Why Work For Us
Grubhub, part of Wonder, is all about connecting hungry diners with our network of over 375,000 merchants nationwide. Innovative technology, user-friendly platforms and streamlined delivery capabilities set us apart and make us an industry leader in the world of online food ordering. When you join our team, you become part of a community that works together to innovate, solve problems, grow, work hard and have a ton of fun in the process!
About the Team:
The Checkout Platform team consists of backend engineers that own critical core domain services that manage the cart lifecycle, tax calculation and checkout for all Grubhub orders.
The Impact You Will Make:
You’ll gain expertise in the Checkout Platform domain and build and maintain highly scalable & reliable features and services on 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 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 define the backlog of tech debt and features, suggesting areas for improvement and enhancement
You’ll actively work with other team members and mentor junior engineers
Collaborate with Product Managers and engineers from other teams to enhance functionality and plan project work
You’ll evaluate tools, technologies, frameworks, and vendors for the platform along with other senior team members
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
Experience with Java or other object-oriented languages
Experience architecting, designing, and developing testable, fault tolerant, and performant software with emphasis on future evolution
Interest in working for a fast paced, product oriented tech company
Experience with complex systems composed of multiple components spread across the network
Strong programming fundamentals (data structures, algorithms)
Distributed database experience with Cassandra or similar NoSQL database experience preferred
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
A sense of accountability for developed software and ownership of upstream and downstream dependencies
AWS experience, or similar cloud based offerings
Experience developing highly-available distributed systems (4x9’s uptime etc.)
Automated testing experience applicable for services (junit/testing, mockito + jmeter/ gatling.io)
Building observability as part of the application
And Of Course, Perks!
PTO. Grubhub employees enjoy a generous amount of time to recharge.
Health and Wellness. Excellent medical, dental and vision benefits, 401k, employee network groups and paid parental leave are just a few of our programs to support your overall well-being.
Free Meals. Our employees get a weekly Grubhub credit to enjoy.
Social Impact. At Grubhub we believe in giving back through programs like the Grubhub Community Fund. Employees are also given paid time off each year to support the causes that are important to them.
Experience modeling system resource requirements as system load changes
Experience with Docker or similar containerized solutions
CI / CD tools experience like Gradle, Jenkins, Spinnaker, or similar technologies
Passion for challenging the status quo, understanding new things, and solving problems in creative and unconventional ways
Grubhub is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity and encourage a workplace that is just as diverse as the customers we serve. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. If you’re applying for a job in the U.S. and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an email to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and contact information. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
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What the Team is Saying
What We Do
At Grubhub, we champion restaurants from coast to coast. Restaurants sit at the heart of communities. It’s our mission to strengthen their roots, deepen their connections, and increase the positive impact they have on people and society.
Grubhub, part of Wonder, delivers the best local, authentic cuisine right to diners’ doors—and new customers and billions in revenue to local businesses. Featuring over hundreds of thousands of merchants in over 4,000 cities nationwide, our innovative technology, user-friendly platforms, and streamlined delivery capabilities have made us an industry leader in the world of online food ordering.
Since we opened our doors in 2004, Grubhub has been opening doors all across the country. Bakery doors in Hyde Park, jibarito joint doors in Queens, and doors of opportunity all across the country. Join our team and help us open more.
Why Work With Us
Our teams thrive in a fast paced environment that strives to reflect the diversity of our customers and the communities we serve. We value curiosity and data-driven mindsets to empower each other to think like owners, and innovate like entrepreneurs all while maintaining a healthy work-life balance and offering opportunities for professional growth
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Grubhub Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
We offer a flexible working environment where we value our in-person culture, while balancing the needs of our people with the needs of the business.
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