Senior Software Engineer, Platform

Hungryroot

Senior Software Engineer designing and building platform systems supporting backend teams. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve performance, operability, and maintainability of solutions.

Posted 6/29/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $160,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDjangoFlaskPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and own mission-critical platform systems and integrations that support operations, fulfillment, data science, and other engineering teams
Partner with stakeholders and engineering leaders to define technical approaches, estimate effort, and break down large initiatives into incremental deliverables that enable faster, iterative delivery
Drive technical discussions, evaluate tradeoffs, and help the team arrive at practical solutions that balance business needs with long-term maintainability
Participate in the team’s on-call rotation, responding to production incidents, troubleshooting complex system issues, and driving improvements to reliability, observability, and operational excellence
Help raise the bar on code quality and engineering discipline through code reviews, testing, automation, technical documentation, and opportunistic refactoring
Participate in the interview process of other engineering candidates and contribute to hiring decisions

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of professional software development experience
3+ years of professional Python development experience
Professional experience building backend services using Django (preferred), Flask, FastAPI, or a similar Python web framework
Strong SQL experience, including relational data modeling, raw queries, and performance tuning
Experience designing, deploying, and operating production applications in AWS or another major cloud platform
Experience translating ambiguous business or technical problems into actionable engineering plans, including technical design, estimation, and incremental delivery
Experience using observability platforms such as Datadog, CloudWatch, or similar tools to monitor, troubleshoot, and improve the reliability of production systems
Experience using modern AI-assisted development tools (such as Claude Code) to accelerate learning, improve development efficiency, and assist with debugging and testing while maintaining high standards for engineering best practices and code quality

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote-first: work from home, work from our NYC office, work from anywhere in the U.S. - you decide!
Equity
Unlimited vacation policy
Universal paid parental leave
Monthly Hungryroot credit for delicious, healthy groceries
Comprehensive health, vision, dental, and life insurance
401k with Company Match
A work from home stipend to support your initial home-office setup

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Hard Skills & Tools

Software DevelopmentBackend ServicesRelational Data ModelingPerformance TuningTechnical DesignIncremental DeliveryCode ReviewsAutomationTestingRefactoring

Soft Skills

Stakeholder CollaborationTechnical Discussion FacilitationProblem-Solving