Picnic Delivery

Picnic Delivery

Software Engineer

New York, NY · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$145k-$183kDetected 8 days ago
JavaGoDistributed SystemsBackend DevelopmentFull-Stack DevelopmentLogisticsLeadershipCollaboration

About the role

  • We're looking for a Backend Engineer to help architect and scale Picnic's real-time logistics and operations platforms.
  • This is a high-impact role for someone who enjoys ambiguity, thrives in complex systems, and wants to shape the technical direction of backend systems that power real-world operations.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and influence large backend initiatives across domains such as vehicle routing optimization, automation, scalability, and reliability
  • Own backend architecture and drive solutions to ambiguous, high-impact problems
  • Drive the development and scaling of core data stores and API layers as the business grows
  • Establish and promote best practices for building, testing, monitoring, and operating large-scale systems
  • Proven ability to lead complex, cross-team initiatives and drive architectural alignment
  • Deep understanding of backend system design, APIs, data stores, and distributed systems
  • Experience collaborating closely with frontend, mobile, product, data, and business partners
  • Strong engineering culture: You'll collaborate closely with experienced engineers and leaders who care deeply about craft, impact, and growth
  • We believe the best ideas emerge from close collaboration, especially when building new products and redefining how an industry works.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of experience in software engineering
  • Strong experience architecting and delivering systems in ambiguous, fast-moving environments

Nice to have

  • Background in fast-growing, high-execution technology companies
  • Familiarity with frontend and mobile tradeoffs and how backend decisions affect client performance
  • Track record of improving developer productivity through tooling, patterns, or process improvements

Compensation

  • The base salary range for this role is $145,000 - $183,250 per year.

Benefits

  • Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package.
  • You may also be eligible for equity awards and an annual performance-based bonus.
  • Benefits Summary (USA Full-Time Exempt Employees):
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance (multiple plans, incl.
  • Company-paid life and disability insurance (short- and long-term)
  • Optional supplemental life insurance for self, spouse, and children

Company info

  • Picnic is reinventing lunch at work. We partner with top local restaurants and batch hundreds of orders at a time to deliver high-quality, individually packaged meals-without fees or tips. The result is a seamless, affordable, and joyful experience for employees, and a more sustainable model for restaurants.
  • We recently launched, and early signals have been exceptionally strong. Picnic has been adopted organically by companies across a wide range of industries, with customers discovering and advocating for the product before any marketing. Since launch, we've grown incredibly fast and are now entering the 10 → 100 scale phase as we expand across major North American markets.
  • Picnic owns the full stack that powers workplace food delivery: kitchens, courier operations, routing and batching systems, operations tooling, and client applications. This vertical ownership allows us to tightly integrate software, logistics, and operations to deliver reliable, cost-efficient service at scale. We have one of the most complicated meal delivery routing problems and you will help us optimize it at scale!
  • Picnic is reinventing lunch at work.
  • We partner with top local restaurants and batch hundreds of orders at a time to deliver high-quality, individually packaged meals-without fees or tips.
  • The result is a seamless, affordable, and joyful experience for employees, and a more sustainable model for restaurants.
  • We recently launched, and early signals have been exceptionally strong.
  • Picnic has been adopted organically by companies across a wide range of industries, with customers discovering and advocating for the product before any marketing.
  • Since launch, we've grown incredibly fast and are now entering the 10 → 100 scale phase as we expand across major North American markets.
  • Picnic owns the full stack that powers workplace food delivery: kitchens, courier operations, routing and batching systems, operations tooling, and client applications.
  • This vertical ownership allows us to tightly integrate software, logistics, and operations to deliver reliable, cost-efficient service at scale.
  • We have one of the most complicated meal delivery routing problems and you will help us optimize it at scale!
  • Frontend is core to Picnic's operations-your work directly impacts couriers, operators, and customers
  • You'll collaborate closely with experienced engineers and leaders who care deeply about craft, impact, and growth
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