About the Team:

The OpsTech Team is a critical part of CookUnity’s ChefOS Zone, dedicated to building and optimizing software solutions for Fulfillment and Logistics. This team ensures that orders are efficiently packed, tracked, and delivered with precision, leveraging technology to streamline every step of the process. Our systems directly impact the speed, accuracy, and efficiency of meal delivery, ensuring that customers receive their meals fresh and on time.

This role will also be part of a dedicated Ops Engineering R&D squad, an innovation-driven team focused on exploring emerging technologies, building POCs, and developing solutions that enhance operational efficiency across fulfillment, logistics, and kitchen operations. If you thrive on solving complex operational challenges and working with cutting-edge technology, this is the role for you!

The Role:

We are looking for a Staff Full Stack Engineer, OpsTech to play a key role in building and optimizing our fulfillment and logistics technology. This is a full stack position, with a focus on TypeScript for backend development and React.js for frontend applications. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of scalable backend architectures, real-time tracking systems, and intuitive frontend interfaces that power our fulfillment and logistics operations.

As part of the Ops Engineering R&D squad, this role requires a technology-agnostic mindset, with a willingness to explore and contribute to new tech stacks when needed. You’ll collaborate closely with product managers, operations teams, and other engineers to ensure our logistics and fulfillment systems are best-in-class.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services using TypeScript (Node.js) to support fulfillment and logistics operations.
• Build scalable and intuitive frontend applications in React.js, optimizing for usability and performance.
• Work with real-time tracking and order management systems to improve efficiency and accuracy in fulfillment processes.
• Oversee the work of the OpsTech team, ensuring that the team is delivering high-quality software solutions aligned with business goals.
• Participate in the Ops Engineering R&D squad, experimenting with new technologies and developing POCs for operational improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including fulfillment managers, logistics coordinators, and data engineers, to develop technology solutions that address real-world operational challenges.
• Ensure system reliability, security, and scalability, implementing best practices in monitoring, logging, and performance optimization.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code while mentoring junior engineers and conducting thorough code reviews.
• Stay ahead of industry trends, continuously seeking opportunities to innovate within fulfillment and logistics tech.

Minimum Requirements:

• 7+ years of experience in full stack software development.
• Proficiency in TypeScript (Node.js) for backend development.
• Strong experience with React.js for frontend development.
• Deep understanding of microservices architecture and scalable backend design.
• Experience working with real-time tracking systems, logistics platforms, or warehouse management solutions.
• Passion for R&D and innovation, with experience building POCs and exploring emerging technologies.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to adapt to new technologies and environments quickly.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, operationally intensive environments.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a focus on cross-team partnerships.
• This is a hybrid position and we expect you to go to our office in Brooklyn 2-3 days per week.

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience with GraphQL, event-driven architectures, or message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.).
• Exposure to cloud services (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and infrastructure automation (Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker).
• Background in logistics, fulfillment, or last-mile delivery systems.
• Familiarity with IoT, RFID, or smart tracking technologies.
• Willingness to work across different tech stacks and contribute to non-TypeScript projects when needed.

Benefits:

🩺Health Insurance coverage.

⛱ Unlimited PTO policy.

📈 We grow, you grow: Stock Options Plan granted on Day 1.

🌅 401k Plan.

🐣 Paid family leave.

🕯 Compassionate Leave: 3-5 days each time the need arises.

🥘 A generous amount of CookUnity credits to enjoy our amazing meals, added to your account, monthly.

🧘🏽‍♀️ Wellness perks: access to a nutritional coach and fitness subsidies to build a healthy lifestyle.

👩🏾‍🏫 Personalized Spanish coach.

🌟 Awesome opportunity to join a company that is looking to change how we eat and how chefs work!

🗓️ 5- year Sabbatical: After 5 years with CookUnity, you get a 4-week paid sabbatical.

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