Hiring: Senior Backend Software Engineer Company: Hungryroot Location: New York, United States Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 18:37:36 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Django, Flask, Git, IaC, Infrastructure as Code, Python, REST, RESTful, Rails, SQL About the job Experience: •5+ yrs of commercial software development experience •3+ yrs of experience using Python and the wider ecosystem as the primary day-to-day env •3+ yrs of designing and extending RESTful APIs •3+ yrs of experience working with a web framework such as Django (preferred), Flask, Rails. •2+ yrs of relational SQL experience Required Skills: •Hungryroot is looking for a Senior Engineer to join our growing Engineering team. •Own critical overarching aspects of engineering infrastructure. This does not necessarily mean owning any particular service, but rather, owning the system by which all the services are strung together, or owning the process by which services are designed, implemented and maintained. •Drive important technical discussions and help the team arrive at the best possible solution given any constraints we may face. Be a sounding board to other engineers and willing to offer assistance in helping solve very difficult problems. •Work closely with engineering leads on planning and execution of large, complex projects. •Contribute directly to important feature development, maintenance, and quality. •The bar on code quality and enforce engineering discipline through code review feedback, testing, technical presentations and opportunistic refactoring. •Participate in the interview process of other senior, mid, or junior engineering candidates and contribute to hiring decisions Qualifications: •Full-stack engineering experience is a big plus •Proficient in leveraging modern AI-powered developer tooling •A bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field Compensation: •$168,000 - $210,000 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!