Senior Backend Engineer - Remote

Overview

CookUnity is a chef-to-you marketplace connecting talented chefs with consumers, revolutionizing meal delivery. We bring small-batch, restaurant-quality meals to eaters nationwide, crafted by a diverse collective of all-star chefs. With over 100 inspired chefs from cities like NYC, LA, Austin, and more, our weekly subscription offers a wide range of hand-crafted meals to cater to various palates and dietary preferences.

Delivering over 3 million meals per month, we empower working chefs, tripling their income and supporting their growth. CookUnity is committed to fueling stronger communities by embracing opportunities to make a positive social impact, whether through combating food insecurity, supporting local businesses, or creating opportunities for culinary talent across the Americas.

In Short

• Design and implement scalable, performant backend services and APIs that serve millions of users.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers to integrate the backend logic into customer-facing features.
• Ensure high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front end.
• Contribute to maintaining a high level of availability and reliability of backend systems.
• Write efficient and reusable code, following best practices and design patterns.
• Actively contribute to the improvement of our architecture and the introduction of new technologies.
• Participate in code reviews and mentor junior engineers.
• Support on-call rotations to ensure uptime for mission-critical services.

Requirements

• You have at least 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer, with a focus on backend development.
• Proficiency in Node.js, GraphQL, MySQL/PostgreSQL, and TypeScript.
• Strong experience with designing and building RESTful APIs.
• Solid understanding of service-oriented architectures and microservices.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (preferably AWS) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of best practices for security and scalability.
• Familiarity with Agile development processes.
• Experience with unit testing and integration testing.
• Excited to work in a fast-paced startup environment and to take ownership of backend systems.

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.
• 🐣 Family leave of 12 weeks for primary caregiver and 6 weeks for secondary caregiver, fully paid.
• 🧘🏻‍♀️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