Senior Backend Software Engineer

This role is being recruited by CoffeeSpace on behalf of an anonymous company transforming the way employees experience lunch at work. We’re identifying a small number of exceptional backend engineers from our network. If there’s a strong fit, we’ll introduce you directly to the team. Location: New York, New York, United States Compensation: $176K–$242K base + competitive equity Employment type: Full-time About the company This company partners with top local restaurants to provide companies with high-quality, individually packed meals. By batching hundreds of orders, they offer a seamless, affordable, and joyful lunch experience for employees, employers, and restaurant partners. The company is driven by an engineering-first culture, allowing engineers to make primary decisions and have an outsized impact compared to traditional big tech. About the role We’re looking for a Backend Engineer to help architect and scale the systems powering the company's real-time logistics and operations. This is a high-impact role for an engineer who enjoys solving ambiguous problems and working with complex systems. You’ll build backend services that support web and mobile products while tackling challenges across logistics, routing, automation, scalability, and reliability. You’ll work closely with frontend, mobile, product, and operations teams and play an important role in shaping how the company designs and scales its backend infrastructure. What You’ll Do Design, build, and maintain high-quality backend systems using languages such as Java and GoLead major technical initiatives across vehicle routing optimization, logistics automation, scalability, and reliabilityOwn backend architecture and drive solutions to complex, ambiguous, and high-impact problemsBuild and scale core APIs, services, and data stores that support the company's products and operationsEstablish best practices around testing, monitoring, observability, reliability, and system performancePartner with product and engineering leadership to translate technical priorities into quarterly roadmapsCollaborate closely with frontend, mobile, product, and operations teams to deliver end-to-end solutionsMentor other engineers through technical guidance, design reviews, code reviews, and hands-on collaboration The Ideal Candidate 5-8 years of experience in backend development with a focus on distributed systemsProficiency in Java and GoExperience with APIs and data storesStrong problem-solving skills and ability to tackle complex, high-impact problemsExcellent collaboration skills with cross-functional teams Next steps 1. Apply via this LinkedIn job post2. We’ll review and reach out if there’s a strong match3. If aligned, we’ll introduce you directly to the team4. If this role isn’t the right fit, we may suggest and make introductions to other high-signal startup roles we’re recruiting for, always with your permission. A quick note on authenticity This is a real, active role that CoffeeSpace is recruiting for in close partnership with the hiring team. We don’t post speculative roles and work directly with teams on their actual hiring needs.