Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

GrubHub Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 176,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

401(k)

Medical, dental, vision plans

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

Discounted meals

Job summary

Wonder in New York is seeking a senior software engineer to build scalable consumer-facing applications and own end-to-end software delivery. You will work with multiple teams to design robust, fault-tolerant systems, review code, and focus on security and performance.

This role demands independence and strong technical ownership in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will have 5+ years of experience, experience with AWS, distributed systems, and modern CI/CD tooling, plus a

Qualifications

• 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.
• Experience with complex systems spread across the network.
• AWS experience.
• Automated testing experience (JUnit/Mockito/JMeter/Gatling).
• Strong fundamentals (data structures, algorithms).
• Experience developing highly-available distributed systems (4x9’s uptime).
• Building observability as part of the application.
• Experience modeling system resource requirements as load changes.
• Distributed NoSQL experience (Cassandra) preferred.
• CD/CI tools like Gradle, Jenkins, Spinnaker.
• Experience leading as an individual contributor.
• Ownership of upstream/downstream dependencies.

Responsibilities

• Gain expertise in your domain and build scalable, reliable additions to our platform.
• Be accountable for delivery, deployment, maintenance, and monitoring performance of applications.
• Evaluate tools, technologies, frameworks, and vendors with senior team members.
• Write performant, concise code, review peers’ code, ensure security and scalability.
• Help create backlog of tech debt and features, suggest improvements.
• Collaborate with domain teammates and be a team player.

Skills

5+ years experience

Java

architecting software

AWS

Automated testing

Data structures & algorithms

Distributed systems

Docker

CI/CD tools

independent contributor

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in science/engineering/computing

Tools

Cassandra

Docker

Gradle

Jenkins

Spinnaker

Job description

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.