Staff AI Enginner
New Yesterday
Overview
Position: Staff AI Software Engineer
Department: Platform Engineering
Reports to: Head of Platform Engineering
Location: All - London, Bristol, Amsterdam, Enschede, Berlin, Tel Aviv, Canada
Our platform takes millions of orders every week from customers and companies in 24 countries. Whether they call us Takeaway.com, Just Eat, or the “that food app”, they rely on us for the dishes they love. Our key ingredient isn’t food—it’s tech. Our platform engineering experts ensure the success of our technical foundation at scale, whether they’re running infrastructure, optimizing applications, or building developer tools.
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain scalable AI-powered developer tools and services
Lead the architecture for LLM integration, prompt frameworks, and vector-based search systems
Collaborate with product managers, UX designers, and other engineers to define technical solutions
Champion engineering excellence, setting patterns, reviewing critical code, and enabling high-velocity teams
Integrate LLMs (like OpenAI, Claude, or open-source alternatives) into developer workflows
Experience building Agentic AI solutions in production environments
Experiment with prompt engineering, embeddings, vector search, and fine-tuning techniques
Drive initiatives to improve developer velocity, quality, and satisfaction
Act as a multiplier: mentor, unblock, and elevate others across engineering
Stay current with advances in AI, developer tooling, and software engineering best practices
What will you bring to the table?
Deep experience in software engineering, with a track record of leading high-impact projects
Proficiency in languages like Python, C#, or Java
Experience with AWS and containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes)
Expert with REST/gRPC APIs and event-driven systems
Excellent system design skills and experience architecting complex distributed systems
Exposure to LLM APIs, vector databases, and basic ML concepts
Experience with building Agentic AI solutions
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Passion for developer experience and building tools that engineers love
Proven experience mentoring engineers and influencing beyond your immediate team
Nice-to-Haves
Hands-on experience with OpenAI, Hugging Face, LangChain, or similar frameworks
Background in AWS AI ecosystem and tools like Bedrock
Experience with GitHub Copilot or similar
Contributions to open-source developer tools or AI projects
At JET, this is on the menu
Our teams forge connections internally and work with some of the best-known brands on the planet, giving us international impact in a dynamic environment. Fun, fast-paced and supportive, the JET culture is about movement, growth and celebrating every aspect of our JETers.
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. 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 colorful selves to work every day.
What else is cooking?
Want to know more about our JETers, culture or company? Our career site has people’s stories, blogs, podcasts and more JET morsels. Are you ready to take your seat? Apply now!
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- Location:
- City Of London, England, United Kingdom
- Job Type:
- FullTime