CookUnity
Senior Backend Engineer (Node.js), Supply Tech - Ops Tech
Job Summary
The role involves developing and maintaining backend tools and processes supporting CookUnity’s ChefOS platform, with a focus on cloud architecture, database management, and system reliability. Candidates should have extensive experience in software engineering, particularly with web technologies like ReactJS, NodeJS, GraphQL, and TypeScript, as well as cloud infrastructure such as AWS and Kubernetes. The position emphasizes collaboration, mentorship, and adopting best practices in software development, with a strong focus on uptime and technical excellence. Benefits include remote work options, healthcare stipends, paid time off, and professional growth opportunities.
Required Skills
Benefits
Job Description
Food has lost its soul to modern convenience. And with it, has lost the power to nourish, inspire, and connect us. So in 2018, CookUnity was founded as the first-of-its-kind platform that connects the world with the source of truly great food: chefs. Today, CookUnity delivers 35 million meals a year from the industry’s best chefs to homes all over the country. Fresh. Ready-to-eat. And crafted with the passion that nourishes body and soul.
Unwilling to stop there, CookUnity is expanding beyond delivery to become an ever-innovating marketplace focused on our singular mission: empower Chefs to nourish the world.
If that mission has you hungry in more ways than one, you’ve found the right job posting.
The Team:
The Role:
We are looking for a solid cross language Backend Engineer with a cloud architecture vision that helps us build and maintain all of the tools and processes required to provide support to Chef OS, our solution for internal operations.
Some of the best Chefs in America will be your close collaborators! Not only CookUnity's "rising stars" but also the well-known Chefs we've partnered with this year as part of our Creators Club (Pierre Thiam, Esther Choi, JJ Johnson, Ali Maffucci, Marc Forgione, Einat Admony, and more!).
Our Tech Stack:
Languages: JavaScript, TypeScript. Desirable: Kotlin
Frameworks: ReactJS, Redux, Apollo GraphQL, NestJS, NextJS, Micronaut (Kotlin)
Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, Redis, DataDog, Segment
Agile Methodology
Micro-service Oriented Architecture
Responsibilities:
- Develop new features to support business needs.
- Iterating on new and existing features to improve user experience and performance.
- Actively contribute to the adoption of strong software architecture, development of best practices, and new technologies.
- Improving the maturity of our technical stack with engineering best practices.
- Being part of the code review process and helping to mentor other engineers.
- Contribute technically to projects by being a hands-on coder, removing roadblocks, and repairing technical issues.
- Troubleshoot any number of issues and create documentation of them. Perhaps under pressure.
- Responsible for database design, implementation, and query development; specifically PostgreSQL.
- Being part of the code review process and helping to mentor other engineers.
- Helping to have higher levels of uptime & supporting the on-call rotation that will help the business run 24/7
Minimum Requirements:
- You have at least 7 years of experience as a Software Engineer, and you can engage with projects in ReactJS, NodeJS, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, and TypeScript.
- You have experience designing and building cloud architecture, backends, middle ends, web apps, basically the whole combo!
- Experience implementing and maintaining unit tests and e2e tests.
- Strong knowledge of service-oriented architectures.
- You understand how to interact with and build backend REST APIs.
- Familiarity with continuous integration.
- Advanced level of English.
Preferred Requirements:
- You're proficient in relational database management.
- Experience working with Docker/Kubernetes/CI environments.
- You enjoy working in small teams in a fast-paced startup environment.
- Previous experience leading or mentoring teams is highly valued.
Benefits:
💸 Get paid in USD. Whatever your choice! We use Deel to make things easier for you!
🗺 Work remotely: design the life that you want.
⛱ Enjoy 15 days of vacation each year from the start date.
🎄 16 fully paid Argentinean holidays.
🩺 Healthcare Benefit: Monthly stipend to use in your preferred healthcare provider
🕯 Compassionate Leave: 3-5 days each time the need arises.
🐣 Paid family leave.
🧘🏻♀️Customize the benefits that suit your needs! Access a range of perks tailored to you, including learning opportunities, wellness memberships, delivery apps, and more through our comprehensive benefit platform
🧑🏫 Personalized English coach.
🗓️ 5- year Sabbatical: After 5 years with CookUnity, you get a 4-week paid sabbatical.
If you’re interested in this role, please submit your application and if we think you might be a fit, we'll get in touch with you. Thank you for your time!
CookUnity is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are dedicated to creating a community of inclusion and an environment free from discrimination or harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.
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