Afresh is on a mission to eliminate food waste and make fresh food accessible to all.
The company has developed an A.I.-powered solution that optimizes ordering, forecasting, and store operations for fresh food departments in brick-and-mortar grocers.
Their Fresh Operating System has facilitated $1.6 billion in produce orders across the US and helped prevent 34 million pounds of food from going to waste.
The Product Engineering team is responsible for building and maintaining the suite of products used by customers daily, including solutions for store managers and corporate supervisors.
The role involves building and optimizing data infrastructure, data products, and APIs that power these solutions.
Responsibilities include contributing to complex cross-functional projects, collaborating with various teams to ensure data accuracy and availability, building and maintaining data pipelines, optimizing APIs and data architecture, utilizing analytics tools for system behavior understanding, and implementing process improvements.
Requirements:
A BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience is required.
Candidates should have 2+ years of experience with data and backend development.
Experience in contributing to complex projects as part of a team is necessary.
Demonstrated experience in shipping high-quality code is essential.
A solid understanding of API development principles and good API design, focusing on data efficiency, is required.
A collaborative attitude and a willingness to learn and take direction are important.
Problem-solving skills with an interest in tackling challenging data-related issues are needed.
Candidates should enjoy working in a fast-paced, startup environment.
Familiarity with Python, SQL, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, and TypeScript is preferred, with a strong interest in developing expertise in these areas, particularly around data manipulation and optimization. Experience with dbt is a plus.
Benefits:
Afresh provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to various protected characteristics.
Many employees work remotely, provided they reside in specific states, offering flexibility in work arrangements.
The company emphasizes building a vibrant, diverse, and inclusive team that embodies values of proactivity, kindness, candor, and humility.
Employees have the opportunity to contribute to a mission that has a significant social impact by reducing food waste and improving food accessibility.
