Tech Lead Software Engineer

Gopuff — United States · Posted ~3 hours ago

Lead Full-time

Skills

software engineering cloud platforms backend systems technical leadership mentoring PostgreSQL Java cloud backend distributed systems

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

An experienced software engineer is sought to lead technical decisions and build cloud-based platforms supporting large-scale digital services. The role combines hands-on development with team leadership.

Highlights

Lead development of high-impact platforms while mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction in a fast-moving environment.

Description

Gopuff’s engineering team is building solutions to dramatically change the way people purchase their daily goods. We provide the modern-day solution to meet customers' immediate everyday needs with products ranging from snacks and ice cream to household goods and beer, at the click of a button. We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer who is excited about creating innovative solutions in our product catalog and pricing team. The product catalog systems provide a critical role in Gopuff’s tech, empowering e-commerce systems, fulfillment systems and integrations with our partners. Your primary responsibility will be to continually create and improve cloud-based platforms as you add features critical to our customer experience. The right candidate will have the technical aptitude to drive good technology choices through leadership, and mentorship of an empowered team. Success in this role will be measured by the team’s effective delivery of services. We are looking for candidates who are passionate about delivering consistently great experiences within our growing engineering team. What We Offer Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanHSA or FSA eligibilityLong and Short-Term Disability InsuranceFitness Reimbursement Program25% employee discount & FAM MembershipFlexible PTOGroup Life InsuranceEAP through AllOne Health (formerly Carebridge) Responsibilities: Design, develop, test, and deploy high-quality software solutions. Implement system and data monitors to ensure the correctness of the business processContribute to multiple team-wide business and tech objectives (beyond just the goals assigned to you). Lead cross-functional projects in an agile environment, participate in planning processScope, decompose, and organize projects for multiple teammates. Delegate tasks and coordinate teammates to bring those projects to completion with minimal oversight. Generate time estimates with reasonable accuracy to help determine project timelines. Support standard development practices across your team, including idiomatic syntax, design patterns, and Testing/Quality Practice Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor degree in Computer Science (or related field) Proven experience in a senior engineering role with increasing responsibility Proficiency with SQL, Postgres, Java Solid grasp of data structures, algorithms and their application in building Data intensive applications that process high velocity data (millions of transactions) or high volume data (transactions impacting millions of records) Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability to mentor a team, and lead without direction. Preferred Qualifications: 6 Years engineering experience with a proven track record as an engineer building scalable publicly facing web sites preferably in start-up environments or early stage companies Full stack experience Experience acting in a tech lead capacity for a small team. Interested in continued career growth in a leadership role (manager or Principal engineer) Experience using Terraform, Helm, GitHub Actions Experience with SQL data analysis (Snowflake/BigQuery), some familiarity of data pipelines Experience with building high throughput, high scalability software systems Experience with message based, async processing Experience with microservices and /or distributed systems Public cloud experience in a production setting (Azure preferred) Compensation Gopuff pays employees based on market pricing and pay may vary depending on your location. The salary range below reflects what we’d reasonably expect to pay candidates. A candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, interview performance, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. Exceptions may be made for exceptional individuals. For additional information on this role’s compensation package, please reach out to the designated recruiter for this role. This role is eligible for a discretionary annual cash bonus and participation in Gopuff’s equity incentive plan. This wide range represents the base salary for Senior and Principle engineers. Remote Base Salary Range: $160,000 - $225,000 At Gopuff, we know that life can be unpredictable. Sometimes you forget the milk at the store, run out of pet food for Fido, or just really need ice cream at 11 pm. We get it—stuff happens. But that’s where we come in, delivering all your wants and needs in just minutes. And now, we’re assembling a team of motivated people to help us drive forward that vision to bring a new age of convenience and predictability to an unpredictable world. Like what you’re hearing? Then join us on Team Blue. Gopuff is an equal employment opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive workplace where we do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or familial status, age, ancestry, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We believe in diversity and encourage any qualified individual to apply. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.