Staff software engineer

Grubhub
Chicago, IL

Why Work For Us

Grubhub, part of Wonder Group Inc, 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!

What will you be doing?

  • You’ll help shape the future architecture of the system and provide input into how Grubhub's continued expansion into all aspects of our business including corporate, enterprise, campus, and in-store impact Fulfillment’s architecture and teams
  • You’ll work closely with Operations Research and Data Science to influence how optimization and machine learning improve our decisions
  • You’ll help add functionality to a complex system working within timing constraints while dealing with scale
  • You’ll evaluate tools, technologies, frameworks, and vendors for the platform along with other senior team members
  • You’ll help to create the backlog of tech debt and features, suggesting areas for improvement and enhancement
  • You’ll actively work with other teams across Grubhub collaborating on how Fulfillment integrates with their systems
  • You’ll mentor other engineers and work with them to grow the skillsets of our teams and make them more effective
  • You’ll work with our Product and Operations teams to work through our business needs and technical solutions that can address those needs


Minimum Qualification

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a science, programming or engineering related field, Master’s Degree preferred
  • 5+ years experience building highly-scalable applications
  • Experience building algorithmic solutions for real world optimization problems (Supply Chain, Logistics, Finance, etc..)
  • Experience mentoring junior engineers
  • Experience coordinating solutions across multiple teams
  • Experience with Java or other object-oriented languages
  • Experience architecting, designing, and developing testable, fault tolerant, and performant software
  • AWS experience, or similar cloud based offerings
  • Automated testing experience applicable for services (junit/testing, mockito + jmeter/ gatling.io)
  • Strong fundamentals (data structures, algorithms)
  • Building observability as part of the application
  • Interest in working for a fast paced, product oriented tech company
  • Distributed database experience with Cassandra or similar NoSQL database experience preferred
  • Docker, or similar containerized solutions
  • CI / CD tools experience like Gradle, Jenkins, or similar technologies
  • Ability to work and communicate within and across teams and to communicate technical solutions to non-technical people.


And Of Course, Perks!

  • PTO. Grubhub employees enjoy a generous amount of time to recharge.
  • Health and Wellness. Excellent medical, dental and vision benefits, 401k matching, 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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Posted 2025-10-06

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