leading global online delivery platform, and our vision is to empower everyday convenience.

Whether it's a Friday-night feast, a post-gym poke bowl, or grabbing some groceries, our tech platform connects tens of millions of customers with hundreds of thousands of restaurant, grocery and convenience partners across the globe.

About this role We're a leading food delivery service operating in over 23 countries, known by brands like Lieferando.de and Takeaway.com. Our tech-focused approach, centered in our Berlin hub, gives us a competitive edge.

The Marketplace Courier App (AKA Curiosity) team is a cross-functional team, distributed across two hubs, that builds and maintains systems to streamline food delivery for restaurants and couriers. We are looking for a developer for our Berlin hub to help solve complex business and technical challenges.

Please note that this position is located in Berlin & is 3 days a week in the office, the rest of the time is up to you! This is a fixed term contract for 12 months but if a permanent role opens in that time, this role may become permanent.

These are some of the key components to the position:

• Solve business and technical challenges by building and improving services to bring fresh insights to our products.
• Implement high-quality code following Clean Code and SOLID principles to drive excellence.
• Collaborate actively within a cross-functional team on refinements and planning to ensure shared success.
• Take initiative on technical challenges and plan work with the team to ensure fast delivery and value.
• Lead technical excellence by applying modern architectural patterns to streamline food delivery systems and improve efficiency.
• Own the results by managing the full lifecycle of services, from development through to logging and monitoring in production.
• Raise the bar by utilizing cloud-native technologies to create impactful, scalable systems and push for better outcomes.

What will you bring to the team?

• Expertise in Java technologies and frameworks for building scalable systems.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases for responsible data management and high-impact results.
• Proficiency with messaging brokers and Kafka to build reactive systems through Event-Driven Architecture.
• Deep understanding of Clean Code, SOLID principles, and DDD to build high-quality software foundations.
• Hands-on experience with logging and monitoring to ensure the health and performance of production services.
• Skilled in cloud-native technologies, AWS, and Kubernetes to solve complex scaling challenges.
• Knowledge of modern patterns (CQRS, Microprofile, Quarkus) and AI coding tools (Co-pilot, Kiro) to drive innovation and accelerate development.

At JET, this is how we play

Our teams forge connections internally and work with some of the best-known brands on the planet, giving us truly international impact in a dynamic environment.

Being the best at what we do isn't just about delivering on our strategy. It's a competition for something incredibly valuable - our customers' choice. Every time a customer decides where to order, they're picking a side.

At the heart of the JET Customer League are our values and behaviours. They guide every interaction, every decision, every innovation. These are the actions we need to perform consistently and brilliantly, to surpass the competition and earn our customers' loyalty, again and again.

Fun, fast-paced and supportive, the JET culture is about movement, growth, helping one another to succeed and celebrating wins. By truly living our values and embodying our behaviours, we're building a customer-first culture which enables us to stay one step ahead of the competition.

Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging

No matter who you are, what you look like, who you love, or where you are from, you can find your place at Just Eat Takeaway.com. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture, encouraging diversity of people and thinking, in which all employees feel they truly belong and can bring their most colourful selves to work every day.

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• Expertise in Java technologies and frameworks for building scalable systems.
• Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases for responsible data management and high-impact results.
• Proficiency with messaging brokers and Kafka to build reactive systems through Event-Driven Architecture.
• Deep understanding of Clean Code, SOLID principles, and DDD to build high-quality software foundations.
• Hands-on experience with logging and monitoring to ensure the health and performance of production services.
• Skilled in cloud-native technologies, AWS, and Kubernetes to solve complex scaling challenges.
• Knowledge of modern patterns (CQRS, Microprofile, Quarkus) and AI coding tools (Co-pilot, Kiro) to drive innovation and accelerate development.

Then Just Eat Takeaway.com might be the place for you. We're a leading global online delivery platform, and our vision is to empower everyday convenience. Whether it's a Friday-night feast, a post-gym poke bowl, or grabbing some groceries, our tech platform connects tens of millions of customers with hundreds of thousands of restaurant, grocery and convenience partners across the globe. About this role We're a leading food delivery service operating in over 23 countries, known by brands like Lieferando.de and Takeaway.com. Our tech-focused approach, centered in our Berlin hub, gives us a competitive edge., At JET, this is how we play Our teams forge connections internally and work with some of the best-known brands on the planet, giving us truly international impact in a dynamic environment. Being the best at what we do isn't just about delivering on our strategy. It's a competition for something incredibly valuable - our customers' choice. Every time a customer decides where to order, they're picking a side. At the heart of the JET Customer League are our values and behaviours. They guide every interaction, every decision, every innovation. These are the actions we need to perform consistently and brilliantly, to surpass the competition and earn our customers' loyalty, again and again. Fun, fast-paced and supportive, the JET culture is about movement, growth, helping one another to succeed and celebrating wins. By truly living our values and embodying our behaviours, we're building a customer-first culture which enables us to stay one step ahead of the competition. Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging No matter who you are, what you look like, who you love, or where you are from, you can find your place at Just Eat Takeaway.com. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture, encouraging diversity of people and thinking, in which all employees feel they truly belong and can bring their most colourful selves to work every day.