The Farmer's Dog · 2 days ago
Staff Software Engineer
The Farmer's Dog is a company focused on revolutionizing pet health and food delivery services. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to guide the evolution of core systems and influence product strategy, while fostering alignment across teams to support customer and company goals.
Consumer GoodsE-CommerceFood and BeveragePersonalizationPetSubscription Service
Responsibilities
Guide the strategic evolution of core systems, establishing clear boundaries, leading migrations, and enabling resilient architecture that scales and adapts to business needs
Influence product and business strategy through deep understanding of our system and products by identifying risks, constraints and opportunities
Foster alignment across the organization by building trust between “pawds”, refining priorities and ensuring the engineering strategy supports customer and company goals
Partner closely with Staff engineers and other engineering leaders to steer and shape the organization
Assess and introduce new technologies thoughtfully through research, prototypes, written briefs and, most importantly, ensuring alignment with our strategy
Work with departments across the organization to ensure a cohesive experience across all of our digital and physical products for new customers
Continuously raise the bar for engineering excellence by modeling high standards, mentoring senior engineers, and spreading best practices across the org
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in software engineering, with deep and varied expertise designing and evolving systems at scale
Led architectural initiatives that reshaped systems and made them more reliable, maintainable, and extensible
Partnered closely with product on business strategy and have helped organizations balance short and long term strategy
Able to succeed in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment, naturally curious and proactive self-starter, constantly on the lookout for new opportunities and solutions
Thrive at working across teams, aligning people and systems, and driving impact beyond your immediate scope
Mentor and elevate other senior engineers
Committed to furthering the mission of The Farmer's Dog
Benefits
Dog-friendly office in Greenwich Village
Market-competitive compensation and equity packages
Comprehensive Healthcare, Dental, and Vision
Company supported mental health benefits
12 week paid parental leave
Competitive 401k plan with company match
Flexible PTO
Discounted fresh food for your pup
Your pet interrupting video calls (and in-person meetings) is now a feature, not a bug
Company
The Farmer's Dog
The Farmer's Dog is a pet food company that offers fresh dog food with online services.
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$103.1MKey Investors
Insight PartnersShasta VenturesForerunner
2020-01-15Series C· $54M
2019-01-15Series B· $39M
2017-05-18Series A· $8.1M
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2025-10-24
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