Staff engineer

Why Work For Us

Grubhub, part of Wonder, is all about connecting hungry diners with our network of over 375,000 merchants nationwide. Innovative technology, user-friendly platforms and streamlined delivery capabilities set us apart and make us an industry leader in the world of online food ordering. When you join our team, you become part of a community that works together to innovate, solve problems, grow, work hard and have a ton of fun in the process!

About The Team

This team will own the Catalog and Merchant platforms — the core domain models and services that power our merchant subsystem and drive discovery across the diner experience.

The Impact You Will Make

• You’ll gain expertise in your domain and build highly scalable & reliable additions to our platform
• You’ll be accountable for delivery, deployment, maintenance, and monitoring the performance of your applications and the platform as a whole
• You’ll evaluate tools, technologies, frameworks, and vendors for the platform along with other senior team members
• You’ll write performant and concise code to meet the defined standards here at GrubHub, review the code of peers, and ensure security and scalability of the features you work on
• You’ll help to create the backlog of tech debt and features, suggesting areas for improvement and enhancement
• You’ll actively work with other team members in the domain and be a team player
  
  

What You Bring To The Table

• 8+ years of relevant software development industry experience in a fast-paced tech environment.
• Experience building services that enable high-scale, performant client applications (both server and UI).
• Strong coding abilities (Java, Kotlin, Scala / Python / C++ or equivalent) and experience with architectural patterns of large application-driven products.
• Demonstrated hands-on expertise in architecting, building, and maintaining highly available services in a large service-oriented architecture.
• Experience in partnering with other leaders in setting product strategy.
• Experience building versioned, public APIs consumed by external applications.
• Shipped several large scale projects with multiple dependencies across teams.
• Technical leadership and strong communication skills with ability to lead other experienced engineers.
  
  

Base Salary

Chicago: $216,000 - $224,500

Wonder uses geographic-specific salary structures, which means the salary offered may vary depending on where the job is located. The final salary offer will take into account various factors, such as the candidate's skills, education, training, credentials, and experience.

And Of Course, Perks!

• PTO. Grubhub employees enjoy a generous amount of time to recharge.
• Health and Wellness. Excellent medical, dental and vision benefits, employee network groups and paid parental leave are just a few of our programs to support your overall well-being.
• Free Meals. Our employees get a weekly Grubhub credit to enjoy.
• Social Impact. At Grubhub we believe in giving back through programs like the Grubhub Community Fund. Employees are also given paid time off each year to support the causes that are important to them.
  
  

Grubhub is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity and encourage a workplace that is just as diverse as the customers we serve. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. If you’re applying for a job in the U.S. and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an email to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and contact information. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

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