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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Backend Software Engineer - **Company:** Too Good To Go - **Location:** Wellingborough, UK (Remote available) - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, App Store (IOS), Elasticsearch, Integrated Development Environments, MySQL, Redis, Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS), Spring-boot, Backend, Git, Kubernetes, Restful APIs, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Domain Driven Design, Docker - **Published:** August 1, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/backend-software-engineer/too-good-to-go-job107778677 ## About the Role * A wealth of experience in Backend development with the Java ecosystem. * Proven production experience with Java, SpringBoot, MySQL, Message System & GIT. * Has worked with Domain Driven Design, and Clean, or Hexagonal Architecture. * Knowledge of AWS services (SQS, SNS, S3…), ElasticSearch, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes. * Experience with Restful APIs. * Experience with building scalable solutions. * Enjoys actively participating in a cross-functional product team. * Takes pride in writing quality code., A Movement for Everyone We want to inspire and empower everyone to fight food waste together. With that mission, it's only natural that we want to build a diverse and inclusive team of highly capable individuals who are passionate about doing things in a better way. We strongly believe we all excel and are more creative when we're allowed to be ourselves, and we're committed to a culture where all of us belong. We are an equal opportunity employer and all employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. If you need reasonable accommodation at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know. ## Description At Too Good To Go, we have an ambitious mission: to inspire and empower everyone to fight food waste together. More than 1/3 of all food produced in the world is wasted. And that has a huge impact on the health of our planet. 10% of greenhouse gas emissions come from food waste and loss. Through our marketplace app, we connect businesses that have unsold, surplus food, with consumers who can buy and enjoy it at ? of retail value. We are a certified B Corporation with a mission to empower everyone to take action against food waste. Alongside our marketplace app, we create educational tools, explore new business solutions, and influence legislation to help reduce food waste. We're growing fast: Our community of 120 million registered users and 180,000 active partners across 20 countries, have together already saved over 500 million meals from going to waste In 2023, Too Good To Go was recognised on Fortune's acclaimed 'Change the World' list, named as one of Deloitte's 'Best Managed Companies' and won a coveted 'Cultural Impact Award' at the annual Apple App Store Awards. The Role This is a unique opportunity: you will be joining a completely new team, building a new hub from scratch, and working remotely from the rest of our global Tech organisation.We are building a brand-new engineering hub in London, and we are looking for foundational Backend Software Engineers to help us kick it off. As an integral part of this new product team, you will help define, build, and deliver our product features. You will work towards specific outcomes with the freedom and responsibility to figure out the best way to achieve them together with your team. Your mission will be to help refine, design, implement, deliver, and maintain an international top-class product, ensuring quality, maintainability, and sustainability. The Tech Stack We have created a scalable Spring Boot Application running on Java 25 in Kubernetes, deployed in a multi-region setup in AWS. Developers are able to run a full development environment locally, which gives a great developer experience. 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