Sr. Backend Engineer, Ordering

Role overview

Lead backend engineering for an ordering product used in grocery operations, helping shape the architecture as the product evolves. You’ll build scalable, dependable APIs, work across product and engineering boundaries, and balance new system development with support for an existing tablet-based solution. The work combines technical decision-making, end-to-end project ownership, and mentorship, with an emphasis on reliable releases and understanding a complex business domain.

Responsibilities - Design, build, and deploy robust APIs, making architectural decisions that support scale and product growth. - Partner with product, account management, and other engineering teams to deliver integrated capabilities for customer needs. - Contribute to the direction of the next-generation ordering product while supporting the current tablet application. - Lead engineering work from initial concept through release, operating with autonomy and coordinating across the development lifecycle. - Apply sound testing and release practices to protect system reliability. - Mentor junior engineers, participate in team planning and collaboration, and provide timely, constructive code reviews.

Requirements - At least four years of software development experience and a degree in computer science or equivalent practical experience. - Demonstrated ability to take projects from conception through launch with a high level of ownership. - Willingness to learn technologies and understand complex systems, business processes, and dependencies beyond the immediate team. - Collaborative approach, including active participation in team ceremonies, working through problems with peers, and giving constructive feedback.

Nice to have - Experience working in an Agile software delivery cycle. - Familiarity with TypeScript and cloud platforms, particularly Azure, or use of AI-assisted development tools. - Exposure to a stack that includes Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, React Native, Databricks, or GraphQL.

Benefits and work setup Remote work is available to employees residing in a specified set of U.S. states. Benefits described for eligible full-time U.S. employees include medical, dental, vision, and mental health coverage; equity; a retirement plan with company match; flexible paid time off; a home office stipend; coworking funds; monthly wellness and telecommunications stipends; and an annual professional development budget.