sweetgreen · 2 days ago
Sr Software Engineer
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$145K/yr - $160K/yrsweetgreen is building the digital backbone that powers how millions of customers order real food every day. As a Senior Backend Engineer on their Digital Customer team, you will design, build, and own backend services that support various customer experiences, focusing on scalability and reliability.
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Responsibilities
Design APIs and services that scale gracefully under peak demand
Integrate safely with third-party vendors that sit directly in the ordering flow
Raise the bar on reliability, monitoring, and operational excellence
Influence architecture decisions that impact multiple teams and domains
Design and own backend services that power core customer experiences, with an emphasis on scalability, fault tolerance, and maintainability
Lead technical design through clear, pragmatic technical design documents (TDDs) and thoughtful trade-off analysis
Build and evolve APIs (primarily GraphQL, with REST where appropriate) that are intuitive, well-documented, and safe to consume across teams
Integrate with external vendors in high-risk, high-impact parts of the customer journey (ordering, loyalty, payments, CRM, etc.)
Improve system observability by implementing telemetry, alerts, and dashboards that enable fast diagnosis and recovery
Champion best practices around data modeling, caching, error handling, and security
Mentor other engineers through code reviews, pairing, and documentation
Partner cross-functionally with Product, Frontend, Data, and Infrastructure teams to deliver end-to-end solutions
Qualification
Required
Significant professional experience building and owning backend systems in production, with strong proficiency in TypeScript, GraphQL, and AWS
Solid grounding in computer science fundamentals, including object-oriented programming, data structures, algorithms, and system design
Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical problems with pragmatic, scalable solutions
Experience designing and evolving APIs and service contracts that support multiple consumers and use cases
Comfort working within distributed systems, including understanding failure modes, performance trade-offs, and data consistency
A strong sense of ownership and accountability for systems you build, from design through production support
Passion for continuous learning, staying current with evolving backend technologies, and improving engineering practices over time
Preferred
Experience with event-driven architectures, message queues, or asynchronous processing
Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, or cloud-native deployment patterns
Experience supporting or integrating with mission-critical third-party vendors
Exposure to frontend systems sufficient to collaborate effectively with client teams (without being frontend-focused)
Experience exploring or integrating AI-powered tools or services, such as LLM APIs, intelligent automation, or developer productivity tooling
Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies, with a willingness to thoughtfully evaluate new tools rather than chase trends blindly
A strong instinct for operational excellence and long-term system stewardship
Benefits
Three different medical plans to suit your and your family's needs
Dental and Vision insurance
Flexible PTO plan
401k program
Employee HSA and FSA
Complimentary greens
Free sweetgreen swag
Company
sweetgreen
Sweetgreen is a fast casual restaurant chain that serves simple, seasonal, and healthy salads, and grain bowls.
Founded in 2007
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$478.6MKey Investors
FidelityT. Rowe PriceRevolution
2021-11-18IPO
2019-09-19Series I· $150M
2018-11-16Series H· $200M
Leadership Team
Jonathan Neman
Co-Founder + CEO
Nicolas Jammet
Co-Founder & Chief Concept Officer
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