Senior Software Engineer fullstack - Growth & GTM

Join our Movement and Champion Restaurant Culture! 💚

At TheFork we believe that the best things in life happen around the table, and we are on a mission to connect the world’s favorite restaurants and the broadest community of loyal diners.

Finding the best dining experience for our Diners community or boosting restaurant performance for our Restaurateurs Partners has never been easier thanks to our signature products:

• 📱TheFork App: our free restaurant discovery & booking app that helps you find your next table with ease.

• 💻TheFork Manager: our innovative software tool that digitizes restaurant operations, empowering our Restaurateurs to manage bookings efficiently and boost their revenue.

• 💳TheFork PAY and TheFork Gift Card: quick and easy ways to pay directly from TheFork app

At TheFork, we also believe that people truly make the difference. None of this would be possible without our vibrant Forkies community. Our strong core values—Better Together, Ownership, Respect, and Growth—are the guiding principles of everything we do, shaping our behaviors: “Come as you are,” “Dig in,” and “Make it Memorable”.

TheFork leads the restaurant booking market in Europe and operates in 11 countries. Our offices boast a fully international team working together in a flexible, multicultural, and constructive environment that provides everyone with space to grow, both professionally and personally.

To learn more about TheFork and our Forkies, explore our official site: https://www.careers.thefork.com

What you will do:

Your primary responsibility will involve close collaboration with the team leadership, which includes the Engineering Manager, Product Manager, and Product Designer, within the B2B Experience pillar. Our team is dedicated to enhancing TheFork Manager to become the leading solution in Europe for restaurants looking to digitalize their operations. Our main KPi is the usage made of TheFork Manager by Restaurants.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be expected to drive the team’s software development efforts, thanks to your seniority, consistently delivering high-quality features with minimum guidance.

You will guide the team to adopt engineering best practices and you will ensure the high performance of services in production under the team’s ownership.

You'll be integral in shaping architectural proposals, writing code, and implementing tests across all layers of our infrastructure, prioritizing monitoring and security.

Additionally, you'll play a key role in producing comprehensive technical documentation, managing the team's workload for efficient delivery, and conducting risk management in close coordination with the team leadership.

Who you are:

You Must Meet These Critical Qualifications

You have 8+ years of experience in software engineering

• You bring hands-on experience and deep understanding of Node.js, TypeScript, React, and API development.

• You’re comfortable navigating complex systems: microservices, CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins), Docker/Kubernetes, and cloud environments.

• You have experience working in cross-functional teams and collaborating closely with product, design, and business.

• You promote engineering best practices: quality, testing (TDD, BDD), documentation, observability (Grafana, Kibana), and system health.

• You’re a clear and empathetic communicator, fluent in English (French is a plus).

• You are highly organized and able to work independently, including in distributed/remote setups.

• You think product-first: you empathize with customers and understand the business impact behind technical decisions.

You Can Impress With These Additions

Previous experience leading a fullstack or B2B SaaS product team.

• Familiarity with RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, and authentication protocols (JWT, OAuth2, etc.).

• Experience working on high-availability systems and monitoring production environments at scale.

• A track record of driving technical strategy and aligning engineering roadmaps with product goals

• You already worked on features leveraging the power of AI

What we offer you:

😄 An awesome team

🏠 A permanent contract (that can be useful in life)

⚖️Flexible working environment (2 days home office per week + up to 4 total weeks additional flexibility during the summer period and in December to work fully remotely)

💸 Competitive fixed salary & bonus

🍕 Lunch vouchers available for each working day (because yes, we like to try our best restaurants)

🌎 International teams and a multicultural environment spanning 10 offices across Europe

🤝 Highly inclusive working environment

🤸‍♀️ Lifestyle benefits that can be used to reimburse expenses related to physical and leisure activities, family support, travel etc

🎓 Continuous learning and development programs

😌 Free access to the Calm app to help you build resilience wherever you are in your mental health journey

🐣Dedicated parental leave and caregiver leave policies (12 weeks fully paid)

🏥Health insurance covered by the company

👶 Financial support for birth, adoption, civil partnerships, or marriage

🚝 Transport allowance

🏥Health insurance fully covered by the company

👩‍🦽 Life & Disability Insurance at no cost to the employee

🍴 Amazing offices with dining, coffee points and leisure area

🎤 Team building events

We believe that we are better together, and we welcome you for who you are. We endeavor to ensure that everyone - regardless of ability, age, socio-economic & cultural background, ethnicity, faith, gender, gender expression, gender identity, ideology, national origin, race, sexual orientation, marital status, or any characteristic protected under applicable law -has the opportunity to reach their full potential. At TheFork, we want you to bring us your unique perspectives and experiences, so we can collectively continue disrupting the restaurant industry and go from good to great.

TheFork is committed to a fair recruitment process. If you have special needs and require reasonable support during your application, interview, or participation in the selection process due to health conditions or disability, please direct your inquiries to [email protected]. Our HR team will review the request and respond accordingly.

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