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Senior Software Engineer
$176K–$242K
New York, NY +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 26, 2026
- Location
- New York, NY
Mountain View - Experience
- 3+ years of experience in software engineering
About the job
Architect and scale backend systems powering Picnic’s real-time logistics and operations platforms, including services, data stores, and APIs.
What you'll do
- Lead backend initiatives involving routing optimization, automation, scalability, and reliability; own architecture for complex problems.
- Build and scale core data stores and API layers, while setting practices for testing, monitoring, and operating systems.
- Translate technical vision into quarterly roadmaps and mentor engineers through technical leadership and collaboration.
What they ask for
- Strong experience architecting and delivering systems in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
- Proven ability to lead complex, cross-team initiatives and align architecture.
- Deep understanding of backend system design, APIs, data stores, and distributed systems.
- Experience collaborating with frontend, mobile, product, data, and business partners.
Nice to have
- Experience building or operating logistics, delivery, or real-time systems at scale.
- Familiarity with frontend and mobile tradeoffs and how backend decisions affect client performance.
Pay
$176,000 - $242,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Java, Go
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