Picnic Delivery

SeniorBackendEngineer

$176–242k Mountain View, California, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Senior Backend Engineer at Picnic Delivery. Skills: Backend systems, Distributed systems, API design, Database design. Write high-quality code. Write well-tested code”

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

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What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Proficiency in Java and Go, Experience with relational/NoSQL databases, Experience with cloud platforms, Understanding of RESTful APIs, Understanding of microservices, Understanding of distributed systems, Deep understanding of backend system design, Deep understanding of APIs, Deep understanding of data stores, Deep understanding of concurrency, Deep understanding of distributed systems, Experience collaborating with partners

Nice to Have

Experience building web applications, Experience building mobile applications, Familiarity with frontend tradeoffs, Familiarity with mobile tradeoffs, Familiarity with backend decisions affecting client performance, Experience with containerization technologies, Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Knowledge of DevOps practices, Track record of improving developer productivity

What You'll Do.

Write high-quality code

Write well-tested code

Manage software lifecycle

Sustain software lifecycle

Lead backend initiatives

Design scalable databases

Analyze data using SQL

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with frontend teams; Partner with mobile teams; Partner with product teams; Partner with operations teams; Collaborate with partners

Full Job Description

Who we are Picnic is reinventing meals at work. We partner with top local restaurants and deliver lunches to companies from 20 to more than 10,000 employees. This allows us to deliver high-quality, individually packaged meals without fees or tips. The result is a joyful experience for employees, teams, and entire organizations. Companies can design their employee food offerings, ranging from simple lunches to sophisticated meal programs. We are obsessing about each company, each customer, each restaurant, and each individual order. Picnic creates a more sustainable model for restaurants, helping local heroes to succeed. Picnic’s early business signals have been exceptionally strong. It has been adopted organically by companies from Banking to Manufacturing, from Tech to Government. Customers are discovering and advocating for the product before any marketing Picnic owns the full stack that powers workplace food delivery: client applications for employees, company managers, kitchen operations, and courier operations. AI-powered services are tying them together. This vertical ownership allows us to tightly integrate ordering, logistics, and operations to deliver reliable, cost-efficient services at scale. We are solving one of the most comprehensive, and therefore complex, meal delivery problems. We need YOU to help us build it at scale! About the role We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to help architect and scale Picnic’s real-time food ordering and operations platforms. This is a high-impact role for someone who enjoys ambiguity, thrives in complex systems, and is excited to iterate and improve real-world operations. You’ll work across backend services that support web and mobile surfaces, partner closely with frontend, mobile, product, and operations teams, and help define how we design, build, and scale backend systems at Picnic. What you’ll do Write high-quality, well-tested code in languages like Java and Go, set a strong bar for engineering excellence,

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