Picnic · 1 day ago
Senior / Staff Frontend Engineer, Picnic - New York
New York
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$176K/yr - $242K/yr
7+ years expPicnic is reinventing lunch at work by partnering with local restaurants to deliver high-quality meals. The Senior or Staff Frontend Engineer will help build and scale real-time logistics and operations platforms, focusing on high-performance React applications and collaborating closely with backend and operations teams.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Design and build high-performance React applications powered by WebSockets, SSE, and GraphQL subscriptions
Contribute to and shape our courier mobile apps built in React Native
Lead technical design for complex features and systems, from initial architecture through production rollout
Own projects end-to-end, driving execution, technical decisions, and cross-functional alignment
Improve frontend reliability, latency, and scalability in a real-time, high-throughput environment
Lead debugging, incident response, and performance investigations for frontend systems
Mentor and coach engineers, raising the bar for frontend engineering across the team
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience in software engineering, with deep frontend expertise
Strong experience with TypeScript and modern web application development
Solid understanding of client networking, async programming, performance optimization, caching, and client-side state management
Experience integrating with GraphQL and REST APIs
Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and influence architecture and best practices
Experience mentoring junior engineers and supporting team growth
Comfort working outside your immediate comfort zone and adapting as the product and team evolve
Preferred
Experience building or operating delivery, logistics, or real-time systems at scale
Full-stack experience and an understanding of backend tradeoffs and system design
Track record of improving developer productivity through tooling, patterns, or process improvements
Familiarity with modern frontend architecture best practices, including performance, security, and usability
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance (multiple plans, incl. HSA options)
Company-paid life and disability insurance (short- and long-term)
Voluntary insurance: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity
Optional supplemental life insurance for self, spouse, and children
Pet insurance discount
401(k)
Discretionary vacation days
8 paid holidays per year
Paid sick time
Paid Bereavement leave
Paid Parental Leave
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
Company
Picnic
Picnic is a food delivery platform designed specifically for office meals.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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