Product-Minded Software Engineer
- Role
- Backend
- Company size
- Startup
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No BS summary
Backend engineer with deep production system scaling experience, fluent in TypeScript/Node.js and Python, and proficient in React/Flutter. Must have strong data modeling skills for real-world data and experience automating operations with AI. Requires product judgment and ability to lead E2E architecture with a bias for speed and impact.
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You’ll contribute to the technical backbone that turns a traditionally ops-heavy GPO business into a scalable software platform. The goal is to make it possible for independent restaurants to buy with the power of a chain, while reducing reliance on manual operations. The problem you'll own: Replace manual, people-dependent procurement workflows with trustworthy software that is accurate, scalable, and self-serve The systems you'll build: Contribute to the technical platform, including tech architecture, order workflows, matching and pricing logic, data foundations, and automation layers that support operations and user experience The change you’ll drive: Turn messy food procurement processes into reliable product workflows What success looks like: The business scales without losing pricing accuracy, order integrity, or operational trust, and the team can serve more restaurants with less manual work Must have Backend depth - built and scaled production systems, with proven ability to architect and orchestrate multi-service applications Stack fluency - deep hands-on expertise in TypeScript/Node.js and Python, plus React, Flutter or similar on the frontend Data modeling - modeled messy real-world data into trustworthy systems at scale Think in AI automation - track record of automating operations-heavy processes with AI, avid use of state-of-the-art AI development tools as Claude Code Product judgment - led E2E architecture through launch with a bias for speed and impact; made pragmatic tradeoffs to solve user problems Nice to have Domain - built B2B platforms such as procurement, marketplaces, or supply chain, ideally in a startup or scale-up environment Money movement - worked on billing, invoicing, payments, or reconciliation systems Team leadership - scaled and led technical teams through architecture, code review, and engineering standards Competitive salary and meaningful equity Real AI work in production, not prototypes A business past product-market fit and into scaling Low-ego, high-ownership team culture Direct access to founder and leadership team
What you'll do
- Contribute to the technical platform, including tech architecture, order workflows, matching and pricing logic, data foundations, and automation layers that support operations and user experience
- Replace manual, people-dependent procurement workflows with trustworthy software that is accurate, scalable, and self-serve
- Turn messy food procurement processes into reliable product workflows
What they require
- Backend depth - built and scaled production systems, with proven ability to architect and orchestrate multi-service applications
- Stack fluency - deep hands-on expertise in TypeScript/Node.js and Python, plus React, Flutter or similar on the frontend
- Data modeling - modeled messy real-world data into trustworthy systems at scale
- Think in AI automation - track record of automating operations-heavy processes with AI, avid use of state-of-the-art AI development tools as Claude
- Code Product judgment - led E2E architecture through launch with a bias for speed and impact; made pragmatic tradeoffs to solve user problems
- Domain - built B2B platforms such as procurement, marketplaces, or supply chain, ideally in a startup or scale-up environment
- Money movement - worked on billing, invoicing, payments, or reconciliation systems
- Team leadership - scaled and led technical teams through architecture, code review, and engineering standards
Benefits
- Competitive salary and meaningful equity
- Real AI work in production, not prototypes
- A business past product-market fit and into scaling
- Low-ego, high-ownership team culture
- Direct access to founder and leadership team