Backend Engineer - Remote

Overview

Afresh is on a mission to eliminate food waste and make fresh food accessible to all. Our first A.I.-powered solution optimizes ordering, forecasting, and store operations for fresh food departments in brick-and-mortar grocers. With our Fresh Operating System, regional and national grocery retailers have placed $1.6 billion in produce orders across the US and we've helped our partners prevent 34 million pounds of food from going to waste. Working at Afresh represents a one-of-a-kind opportunity to have massive social impact at scale by leveraging uncommonly impactful software – we hope you'll join us!

In Short

• Contributing to complex cross-functional projects focused on data pipelines and application performance.
• Collaborating with Mobile, Machine Learning, Data Engineering, Analytics, Product Management, and Customer Support.
• Building and maintaining data pipelines with a focus on data retrieval and efficiency.
• Optimizing APIs, data architecture, and infrastructure.
• Utilizing analytics and monitoring tools to understand system behavior.
• Collaborating with engineering teams to implement improvements.

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years experience with data and backend development.
• Experience in shipping high-quality code.
• Solid understanding of API development principles.
• Collaborative attitude and willingness to learn.
• Problem-solving skills with an interest in data-related issues.
• Familiarity with Python, SQL, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, and TypeScript.
• Experience with dbt is a plus.

Benefits

• Opportunity to make a significant social impact.
• Work in a fast-paced, startup environment.
• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Inclusive company culture.
• Chance to work with cutting-edge technology.