Backend Engineer

About Us:

Here at Wonders we build products that empower small brick and mortar restaurants by liberating them of the operational burden of running their business. We accomplish this by providing a frictionless connection between them and their customers through our multi-product ecosystem offering AI-enabled order taking, delivery enablement, payment solutions, and point-of-sale software. At Wonders, we use a combination of bits (technology) and atoms (people) to solve real world problems facing small business owners.

We obsess over placing our customers first and working backwards from there. When our customers succeed, we succeed. The restaurant industry in the US is over a $1 trillion total addressable market (TAM), but remains relatively underserved by technology. Large chains are able to afford expensive tech that gives them a huge advantage; we believe that small restaurant owners deserve access to the same technologies at an affordable price.

Wonders has been profitable for nearly a decade and seen 5x revenue growth in the last three years. As of our last fundraising round in mid-2022, we were valued at $450M and have since seen substantial growth across customer acquisition, product development and company headcount. Thousands of loyal restaurants have entrusted Wonders with their success, and together we have supported nearly 20 million customers. We are proud to be named one of Built In’s top companies to work for in 2023.

To learn more about our culture, values and how you can be a part of helping mom & pop restaurants thrive, please visit us here! Helping Independent Restaurants Thrive.

What we're looking for:

Wonders is growing fast. We’re adding rapidly to our product portfolio. In our next phase of growth, we are looking for a Backend Infrastructure Engineer to join our Core Data team! The Core Data team builds the systems to store and access the data that powers our products. We develop the foundation on which Wonders application developers can build reliable, performant, and well-integrated products for our customers.

What you will accomplish:

• You will be working in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment where you will always be learning
• You will be building a robust, scalable, and highly available distributed infrastructure.
• You will partner with SRE teams to effectively operate the systems you build out. You will develop an emerging engineering culture. You’ll establish processes and tools so that Wonders engineers can deliver high-quality products with high velocity.
• You will partner with the product team and other stakeholders to advance the product vision and lead the expansion of Wonders into new verticals.
• You will be actively collaborating with other leaders to source and recruit the best talent for Wonders.

About you:

• You have 4+ years of experience in building large-scale distributed systems or applications.
• You write and read code regularly.
• You understand the strengths and limitations of general-purpose infrastructure solutions. You have a track record of building better solutions when they do not meet product requirements.
• You lead by example. You develop rapidly and with high quality.
• You have a track record of modeling good behavior to less experienced engineers.
• You are an honest communicator. You prioritize helpfulness over politeness. You keep discussions pragmatic.
• You understand software requirements holistically. You have experience refining and challenging requirements to build better products.
• You have used system programming languages like C++ or Rust to build production features and systems.

Bonus points:

• You have achieved a BS / MS / PhD in Computer Science or a related field
• You have experience in a consumer-driven industry with a passion for the customer.
• You have experience building products from 0 to 1 in an unstructured environment
• You have a roll-up-your-sleeves mentality with current or prior experience working in a fast-paced, collaborative, highly ambiguous environment frequently wearing more than one hat.

Our Tech Stack: C++, Rust, Golang, Python, React, CSS/HTML, Typescript, Kubernetes, Docker, Kotlin, Cassandra, Terraform, Kafka

If you do not meet all the requirements listed above which candidates rarely do, don't worry. We still encourage you to apply!

Wonders is committed to hiring the best team to empower small businesses to thrive. We believe that a diverse workforce is paramount to our success. We welcome talent from all backgrounds - including but not limited to - race, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, nationality, religion, veteran status, political affiliation, and disability.

The salary range for this role is $180,000- $250,000