Owner.comOW

Staff Software Engineer, Backend

Owner.com is a software-as-a-service company providing an all-in-one digital platform for independent restaurants to manage their online presence, offering tools for online ordering, website building, marketing automation, and customer relationship management. [5, 7, 8, 31] The company aims to help local businesses increase sales, save on fees, and retain customer data. [5, 8, 28]

Owner.com

Employee count: 51-200

Salary: 190k-230k USD

CA and US only
👋 About Owner.comOwner is the all-in-one platform that restaurants use to succeed online.
Thousands of restaurant owners use our tools to build their website, drive online orders, create their own branded app, manage their customer relationships, and set up marketing automations.
You can think of it as Shopify meets HubSpot, but specifically for restaurants.
Learn more about the problems we are solving for our customers here.
🌎 Our visionWe’re starting by helping independent restaurants succeed online.
But it’s not just restaurants that need our help. Most local businesses are struggling with these same problems. Huge technology corporations are taking their customers, bleeding their profits, and making it hard for them to survive.
Once we nail the solution for restaurants – we’ll scale it into every other local business type.
In the future we envision, tens of millions of local business owners will use our technology to succeed in the digital age.
🚀 Our tractionIn just over 3 years we've generated tens of millions in revenue, served millions of guests, and processed hundreds of millions of online orders.
More importantly, we’ve helped thousands of restaurant owners save their businesses - and not only survive, but thrive.
Our teamOur team grew from under 100 to nearly 200 talented people in 2024. We’ve got top talent from the most successful companies in SMB software, including: Shopify, HubSpot, DoorDash, ServiceTitan, Rappi, Faire and Stripe.
We’ll be scaling even faster in 2025 to keep pace with our customer growth.
🌆 Where we workOwner is a remote-first, global company headquartered in San Francisco, with a sales hub in Toronto. For a few of our roles we prioritize in-person collaboration at one of our office locations. Most of our employees are distributed throughout the globe. Please review the role description and discuss with your recruiter for more details on location!
🔍 Why we’re looking for youWe are looking for a mission-driven Staff Backend engineer who is passionate about their craft and committed to building incredible products for our customers.
This role is 100% remote and can be based anywhere in the United States or Canada. For San Francisco-based candidates: we have a new HQ in the Presidio for optional in-person collaboration opportunities!
Our Stack:Backend: Node.js, TypeScript, Nest.js, Temporal, PostgreSQL, AWSData: ETL pipelines, internal event streams, data syncing across servicesFrontend: React, Vue
This role is 100% remote and open to candidates based anywhere in the United States or Canada.

💥 The impact you will have

  • Build new products and features 0 to 1
  • Take ownership of projects from conception all the way to shipping, ensuring modular, maintainable, and high-quality code
  • Deliver value to our end users across our entire system, while maintaining a high bar for code quality, testing, and design discussions
  • Shape our product direction by talking to users and collaborating with other teammates in feature brainstorms/roadmap planning
  • Mentor more junior teammates and help elevate the skills and expertise of those around you
  • Help us build a great team: interview candidates, refer great engineers, and contribute to improving our engineering culture

✅ Minimum requirements

  • 8+ years of backend experience, with strong proficiency in Node.js, TypeScript, and cloud infrastructure (ideally AWS)
  • Experience building and scaling distributed systems and managing complex async workflows (bonus for Temporal or equivalent tech)
  • Experience at product-focused startup/scale-up or rapidly growing technology company
  • Proven ability to work across teams and functions to drive measurable business impact
  • Dedicated to continuous professional development and possessing a lifelong-learner mindset
  • Strong sense of ownership and drive, excellent communication, and a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating risks

🏆 Pay and benefits

  • The estimated starting base salary range for this role is $190K-$230K depending on level, location and experience, plus a generous pre-IPO equity package
  • Other benefits include comprehensive health coverage, work from anywhere (remote-first workplace), unlimited PTO - plus extra fun perks!

🚩 Notice - Employment ScamsCommunication from our team regarding job opportunities will only be made by an Owner employee with an @owner.com email address.We do not conduct interviews over email or chat platforms, and we will never ask you to provide personal or financial information such as your mailing address, social security number, credit card numbers or banking information. If you believe you are being contacted by scammer, please mark the communication as "phishing" or “spam” and do not respond.

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Salary: 190k-230k USD

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Owner.com, Inc. is an American software-as-a-service (SaaS) company that provides a comprehensive digital platform for independent restaurants to manage and grow their online presence. [5, 8, 31] Founded in 2020 by Adam Guild and Dean Bloembergen, and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, the company was formerly known as ProfitBoss and Placepull. [3, 5] Owner.com's mission is to empower local business owners, starting with restaurants, to succeed in an increasingly digital world by providing them with the technology and marketing capabilities typically available only to large chains like Domino's or Chick-fil-A. [7, 18, 20, 24]

The platform offers an all-in-one solution that includes a website builder, an online ordering system, customer relationship management (CRM) tools, marketing automation, a branded mobile app generator, and tools for managing delivery operations and recruitment. [5, 7, 20, 31] This integrated approach helps restaurants increase direct sales, save on fees often associated with third-party delivery apps, and retain ownership of their customer data. [5, 8, 28] Owner.com focuses on optimizing restaurants' online search visibility through localized search engine optimization (SEO) and offers AI-powered tools, such as an AI-enabled email marketer, to create personalized marketing campaigns. [5, 18, 31] The company emphasizes driving profitable sales growth for its clients, with reported average increases in online order volume of over 30% within the first year for restaurants using the platform. By 2022, Owner.com was operating in 49 states in the United States, serving over 1,500 restaurants, and has since grown to support thousands of establishments. [5, 20] The company has a strong focus on customer success, offering 24/7 support and month-to-month pricing without long-term contracts. [28, 33]

Owner.com has secured significant funding to fuel its growth, including a $15 million Series A round in March 2022, a $33 million Series B round in January 2024, and a $120 million Series C round in May 2025, reaching a valuation of $1 billion. [5, 18, 27, 31] The company's vision extends beyond restaurants, with plans to support other types of local businesses such as salons, grocers, and gyms. [22, 24] The platform is designed to be user-friendly, requiring no coding or extensive marketing knowledge from restaurant owners. Owner.com aims to level the playing field, enabling independent businesses to compete effectively against larger corporations by providing them with sophisticated yet accessible digital tools and strategies. [18, 28]

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