Sr Software Engineer - Backend

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New York, NY
Hybrid
209K-209K
Senior level
eCommerce • Food • Sales • Software
Grubhub connects millions of diners with the food they love from their favorite local restaurants.
The Role
Develop and improve the backend systems for Grubhub's Discovery and Ads teams, collaborating with engineers and data scientists to enhance functionality and maintain system performance.
Summary Generated by Built In
Why Work For Us
Grubhub, part of Wonder Group Inc , 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 Opportunity
The Discovery Platform team is looking for an innately curious, business-minded, results-oriented backend Software Engineer to work in our Discovery and Ads teams. We are focused on providing high quality and highly relevant merchant and dish results and ads to users who are exploring restaurants and dishes either on home, search results, or other parts of the funnel serving discovery. As a member of this highly collaborative team you will partner with other engineers, data scientists, and the product team to build new features and improve the search platform, focusing on areas like query understanding, relevance, hybrid search, autocomplete and ads.
The Impact You Will Make
  • Contribute to Development: Assist in the design and implementation of experimentation, MLOps and decision modeling pipelines that enable our data scientists to iterate on and deploy changes efficiently.
  • System Monitoring & Observability: Help implement monitoring frameworks to maintain system observability and quickly address any issues, contributing to minimizing SEV incidents.
  • Platform Support: Contribute to platform improvements by exploring tools and integrations that enhance the data science workflow and ensure smooth integration with the GrubHub platform.
  • Promote Engineering Standards: Collaborate with data scientists to implement best practices in coding, testing, and version control, contributing to the overall quality and reliability of our codebase.
  • Documentation and Data Lineage: Assist in establishing processes for better data lineage, documentation, and ownership across datasets, reducing inconsistencies and promoting team autonomy.
  • Data Versioning & Model Management: Participate in the development of systems for data versioning, model management, and deployment strategies, ensuring models are manageable and easy to deploy.

What You Bring to the Table
  • Experience: 3+ years in software engineering with a focus on MLOps, Python, and cloud-based environments (AWS preferred). Proven experience in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, managing monorepos, and scaling machine learning models in production.
  • Technical Expertise: Proficiency in Python, containerization, orchestration tools, and experience with data versioning and model management tools. Additional experience in Java is a plus. Front-end experience with Flask or React is a plus. Experience or knowledge of training, deploying and monitoring ML models is a plus.
  • Problem Solving: Ability to address challenges related to system integration, data consistency, and infrastructure. Experience with distributed systems and microservices architecture is a plus.
  • Collaboration: Strong communication skills, with the ability to work closely with data scientists, product managers, and other engineers. An emphasis on knowledge sharing and teamwork.
  • Continuous Improvement: Passion for staying up-to-date with the latest trends in MLOps, machine learning, and software engineering, with a drive to continuously improve and innovate

The base salary for this position is below:
New York: $208,500
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.
And Of Course, Perks!
  • Flexible PTO / 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.

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.
If you are a resident of the State of California and would like a copy of our CA privacy notice, please email [email protected].

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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
10,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2004

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.

Typical time on-site: Flexible
HQChicago, IL
New York, NY
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