ezCater is the leading food for work technology company in the US, connecting anyone who needs food for their workplace to over 100,000 restaurants nationwide. For workplaces, ezCater provides flexible and scalable solutions for everything from recurring employee meals to one-off meetings, all backed by 24/7 customer service with real humans. ezCater also enables companies to manage their food spend in a single, customizable platform. For restaurant partners, ezCater helps them grow their business by bringing them more orders and new high-value customers.  We're backed by top investors including Insight, Iconiq, Lightspeed, GIC, SoftBank, and Quadrille.

The Growth Platform team develops event-driven architectures and event-tracking systems to enable real-time data processing, scalable operations, and agile business responses. Our infrastructure captures and analyzes user interactions instantly, allowing for dynamic personalization, rapid A/B testing, and seamless integration across our digital ecosystem. This approach not only drives revenue growth through tailored customer experiences but also enhances system resilience and operational efficiency. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to leverage our event-driven infrastructure, identifying opportunities to streamline processes, improve user engagement, and accelerate strategic growth initiatives while setting new industry benchmarks for data-driven innovation.

What You'll Do:

• Contribute to the final stages of migration from legacy event-tracking to a modern architecture featuring RudderStack, ensuring seamless transition and improved performance
  
• Design and implement robust, scalable event-driven architectures using Kafka, optimizing for high throughput and reliability
  
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and maintain critical platform services using Ruby on Rails, Sidekiq, and Postgres
  
• Architect and execute milestone-based projects, setting technical strategy and driving implementation across the Events Platform
  
• Spearhead cross-functional initiatives, fostering strong partnerships to deliver valuable organizational capabilities
  
• Engage with internal engineering teams to understand their needs, empathizing with their challenges and designing solutions that enhance their productivity
  
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to the overall growth of the engineering organization through knowledge sharing and best practices
  

What You Have:

• 5+ years of experience with Ruby on Rails or equivalent web framework, with a strong understanding of web application architecture
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Kafka, including design and implementation of event-driven systems
• Proficiency in working with databases (particularly Postgres) and caching solutions like Redis
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Datadog, Sentry, and SumoLogic
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Proven track record in project planning and execution, with experience in setting architectural direction for large-scale systems
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate complex, evolving technical landscapes
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and build strong partnerships across the organization
• Customer-centric mindset with a talent for understanding and empathizing with the needs of internal engineering teams.

The national cash compensation range for this role is $141,000 - $174,000 per year.

*Please note: Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including prior experience, expertise and region & may vary from the amount above. This range does not represent additional compensation benefits (such as equity, 401K or medical, dental or vision insurance).

Please have fun with the Cover Letter portion of the application! It does not need to follow “traditional” cover letter guidelines - we would love for you to write 150-500 words explaining why you are interested in ezCater and the role, and highlighting anything else you think we should know!

ezCater does not sponsor applicants for work visas or legal permanent residence.

What You’ll Get from Us:

You’ll get a terrifically compelling opportunity, in an environment of radical transparency, and collaborative colleagues at every level of our organization. You’ll also get sane working hours and great flexibility around work/life balance. 

Have people in your life – of any age – who always, often, or sometimes need your help? We make room for that. Have a bad thing or a good thing happen to you? We make room for that, too.

Oh, and you’ll get all this: Market salary, stock options that you’ll help make worth a lot, the usual holidays, all-you-can-eat vacation, 401K with ezCater match, health/dental/FSA, long-term disability insurance, remote-hybrid work from our awesome Boston or Denver offices OR your home OR a mixture of both home and office (you choose!), a tremendous amount of responsibility and autonomy, wicked awesome co-workers, cupcakes (and many more goodies) when you’re in one of our offices, and knowing that you helped get this rocket ship to the moon.

ezCater is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace humans of every background, appearance, race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, and disability status. At the same time, we do not employ jerks, even brilliant ones.

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