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# Senior Software Engineer - Foodtech Start-up

- **Company:** urban
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £60,000.0 - £70,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Databases, PostgreSQL, MySQL, TypeScript, Backend, Front End Software Development, Restful APIs, Legacy Systems
- **Published:** May 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/senior-software-engineer-foodtech-start-up-london/2774757593-2/

## About the Role

Strong commercial experience building production software within startup, scale-up or product-led environments

Solid full stack engineering capability across modern frontend and backend systems

Strong JavaScript / TypeScript experience

Commercial Node.js experience building scalable APIs and backend services

Experience working with SQL databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL

Comfortable owning features end-to-end from concept through to production

Experience working closely with Product, Operations or commercial stakeholders

Strong understanding of system performance, scalability and reliability

## Description

This job opportuinity is workin for one of the most exciting early-stage foodtech startups in London right now, building the operational and logistics infrastructure behind modern workplace catering.Having rapidly scaled and tripled revenue over the past two years, they're now hiring a Senior Full Stack Engineer to help build the next generation of the platform from the ground up.

This is a genuinely high-impact opportunity within a fast-growing startup that is still early enough for individual hires to have real influence over the product, technology and wider company direction.

You won't be joining a heavily layered corporate environment or maintaining legacy systems with little visibility over impact. The team is lean, collaborative and highly product-focused, with close working relationships across founders, product, engineering and operations.

There is genuine opportunity to:

Build products and systems from the ground up

Shape how the platform evolves as the business scales

Solve complex real-world operational problems

Influence product direction and decision-making

Operate with high ownership and autonomy

Work closely with founders and senior stakeholders

Have visible impact quickly

The environment suits people who enjoy startup pace, ambiguity and ownership, and who are motivated by building meaningful products within ambitious, fast-moving teams.

It's particularly well suited to individuals who prefer execution over bureaucracy, enjoy solving operational and workflow challenges, and want to help shape not just a product, but how a business grows.

You'd be working across:

Ordering & logistics systems

Payments & operational workflows

Internal tooling


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