CookUnity is a chef-to-you marketplace connecting talented chefs with consumers, revolutionizing meal delivery. We bring small-batch, restaurant-quality meals to eaters nationwide, crafted by a diverse collective of all-star chefs. With over 100 inspired chefs from cities like NYC, LA, Austin, and more, our weekly subscription offers a wide range of hand-crafted meals to cater to various palates and dietary preferences.

By delivering over 1 million meals per month, we're also empowering working chefs, tripling their income, and supporting their growth. CookUnity believes in fueling stronger communities, partnering with Food Bank For New York City to combat food insecurity across all five boroughs.

About the Team

The Engineering Team at CookUnity is a driving force behind the company's technological innovation and success. Anchored by the Tech Lead - Core, this team takes charge of crafting and upholding the organization's central platform, with a keen focus on scalability, dependability, and efficiency.

The role

Tech Lead - Core at CookUnity will be responsible for leading the development and maintenance of the company's core platform, ensuring that it is scalable, reliable, and efficient. The candidate will work closely with the product team to understand their needs and ensure that the platform can support the company's business goals. Tech Lead - Core will also work with other members of the engineering team to drive technical direction, mentor team members, and ensure that best practices are followed.

Responsibilities:

Ensure that the platform is scalable, reliable, and efficient.
Identify and address technical debt and performance bottlenecks.
Manage and maintain databases, ensuring that they are optimized for performance and reliability.
Own the design and implementation of platform features within our Javascript stack that engages customers and has a meaningful impact on people’s lives.
Iterating on new and existing features to improve user experience and performance.
Actively contribute to the adoption of strong software architecture, development of best practices, and new technologies.
Improving the maturity of our technical stack with engineering best practices.
Participate in the code review process and help to mentor other engineers.
Contribute technically to projects by being a hands-on coder, removing roadblocks, and repairing technical issues.
Partner with members of Product, Growth, Marketing, Customer Experience and other teams to continually refine and improve our product in an agile process.
Improve uptime & support the on-call rotation that will help the business run 24/7.

Minimum Requirements:

You have experience designing and building cloud architecture, backends, middle ends, web apps, basically the whole combo!
Experience with NodeJS, AWS, and React.
Experience with relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL.
Experience with automated testing and continuous integration and deployment.
You understand how to interact with and build backend REST APIs.
You have an advanced level of English.

Preferred requirements:

Previous experience leading or mentoring teams is highly valued.
You enjoy working in small teams in a fast-paced startup environment.
You are excited by the opportunity to grow into a leadership role as the company expands.
Experience with agile development methodologies and tools such as Jira.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Benefits

💸 Get paid in USD, Crypto, Euro, or ARS. Whatever your choice! We use Deel to make things easier for you!

🗺 Work remotely: design the life that you want.

⛱ Enjoy 15 days of vacation each year from the start date.

🎄 16 fully paid Argentinean holidays.

💪🏻 Wellness benefit: Gympass subscription, a well-being platform that offers the best coverage of top gyms, studios, and activities for you to choose from.

🥗 Meal credits.

🐣 Family leave: fully paid for 12 weeks for the primary caregiver and 6 weeks for the secondary caregiver.

🕯 Compassionate Leave: 3-5 days each time the need arises.

🧑‍🏫 Personalized English coach

If you’re interested in this role, please submit your application and if we think you might be a fit, we'll get in touch with you. Thank you for your time!

CookUnity is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are dedicated to creating a community of inclusion and an environment free from discrimination or harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.

Tech Lead - Core

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