Senior Software Engineer I

at Crunchtime

Guadalajara, Mexico

Global restaurant brands run their operation on the Crunchtime platform. Delivering a consistent guest experience across every location and managing food and labor costs are at the core of how Crunchtime’s software is used today in over 150,000 locations across 100+ countries by the world’s top restaurant and foodservice operators. Customers including Chipotle, Culver’s, Domino’s, Dunkin’, Five Guys and P.F. Chang’s rely on our top-ranked platform which now includes Zenput to manage inventory, staff scheduling, learning and development, food safety, operational tasks and audits.

About the role

As a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer on the Crunchtime Suite team, you will be a key contributor to the evolution of our enterprise platform. We are seeking an empathetic systems thinker to collaborate with a talented team on researching and developing new features, products, and scalable service architectures.

This role focuses on building high-impact, customer-facing functionality that serves as the core of our user experience.

As this is an R&D environment, our technology stack is intentionally flexible; however, our current technical direction leans towards Java and relational databases, with an eye toward event-driven architecture using streaming integrations like Kafka.

What you’ll do as a Senior Software Engineer I

Improve tooling and software that comprises the Crunchtime Suite, including potential Web UI, APIs, and other forms of integration between services.
Contribute to and influence design and development decisions across the Suite.
Work within a self-managing system using Sociocracy to drive continuous flow and value delivery.
Engage tight feedback loops with stakeholders to evolve our processes and optimize customer value.
Maximize throughput and minimize risk by using Pair Programming, TDD, CI/CD, and other DevOps best practices.
Use Jira, Slack, and Zoom to maintain high transparency and communicate effectively with your team and leadership.

What we’re looking for

Great communicator and outstanding team player. Bias towards over-communicating and asking questions.
Desire to be part of a team, be a part of the culture and contribute, seeking the best outcome for the team.
Curious and intentional about self-development.
Proficient in multiple programming languages, software development frameworks, and tools.
Expertise in system architecture and design patterns.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to tackle complex technical challenges.
Demonstrated leadership abilities, including mentoring junior engineers and leading technical initiatives.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
Experience with Agile methods and associated principles.
RDBMS experience.
Ability to design and implement the right technical solution for the right problem at the right time.
Strong focus on delivering quality results early and often.

Nice to haves

Specific experience with Crunchtime tech (Java, Javascript, Python, SQL).
Experience with DevOps.
Expertise in and experience developing enterprise and web products at scale.
Experience with distributed systems, complex user interfaces or other challenging engineering problems.
You’ve built great relationships with coworkers in the past, and want to keep doing it.
You care similarly about building great software, and building great relationships with other people.
You’re interested in the technical problems we are solving.
You’re interested in the types of business problems we are solving

What you'll get

Great mission-driven team members from diverse backgrounds with a strong company culture
Competitive pay
Vacation days (with premium)
Flexible PTO
Paid company holidays
Yearly team off-sites
International travel opportunities
Major medical, life, and disability insurance
Savings fund
Food vouchers
Christmas bonus (30 days)
Wellness benefits (Headspace, Ginger.io)
Work in an open environment on solutions that are reshaping the way businesses operate
Fun team events
Ability to have a big impact
Fitness reimbursement
Learning & development funds

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

At Crunchtime, we are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic.

We have an inclusive and diverse workplace where every team member is respected and valued. As a global software development company, we believe that our diverse employee population enriches our work environment.

Join us in our mission to provide the best software solutions to the food industry. We encourage you to apply regardless of your background or experience; even if you don’t meet all the qualifications, because we believe unique experiences and perspectives make us a stronger team.