About CookUnity

Food has lost its soul to modern convenience. And with it has lost the power to nourish inspire and connect us. So in 2018 CookUnity was founded as the first-of-its-kind platform that connects the world with the source of truly great food: chefs. Today CookUnity delivers 35 million meals a year from the industrys best chefs to homes all over the country. Fresh. Ready-to-eat. And crafted with the passion that nourishes body and soul.

Unwilling to stop there CookUnity is expanding beyond delivery to become an ever-innovating marketplace focused on our singular mission: empower Chefs to nourish the world.

If that mission has you hungry in more ways than one youve found the right job posting.

The Team:

The OpsTech Team is a critical part of CookUnitys ChefOS Zone dedicated to building and optimizing software solutions for Fulfillment and Logistics. This team ensures that orders are efficiently packed tracked and delivered with precision leveraging technology to streamline every step of the process. Our systems directly impact the speed accuracy and efficiency of meal delivery ensuring that customers receive their meals fresh and on time.

This role will also be part of a dedicated Ops Engineering R&D squad an innovation-driven team focused on exploring emerging technologies building POCs and developing solutions that enhance operational efficiency across fulfillment logistics and kitchen operations. If you thrive on solving complex operational challenges and working with cutting-edge technology this is the role for you!

The Role:

We are looking for a Senior Engineer to play a key role in building and optimizing our fulfillment and logistics technology. This is a backend engineering position with a focus on NodeJS/TypeScript for backend development. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of scalable backend architectures real-time tracking systems and intuitive frontend interfaces that power our fulfillment and logistics operations.

As part of the Ops Engineering R&D squad this role requires a technology-agnostic mindset with a willingness to explore and contribute to new tech stacks when needed. Youll collaborate closely with product managers operations teams and other engineers to ensure our logistics and fulfillment systems are best-in-class.

Responsibilities:

• Design develop and maintain backend services using TypeScript () to support fulfillment and logistics operations.
• Work with real-time tracking and order management systems to improve efficiency and accuracy in fulfillment processes.
• Participate in the Ops Engineering R&D squad experimenting with new technologies and developing POCs for operational improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including fulfillment managers logistics coordinators and data engineers to develop technology solutions that address real-world operational challenges.
• Ensure system reliability security and scalability implementing best practices in monitoring logging and performance optimization.
• Write clean maintainable and well-documented code while mentoring junior engineers and conducting thorough code reviews.
• Stay ahead of industry trends continuously seeking opportunities to innovate within fulfillment and logistics tech.

Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in fullstack software development.
• Proficiency in TypeScript () for backend development.
• Deep understanding of microservices architecture and scalable backend design.
• Experience working with real-time tracking systems logistics platforms or warehouse management solutions.
• Passion for R&D and innovation with experience building POCs and exploring emerging technologies.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to adapt to new technologies and environments quickly.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced operationally intensive environments.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with a focus on cross-team partnerships.
• Willigness to go to our Toronto office 2-3 times per week.

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience with GraphQL event-driven architectures or message queues (Kafka RabbitMQ etc.).
• Exposure to cloud services (AWS GCP or Azure) and infrastructure automation (Terraform Kubernetes Docker).
• Background in logistics fulfillment or last-mile delivery systems.
• Familiarity with IoT RFID or smart tracking technologies.
• Willingness to work across different tech stacks and contribute to non-TypeScript projects when needed.

Benefits:

Health Insurance coverage

We grow you grow: Stock Options Plan granted on Day 1

Flexible Paid Time Off

5- year Sabbatical: After 5 years with CookUnity you get a 4-week paid sabbatical

Paid Family leave.

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

A generous amount of CookUnity credits to enjoy our amazing meals added to your account monthly.

Wellness perks: fitness subsidies to build a healthy lifestyle

Personalized Spanish coach

Awesome opportunity to join a company that is looking to change how we eat and how chefs work!

Learn More About CookUnity:

We believe great leadership starts with alignment on vision values and ways of working. To give you deeper insight into who we are and what were looking for we invite you to explore:CookUnitys Leadership Principles The values and behaviors that guide how we operate collaborate and scale.

We hope this provides valuable insight into our culture and product vision. If this excites you wed love to connect!

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If youre interested in this role please submit your application and if we think you might be a fit well 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.