Staff Software Engineer, Restaurant Experience (Remote)

ezCater, Inc; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 184,000 - 232,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Remote-hybrid work from Boston office/

Health/dental/vision insurance

Job summary

ezCater is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the frontend architecture for the Restaurant Partner Experience. You will shape the partner portal, onboarding, and order-management tooling used by thousands of restaurant operators daily.

You will collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering leaders to set standards, enable AI-enabled insights, and drive scalable, high-performance frontend systems at scale. Remote-hybrid work from Boston or home.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional frontend development experience with React, Next.js App Router, and TypeScript in complex systems.
• 4+ years of production React experience with micro-frontend architectures (Islands, module federation, edge-side composition).
• Proven track record evangelizing and standardizing frontend architecture (design systems, monorepo tooling, micro-frontend boundaries).
• Experience collaborating with Product, Design, and Research to drive product direction.
• Experience building data-rich frontends (dashboards, reporting, data visualization) for non-technical users.
• Experience mentoring engineers and aligning with business stakeholders on technology roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical vision for reimagining the partner experience from onboarding to order fulfillment tooling.
• Champion AI-native frontend development practices and machine-readable interfaces for humans and AI agents.
• Define frontend architecture standards with the Front End Core team (micro-frontend, monorepo, design system governance).
• Collaborate with Principal Engineers, Product Managers, and Designers to evolve partner-facing frontend systems.
• Shape in-product BI and reporting within the partner portal, evaluating analytics tools and crafting data-dense, accessible interfaces.
• Mentor teammates and foster a culture of learning and collaboration.

Skills

React

Next.js (App Router)

TypeScript

Frontend architecture

Data visualization

Mentoring

Tools

REST

GraphQL

Turborepo

Monorepo tooling

Design systems

Job description

Staff Software Engineer, Restaurant Experience (Remote)

ezCater is the #1 food tech platform for workplaces in the US. The company makes it easy for any organization to manage its food needs and order from over 125,000 restaurants nationwide. For workplaces, ezCater provides flexible and scalable solutions for everything from employee meal programs to one-off meetings, all backed by 24/7 service and business-grade reliability. For restaurant partners, ezCater helps grow their business by bringing them new high-value customers and large orders.

Restaurant partners are the lifeblood of the ezCater marketplace — and the experience we deliver to them directly determines our ability to attract, retain, and grow supply on our platform. We're reimagining what it means to be a restaurant partner on ezCater, and we're looking for a Staff Software Engineer to lead the technical vision for that transformation.

As the Staff Software Engineer for our Restaurant Partner Experience, you will own the architectural direction of the frontend systems that power how our partners discover, onboard, manage, and grow their business on ezCater — including the partner portal and order management tooling used by thousands of restaurant operators every day. A key early focus will be establishing the frontend architecture for in-product business intelligence tooling, bringing AI-enabled reporting and data insights directly to restaurant partners within the partner portal. You will partner closely with Product, Design, and peer engineering leaders to shape what a best-in-class partner experience looks like, and you'll set the engineering standards to make that possible.

You’ll report to the Senior Engineering Manager within the ezCater Restaurant Partner Experience organization.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the technical vision for reimagining the partner experience — from onboarding and menu management to order fulfillment tooling and marketing programs — ensuring our restaurant partners have the tools they need to succeed on our platform.
• Champion AI-native frontend development practices — including design-to-code workflows (e.g., Figma, Claude Design, v0), AI-assisted development grounded in organizational context, and machine-readable frontend interfaces that serve both human users and AI agents.
• Partner with our Front End Core team to define and evangelize frontend architectural standards — spanning micro-frontend composition strategies, monorepo structure, shared design system governance, and CI/CD — enabling velocity, scalability, and consistency across the teams that build on this foundation.
• Work with internal stakeholders — including Principal Engineers, other Staff Engineers, Product Managers, and Designers — to evolve ezCater's partner-facing frontend systems to meet the needs of a growing and diverse restaurant partner network.
• Establish the frontend architecture for in-product business intelligence and reporting capabilities within the partner portal, enabling restaurant partners to access clear, actionable data insights about their business directly in the platform. This includes evaluating embedded analytics and data visualization tools, defining component patterns for data-dense interfaces, and ensuring these experiences are performant, accessible, and self-serve.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to teammates across the organization while fostering a culture of learning and collaboration.

What You Have

• 8+ years of professional development experience, with deep expertise in React, Next.js (App Router), and TypeScript across complex, production-grade frontend systems.
• 4+ years of production React experience, with working knowledge of micro-frontend architecture patterns (e.g., Islands architecture, module federation, or edge-side composition).
• Proven track record of evangelizing and standardizing frontend architecture — including design systems, monorepo tooling, and micro-frontend boundaries — while addressing systemic technical impediments at scale.
• Passion for building exceptional user experiences and expertise in collaborating with cross-functional partners — including Product, Design, and Research — to drive product direction.
• Experience building data-rich frontend experiences — including dashboards, reporting interfaces, and data visualization — with a strong sense for how to make complex information accessible and actionable for non-technical users.
• Experience mentoring engineers and working with business stakeholders to define and execute technology roadmaps.

Preferred

• Experience building B2B or partner-facing SaaS products, particularly tools used by operators or business owners to manage their operations.
• Experience with REST, GraphQL, and modern monorepo tooling (e.g., Turborepo).
• Familiarity with Go or equivalent backend frameworks.
• Experience with design systems and component library development, including documentation practices that support AI-assisted code generation workflows.
• Familiarity with embedded analytics or data visualization tooling (e.g., charting libraries or embedded analytics platforms).
• Exposure to telemetry and observability tools (e.g., Datadog, Sentry).

The national total target cash compensation range for this position, including base salary and bonus target, is $184,000–$232,000 annually.*

*Please note: Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including prior experience, expertise and region & may vary from the amount above. This range does not represent additional compensation benefits (such as equity, 401K or medical, dental or vision insurance).

ezCater does not sponsor applicants for work visas or legal permanent residence.

What You’ll Get from Us:

You’ll get a terrifically compelling experience in an innovative, high performing environment. You’ll get to work with engaged and passionate colleagues on challenging and impactful projects. You will have opportunities to grow in your career, and work in a place that values work/life harmony.

Oh, and you’ll get all this: Market competitive salary, stock options that you’ll help make worth a lot, 12 paid holidays, flexible PTO, 401K with ezCater match, health/dental/FSA, long-term disability insurance, mental health and family planning resources, remote-hybrid work from our awesome Boston office OR your home OR a mixture of both home and office, a tremendous amount of responsibility and autonomy, wicked awesome co-workers, employee meal program (and many more goodies) when you’re in our office, and knowing that you helped transform the food for work space.

ezCater is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace humans of every background, appearance, race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, and disability status. At the same time, we do not employ jerks, even brilliant ones. Following a conditional offer of employment, ezCater may require a background check.