Food has lost its soul to modern convenience. And with it, has lost the power to nourish, inspire, and connect us. So in 2018, CookUnity was founded as the first-of-its-kind platform that connects the world with the source of truly great food: chefs. Today, CookUnity delivers 50 million meals a year from the industry’s best chefs to homes all over the country. Fresh. Ready-to-eat. And crafted with the passion that nourishes body and soul.
Unwilling to stop there, CookUnity is expanding beyond delivery to become an ever-innovating marketplace focused on our singular mission: empower Chefs to nourish the world.
If that mission has you hungry in more ways than one, you’ve found the right job posting.
Our platform team is reimagining how people discover and enjoy amazing food. We're not just rebuilding our platform, we're rebuilding how we build. We move fast, prototype often, and believe the best code comes from shipping early and iterating fast. We're a small team that values technical curiosity, rapid experimentation, and engineers who have strong opinions (loosely held) about how AI changes everything.
The role:We're looking for an AI - Native Engineer who grew up with LLMs as their coding companion. You're the person your classmates asked "how did you build that so fast?" You've been using Claude, GPT, and Cursor since they launched. You have opinions about prompt engineering, RAG patterns, and which model is best for what. Most importantly, you ship constantly.
This role is perfect for a recent grad or early-career engineer who builds faster with AI than most seniors build without it. You'll be our secret weapon, helping PMs prototype their wildest ideas and teaching the entire team how to 10x their velocity with AI tools.
Responsibilities:- Ship production code daily using AI-assisted development - Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code, etc.)—you know which tool for which task
- Partner with PMs to rapidly prototype their ideas, turning "what if we could..." into working demos in hours, not weeks.
- Build internal tools and automations that make everyone faster—from chef onboarding bots to menu analysis pipelines.
- Create reusable patterns and templates for LLM integration that other engineers can leverageRun experiments with new AI models and tools, becoming the team's go-to expert on what's possible.
- Write clean, maintainable code (with AI's help). You know when to let Copilot write and when to take the wheelTeach PMs and designers how to prototype with v0, Bolt, and Claude—democratizing the ability to build.
- Contribute to technical decisions by building proof-of-concepts that answer "can we?" before we debate "should we?".
- Document AI development patterns and create playbooks for the broader team
- 3 years of professional experience (but you've been building things since before you could legally work)
- Portfolio of projects built with AI assistance. We want to see your GitHub, not your GPA.
- Fluent in modern AI development tools (you have opinions on Cursor vs Windsurf vs Continue).
- Proven ability to integrate LLMs into real applications - OpenAI, Anthropic, open source models)
- Strong foundation in at least one programming language - Python, Kotlin, TypeScript, or similar).
- Experience with React, Next.js, or similar frameworks—you can build full-stack with AI's help.
- Natural teacher—you can explain to a PM how to use Claude to prototype, or help a senior engineer understand prompt engineering.
- Ship-first mentality: you'd rather deploy something imperfect today than something perfect next monthActive in AI communities: Twitter, Discord, Reddit)—you know what dropped yesterday and have probably already tried it.
- Comfortable with ambiguity—you figure things out by building, not by waiting for requirements.
- Personal projects using AI that went viral, got users, or solved real problems.
- Contributions to open source AI projects or published experimentsExperience fine-tuning models, MCP or building RAG systems.
- Built and deployed your own AI products (even if they failed—we want builders).
- Wrote about AI development (blog posts, tutorials, Twitter threads).
- Won hackathons or shipped side projects with real users.
- Located in Toronto or willing to work hybrid from our Toronto office.
- You've been using ChatGPT/Claude/Gemini since day one and have strong opinions about prompting and eval strategies.
- You can build a working prototype faster than most people can write a PRD.
- You're genuinely excited about AI, not just as a buzzword, but as a fundamental shift in how we build.
- You're teaching yourself new AI tools every weekYou see PMs struggling to articulate ideas and think "I could build that for you in 20 minutes"
We believe great leadership starts with alignment on vision, values, and ways of working. To give you deeper insight into who we are and what we’re looking for, we invite you to explore: CookUnity's Leadership Principles – The values and behaviors that guide how we operate, collaborate, and scale.
We hope this provides valuable insight into our culture and product vision. If this excites you, we’d love to connect!
BenefitsUS BENEFITS
🩺 Health Insurance coverage
🌅 401k Plan
⛱ PTO policy and paid sick days
🗓️ 5- year Sabbatical: After 5 years with CookUnity, you get a 4-week paid sabbatical
🐣 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 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!
CANADA BENEFITS
🩺 Health Insurance coverage (Canada Life)
⛱ Flexible Paid Time Off
🗓️ 5- year Sabbatical: After 5 years with CookUnity, you get a 4-week paid sabbatical
🐣 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: 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!
If you’re interested in this role, please submit your application and if we think you might be a fit, we'll get in touch with you. Thank you for your time!
CookUnity is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are dedicated to creating a community of inclusion and an environment free from discrimination or harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.
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What We Do
CookUnity is the first Chef-Direct Subscription service—a chef-to-food lover marketplace connecting the country's most talented chefs with eaters (consumers). We’re changing meal delivery by bringing small-batch, restaurant-quality meals to eaters across the country. Every week, a diverse collective of all-star chefs craft their signature, ready-to-eat dishes for an elevated at-home dining experience.
