Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

Posted 2 Days Ago
New York, NY, USA
In-Office
176K-184K Annually
Senior level
Automotive • eCommerce • Food • Internet of Things • Logistics
Wonder is revolutionizing home dining and making it better. Pull up a seat to our table.
The Role
Build, deploy, maintain, and monitor highly scalable backend applications and distributed systems. Write performant, secure, fault-tolerant code; review peers’ work; evaluate technologies; develop automated tests; improve observability and availability; manage technical debt; and collaborate across teams to deliver reliable customer-facing platform features.
Summary Generated by Built In

The Impact You Will Make

  • You’ll gain expertise in your domain and build highly scalable & reliable additions to our platform
  • You’ll be accountable for delivery, deployment, maintenance, and monitoring the performance of your applications and the platform as a whole
  • You’ll evaluate tools, technologies, frameworks, and vendors for the platform along with other senior team members
  • You’ll write performant and concise code to meet the defined standards here at GrubHub, review the code of peers, and ensure security and scalability of the features you work on
  • You’ll help to create the backlog of tech debt and features, suggesting areas for improvement and enhancement
  • You’ll actively work with other team members in the domain and be a team player

What You Bring to the Table

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a science, programming or engineering related field
  • 5+ years experience building highly-scalable consumer-facing applications (e-commerce preferred)
  • Experience with Java or other object-oriented languages
  • Experience architecting, designing, and developing testable, fault tolerant, and performant software with emphasis on future evolution
  • Experience with complex systems composed of multiple components spread across the network
  • AWS experience, or similar cloud based offerings
  • Automated testing experience applicable for services (junit/testing, mockito + jmeter/ gatling.io)
  • Strong fundamentals (data structures, algorithms)
  • Experience developing highly-available distributed systems (4x9’s uptime etc.)
  • Building observability as part of the application
  • Experience modeling system resource requirements as system load changes
  • Interest in working for a fast paced, product oriented tech company
  • Distributed database experience with Cassandra or similar NoSQL database experience preferred
  • Docker, or similar containerized solutions
  • CI / CD tools experience like Gradle, Jenkins, Spinnaker, or similar technologies
  • Experience leading as an individual contributor, i.e. time prioritization, self-management, and working within and across teams to drive results
  • Dedication to improving the customer experience and designing systems to avoid poor customer experience during outages and guarantee the availability of services
  • Passion for challenging the status quo, understanding new things, and solving problems in creative and unconventional ways
  • A sense of accountability for developed software and ownership of upstream and downstream dependency

New York Base Salary: $176,000 - $183,500.


Wonder uses geographic-specific salary structures, which means the salary offered may vary depending on where the job is located. The final salary offer will take into account various factors, such as the candidate's skills, education, training, credentials, and experience.


Benefits


The benefits applicable to this role include a competitive compensation package with equity and a 401(k). We also offer a choice of medical, dental, and vision plans, company paid short and long term disability coverage, paid time off including flexible time off for exempt employees, paid vacation for non-exempt employees, and paid sick leave in compliance with applicable law in addition to paid parental leave, discounted meals and exclusive perks across the Wonder family of brands.


Eligibility, effective dates, and available plan options vary by employment classification and location. To learn more about benefits for this role, visit our Careers page here.  

A Final Note 

At Wonder, we build the best teams by hiring with an objective lens — evaluating people for their potential while championing diversity, equity, and inclusion. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, marital status, disability, or any other protected class. As part of our commitment to fair and compliant hiring practices, Wonder participates in the federal government's E-Verify program to confirm employment eligibility. If you need an accommodation during the interview process, please let your recruiter know.

We look forward to hearing from you! We'll contact you via email or text to schedule interviews and share information about your candidacy. 

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in a science, programming, or engineering-related field
  • 5+ years of experience building highly scalable consumer-facing applications, preferably in e-commerce
  • Experience with Java or other object-oriented programming languages
  • Experience architecting, designing, and developing testable, fault-tolerant, performant software
  • Experience with complex distributed systems composed of multiple networked components
  • AWS or similar cloud platform experience
  • Automated service testing experience, including tools such as JUnit, Mockito, JMeter, or Gatling
  • Strong data structures and algorithms fundamentals
  • Experience developing highly available distributed systems
  • Experience building application observability
  • Experience modeling system resource requirements as load changes
  • Distributed database experience with Cassandra or similar NoSQL databases
  • Docker or similar containerized solutions experience
  • CI/CD tools experience, such as Gradle, Jenkins, Spinnaker, or similar
  • Individual contributor leadership, prioritization, self-management, and cross-team collaboration
  • Interest in working for a fast-paced, product-oriented technology company
  • Commitment to customer experience and designing systems for outage resilience and service availability
  • Ability to challenge assumptions, learn new concepts, and solve problems creatively
  • Accountability and ownership for developed software and upstream and downstream dependencies

Wonder Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Wonder and has not been reviewed or approved by Wonder.

  • Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity grants (RSUs) are advertised for eligible roles and highlighted as a meaningful component of compensation in corporate positions. This adds upside that is relatively uncommon among restaurant and operations-focused employers.
  • Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave provides 8 weeks at full pay for all parents and up to 16 weeks for birthing parents. This policy stands out as stronger than many hospitality and retail offerings.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Discounted or free meals, commuter benefits, and onsite amenities are prominently featured. These daily-life perks enhance the overall package for on-site and HQ roles.

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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
500 Employees
Year Founded: 2018

What We Do

Wonder is a fast-growing, food-tech startup that’s raising the bar on the role food plays in peoples’ lives. We’re a team of food-lovers, entrepreneurs, and some of the most accomplished innovators in the culinary, logistics, and technology industries. Backed by top-tier venture capitalists, we’re moving quickly to pioneer the future of food.

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