Staff Software Engineer

Summary

Join ezCater as a Staff Engineer and establish architectural and coding standards for the company's customer-facing touchpoints and frontend platforms. You will work with stakeholders to evolve ezCater's frontend systems, decompose complex problems, design technical solutions, and elevate software quality. As a technical leader, you will mentor teammates, foster a culture of learning and collaboration, and contribute to an inclusive environment. The role requires 7+ years of professional development experience with strong React expertise and a proven track record of building frontend design patterns. ezCater offers a competitive salary, stock options, paid time off, 401k matching, health/dental/FSA benefits, long-term disability insurance, and flexible remote/hybrid work options.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional development experience, with strong expertise in React
• 4+ years of professional React experience
• Proven track record of evangelizing, standardizing, and building frontend design patterns and addressing systemic technical impediments
• Passion for developing exceptional user experience and expertise collaborating with cross-functional partners to drive product direction
• High standards for software quality and a framework for improving quality within teams and codebases
• Experience mentoring engineers and working with business stakeholders to define technology roadmaps
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with a commitment to quality documentation
• Eagerness to give and receive feedback in a collaborative learning environment
• Friendly, flexible and pragmatic approach to work

Responsibilities

• Define and evangelize architectural standards and best practices for ezCater’s marketplace frontend experience to enable velocity, scalability, and consistency
• Work with internal stakeholders, including Principal Engineers, other Staff Engineers, Product Managers, Product Analysts and Design, to evolve ezCater’s frontend systems to meet business needs and handle increasing scale
• Decompose complex problems, design technical solutions, and navigate critical decisions by balancing software best practices, system realities, and stakeholder concerns
• Elevate software quality, frontend architecture, and expectations of what's achievable within the engineering organization
• Provide guidance and mentorship to teammates across the organization while fostering a culture of learning and collaboration

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on digital storefronts
• Experience with TypeScript, GraphQL, and Next.js
• Experience with Ruby on Rails or equivalent
• Experience with Native technologies

Benefits

• Market salary
• Stock options
• The usual holidays
• All-you-can-eat vacation
• 401K with ezCater match
• Health/dental/FSA
• Long-term disability insurance
• Remote-hybrid work from our awesome Boston or Denver offices OR your home OR a mixture of both home and office (you choose!)