Full Stack Developer (12 month FTC)

At SimplyCook our mission is to bring joy and exceptional flavour to millions of mealtimes globally, by making it easy for our customers to cook delicious and exciting meals at home.

We’re a tech-enabled food subscription business delivering close to a million products a month to our customers all over the UK and we are growing quickly. Our core product is a monthly subscription box containing flavour kits (sauces, spices, pastes) and super simple recipe cards to make it quick and easy for customers to discover and cook new meals. This product is supported by Android and iOS apps - using the latest React Native framework - and our website.

We’re backed by Nestlé who share our ambitious growth plans and vision. We might be a relatively small team but we manage to punch well above our weight by being agile in our decision making, collaborative in how we work together and, most importantly, incredibly passionate about sharing our products with more and more people.

We’re looking for a Full Stack Developer to join our cross-functional product squad. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with an interest in helping us evolve and develop our digital platform. This is a great time to be joining the tech team as we invest heavily into New Product Design.

As a Full Stack Developer you will:

• Help us drive business outcomes by keeping a growth mindset. You’ll be collaborating with your cross functional product squad on new ideas and working with the team to develop the pipeline of new feature releases and improvements in the user experience.
• Be involved in designing and developing applications, APIs and services. You’ll help us maintain high standards within our codebase and ensure we’re using the most relevant technologies.
• Be scoping, designing and creating bespoke solutions. You are structured in how you work; writing specifications clearing and estimating lead times for projects.
• Keep experimenting at the heart of what you do. We’re a data driven business and the test & learn mindset is at the heart of what we do. You’ll help to build products through experimenting and iterating on ideas.

The technologies you can expect to use and support are (full stack typescript):

• NextJS frontends
• React Native mobile app
• Node (NestJS) API services
• Serverless Event Driven Pipelines - SNS, SQS, AWS Lambda
• Git, Github actions, Terraform

• You are an experienced Full Stack Developer using Typescript
• You have brilliant communication skills, with the ability to explain new concepts in a human friendly way
• You are comfortable working within a team and collaborating with a cross functional teams to solve problems
• You have a growth mindset and a desire to keep learning

Please note, this position does not provide sponsorship for work authorisation or visa purposes.

Here’s what you can look forward to as part of the SimplyCook team:

• Free SimplyCook Subscription - Enjoy a completely free subscription to our recipe kits. You can also grab kits from our office bookcase to take home anytime.
• Remote/Hybrid Working - You have the option to work 1 day working from our beautiful Wandsworth office (Thursday is our anchor day).
• Great Office Perks - Free meals and snacks, a dog-friendly workspace, fresh herbs to take home, free parking, and access to a gym - all in our vibrant office space in London.
• Help Taste in the Kitchen - Get involved in weekly food tastings, contribute feedback, and try out delicious new recipes before anyone else.
• 35 Days’ Holiday - You’ll get 35 days of holiday a year (including bank holidays), giving you plenty of time to rest and recharge.
• Summer Hours - From June to August, we finish early on Fridays (3PM) so you can make the most of summer.
• Cycle to Work and Home & Tech Schemes - Save money with our salary-sacrifice schemes.
• Enhanced Parental Leave - We support growing families with enhanced parental leave, because life's biggest moments matter.