Senior Technology Manager

Position:
Senior Technology Manager
Department:
Platform Engineering
Ready for a challenge?
Then Just Eat Takeaway.com might be the place for you. We’re a leading global online food delivery platform, and our vision is to empower everyday convenience.
Whether it’s a Friday-night feast, a post-gym poke bowl, or grabbing some groceries, our tech platform connects tens of millions of customers with hundreds of thousands of restaurant, grocery and convenience partners across the globe.
About this role
We are seeking a Senior Technical Manager (STM) – Build and Delivery to lead our Build and Delivery teams, ensuring seamless, secure, and efficient software delivery pipelines. This role is crucial in driving innovation, improving developer experience, and optimizing CI/CD processes across the organization.
As an STM, you will oversee the design, implementation, and evolution of our build and deployment infrastructure, playing a key role in reshaping the next version of our zero touch deployment platform, working closely with engineering, security, and platform teams. You will lead two teams of talented engineers and drive scalability, reliability, and performance improvements in our software delivery process.
These are some of the key ingredients to the role:
Strategic Leadership and ExecutionDefine and execute the Build and Delivery strategy, aligning with business objectives.
Lead a team of software engineers, DevOps, and software delivery specialists, ensuring high-performance operations.
Own the developer workflow and CI/CD strategy, optimizing for speed, security, and compliance.
Build and Deployment InfrastructureManage CI/CD pipelines for fast and reliable software releases.
Drive automation to improve build, test, and deployment processes.
Ensure a secure, compliant, and scalable build environment that meets industry standards.
Collaboration and Stakeholder EngagementPartner with engineering, security, compliance, and product teams to define best practices.
Work closely with security teams to enforce compliance and secure software supply chains.
What will you bring to the table?
Technical Expertise:Strong background in
CI/CD, DevOps, or Platform Engineering
.
Strong Knowledge of
continuous delivery
(feature flags, canary deployments, blue/green deployments).
Deep expertise in
CI/CD tools
(e.g.,
GitHub Actions,
ArgoCD).
Hands-on experience with
cloud platforms
preferably
AWS
and
containerization
(Docker, Kubernetes).
Solid understanding of
software development lifecycle (SDLC) and best practices for software delivery.
Leadership and Management:Proven experience leading
technical teams
, mentoring engineers, and driving high-impact projects.
Ability to navigate into complex organizational processes and structure.
Strong ability to define roadmaps, set priorities, and execute on vision.
Comfortable working with both
technical and non-technical stakeholders
to drive alignment.
Security and Compliance:Understanding of
secure software supply chains
, vulnerability management, and artifact signing.
Experience implementing security best practices in CI/CD pipelines (e.g., SAST, DAST, SBOM).
Bonus Skills:Experience with
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Pulumi, or AWS CDK.
Familiarity with
AI-driven tooling
to enhance build and deployment efficiency.
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 truly international impact in a dynamic environment.
Fun, fast-paced and supportive, the JET culture is about movement, growth and about celebrating every aspect of our JETers. Thanks to them we stay one step ahead of the competition.
Inclusion, Diversity and 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.com. 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 colourful selves to work every day.
What else are we delivering?
Want to know more about our JETers, culture or company? Have a look at our
career site
where you can find people''s stories, blogs, podcasts and more JET morsels.
Are you ready to take your seat? Apply now!
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