Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

Blue Apron; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Apron in New York is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Backend) to own and evolve scalable backend services, drive architecture decisions, and deliver reliable platforms powering ecommerce experiences.

You will implement fault-tolerant systems, review peers, and collaborate across teams to improve performance, observability, and deployment practices. This role emphasizes ownership, rapid iteration, and resilient infrastructure for customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a science, programming or engineering field.
• 5+ years building scalable consumer-facing apps (e-commerce preferred).
• Experience designing fault-tolerant, high-performance distributed systems.
• AWS experience; containerized deployments (Docker).
• Automated testing experience (JUnit, Mockito, JMeter/Gatling).
• Strong fundamentals in data structures and algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Deliver, deploy, maintain, and monitor backend services for scalability and reliability.
• Evaluate tools, technologies, frameworks, and vendors for platform evolution.
• Write performant, secure code; review peers and ensure maintainability.
• Help shape backlog, reduce tech debt, and improve observability.
• Collaborate across teams to build resilient systems with high availability.

Skills

Java

OO languages

Distributed systems

AWS

Automated testing

Data structures & algorithms

Observability

Docker

CI/CD tools

Cassandra/NoSQL

Gradle/Jenkins/Spinnaker

JUnit/Mockito/JMeter/Gatling

System architecture

IC leadership / ownership

Education

Bachelor's degree in a science, programming or engineering related field

Tools

Gradle

Jenkins

Spinnaker

Docker

JUnit

Mockito

JMeter

Gatling

Cassandra

Job description

## Senior Software Engineer (Backend)Apply: New York, NY: Full time: Posted Today: JR101434**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