Senior Backend Engineer Ops Tech
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Job Location:
Buenos Aires - Argentina
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About CookUnity:
Food has lost its soul to modern convenience. And with it 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 50 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.
About the Team:
The OpsTech Team is a critical part of CookUnitys ChefOS Zone dedicated to building and optimizing software solutions for Fulfillment Logistics and Labor Tracking . 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.
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 TypeScript and Kotlin 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.
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 () or Kotlin to support fulfillment and logistics and workforce tracking 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 projects experimenting with new technologies and developing POCs for operational improvements
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including fulfillment managers logistics coordinators data engineers and other engineering squads 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 backend software development
- Proficiency in TypeScript () Kotlin or Java for backend development
- Strong experience withdata modeling and relational databases particularlyPostgreSQL includingSQL optimization indexing and transactional workflows
- 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
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
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!
Benefits
Get paid in USD
Work remotely: design the life that you want
Enjoy 15 days of vacation each year from the start date
16 fully paid Argentinean holidays
Healthcare Benefit: Monthly stipend to use in your preferred healthcare provider
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
Customize the benefits that suit your needs! Access a range of perks tailored to you including learning opportunities wellness memberships delivery apps and more through our comprehensive benefit platform
Personalized English coach
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.
A quick note for all candidates
Weve recently seen an increase in recruitment scams across the industry and we want to make sure you (and your data)stay safe while applying to CookUnity.We also want you to know that we take this seriously sometimes as part of our process we may ask for a briefproof of humanity to confirm that were connecting with a real person not an impersonator. Here are a few tips to help you protect yourself and know what to expect from us:
- Apply only through our official channels. All open roles are listed on our official careers page:
- Our recruiters are real people and easy to verify. You can always find them on LinkedIn with verified profiles. If youre unsure feel free to reach out to us on our officialLinkedIn Company Page.
- We only communicate through official CookUnity channels. That means emails ending in
@and interviews held through official company platforms (Google Meet or Zoom) never WhatsApp Telegram or SMS. - Well never ask for payment or personal financial details. If anyone does please dont share any information and let us know right away.
If something ever feels off or youre unsure about a message wed much rather you double-check with us. You can always contact us directly through any of our social media channels. We appreciate your interest in joining CookUnity and we care about keeping your experience (and safety) as genuine as possible.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Business Intelligence
- Bidding
- Accounts Assistant Credit Control
- Account Development
- Content Development
- Lab Testing
About Company
CookUnity offers flexible and convenient subscription plans that match your needs and taste. Find out more and start eating healthy every day, today.
