Senior Software Engineer, Platform at Hungryroot. Location Information: United States. Hungryroot is the online grocery service that makes healthy eating easy and personal.. Design, build, and own mission-critical platform systems and integrations that support operations, fulfillment, data science, and other engineering teams. Partner with stakeholders and engineering leaders to define technical approaches, estimate effort, and break down large initiatives into incremental deliverables that enable faster, iterative delivery. Drive technical discussions, evaluate tradeoffs, and help the team arrive at practical solutions that balance business needs with long-term maintainability. Participate in the team’s on-call rotation, responding to production incidents, troubleshooting complex system issues, and driving improvements to reliability, observability, and operational excellence. Help raise the bar on code quality and engineering discipline through code reviews, testing, automation, technical documentation, and opportunistic refactoring. Participate in the interview process of other engineering candidates and contribute to hiring decisions. 5+ years of professional software development experience. 3+ years of professional Python development experience. Professional experience building backend services using Django (preferred), Flask, FastAPI, or a similar Python web framework. Strong SQL experience, including relational data modeling, raw queries, and performance tuning. Experience designing, deploying, and operating production applications in AWS or another major cloud platform. Experience translating ambiguous business or technical problems into actionable engineering plans, including technical design, estimation, and incremental delivery. Experience using observability platforms such as Datadog, CloudWatch, or similar tools to monitor, troubleshoot, and improve the reliability of production systems. Experience using modern AI-assisted development tools (such as Claude Code) to accelerate learning, improve development efficiency, and assist with debugging and testing while maintaining high standards for engineering best practices and code quality. Pay range:. $160K - $180K. Remote-first: work from home, work from our NYC office, work from anywhere in the U.S. - you decide!. Equity. Unlimited vacation policy. Universal paid parental leave. Monthly Hungryroot credit for delicious, healthy groceries. Comprehensive health, vision, dental, and life insurance. 401k with Company Match. A work from home stipend to support your initial home-office setup
Senior Software Engineer, Platform at Hungryroot