or apply directly on Hungryroot's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 7 days Hungryroot's roles stay open a median of 31 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 80% of Hungryroot's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Hungryroot
- low 0 stale, 0 reposted of 5 open
- Hiring momentum
- 8 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Hungryroot's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Hungryroot.
About this role
As a Senior Backend Software Engineer at Hungryroot, you will be responsible for the technical design, implementation, and maintenance of backend features, including REST API endpoints and database schema changes. You will work independently on projects, mentor junior developers, and engage in technical discussions to drive the best solutions. Your role will also involve contributing to code quality through reviews and testing, as well as participating in the hiring process for new engineers.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Hungryroot as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ yrs of commercial software development experience
- 3+ yrs of experience using Python and the wider ecosystem as the primary day-to-day env
- 3+ yrs of designing and extending RESTful APIs
- 3+ yrs of experience working with a web framework such as Django (preferred), Flask, Rails
- 2+ yrs of relational SQL experience
- 2+ yrs of experience troubleshooting production issue
Nice to have
- Full-stack engineering experience is a big plus
- Proficient in leveraging modern AI-powered developer tooling
- Experience with AWS and its various core services
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC Tools)
- Proficiency working with Git
What you get
- Remote-first: work from home, work from our NYC office, work from anywhere in the U.S. - you decide!
- Equity
- Unlimited vacation policy
- Universal paid parental leave
- Monthly Hungryroot credit for delicious, healthy groceries
- Comprehensive health, vision, dental, and life insurance
Worth weighing
- No specific technologies mentioned beyond Python and RESTful APIs, which may limit exposure to other modern stacks.
- The role involves mentoring, which may require strong interpersonal skills and patience.
- The expected pay range is provided, but no specific salary is guaranteed.
- The company emphasizes a remote-first culture, which may not suit everyone.
Summarised from Hungryroot's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Hungryroot on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.