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title: 'Senior Software Engineer at Picnic Delivery'
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# Senior Software Engineer at Picnic Delivery 

- **Company:** Picnic Delivery 
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Posted:** 2026-08-26
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/try-picnic/jobs/8660930002

## Job description

## Who we are

At Picnic, we’re reinventing the way employees experience lunch at work. By partnering with top local restaurants and batching hundreds of orders, we make it easy for companies to offer high-quality, individually packed meals, without fees or tips. Our mission is to create a seamless, affordable, and joyful lunch experience that benefits both employees and employers.

## About the role

We’re looking for a Backend Engineer to help architect and scale Picnic’s real-time logistics and operations platforms. This is a high-impact role for someone who enjoys ambiguity, thrives in complex systems, and wants to shape the technical direction of backend systems that power real-world operations. You’ll work across backend services that support web and mobile surfaces, partner closely with frontend, mobile, product, and operations teams, and help define how we design, build, and scale backend systems at Picnic.

## What you’ll do

- Write high-quality, well-tested code in languages like Java and Go, and set a strong bar for engineering excellence
- Lead and influence large backend initiatives across domains such as vehicle routing optimization, automation, scalability, and reliability
- Own backend architecture and drive solutions to ambiguous, high-impact problems
- Drive the development and scaling of core data stores and API layers as the business grows
- Establish and promote best practices for building, testing, monitoring, and operating large-scale systems
- Translate technical vision into quarterly roadmaps in collaboration with product and engineering leadership
- Mentor and uplevel engineers through technical leadership, reviews, and hands-on collaboration

## What we’re looking for

- 3+ years of experience in software engineering
- Strong experience architecting and delivering systems in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
- Proven ability to lead complex, cross-team initiatives and drive architectural alignment
- Deep understanding of backend system design, APIs, data stores, and distributed systems
- Experience collaborating closely with frontend, mobile, product, data, and business partners
- A hands-on engineer who sets a high bar for code quality, reliability, and operational excellence
- Passion for product impact and building systems that directly support customers and operators

## Preferred Qualifications

- Experience building or operating logistics, delivery, or real-time systems at scale
- Background in fast-growing, high-execution technology companies
- Familiarity with frontend and mobile tradeoffs and how backend decisions affect client performance
- Track record of improving developer productivity through tooling, patterns, or process improvements

## Why join us

- Drive real impact: Be part of building the operational engine behind a fast-growing startup that’s redefining how work gets done.
- Own your city: Take full ownership of your city’s performance and see the direct results of your ideas and execution every single day.
- Work with purpose: Join a mission-driven team focused on making the workplace experience better for thousands of people.
- Grow with us: At Picnic, there’s room to grow—personally and professionally—as we scale and take on new challenges together.

What else you need to know

This role is based in our New York office location. As a company driven by innovation and continuous change, close collaboration is essential. We’re constantly reimagining our industry, creating new products, and refining our processes, and we do our best work together. That’s why all of our office-based teams work onsite, five days a week.

The base salary range for this role is $176,000 - $242,000 per year.

Actual compensation will be determined on an individual basis and may vary depending on experience, skills, and qualifications.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package. You may also be eligible for equity awards and an annual performance-based bonus.

Benefits Summary (USA Full-Time Exempt Employees):

- 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).
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
- Time Off policies:
- Discretionary vacation days
- 8 paid holidays per year
- Paid sick time
- Paid Bereavement leave
- Paid Parental Leave

Benefits are subject to change at the company's discretion. Atoms accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

Ready to join us as we serve those who serve others?

#LI-Onsite

## About Picnic Delivery 

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Picnic delivers office lunches from 50+ local restaurants with no delivery fees or tips, using batching technology to make group ordering seamless.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Privately Held)
- **Headquarters**: Los Angeles, California, United States
- **Founded**: Not publicly available
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Food delivery / Office meal services
- **Target customers**: B2B – offices, building managers, and teams looking for subsidized or catered lunch programs
- **Mission**: “Transform the way businesses approach meals, helping companies foster a happier and more engaged workforce” by delivering a fee-free, diverse restaurant experience.

## Products & Services
- **Office Meals**: Individual employee orders from multiple restaurants, delivered together to a designated office shelf.
- **Catering**: Fee-free catering for events, fully coordinated with restaurants.
- **Subsidized Meals**: Flexible programs for companies to subsidize employee lunches, especially for hybrid teams.
- **Building Delivery**: A virtual food court for office buildings, eliminating the need for physical food courts.
- **Team Orders**: Group orders placed individually but delivered and paid together.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Headcount of 59 employees (+90.4% YoY growth)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly available (private company)
- **Growth Signals**: 27 active job postings (68.8% YoY increase in postings); operations in 5 countries (US, Colombia, Netherlands, Germany, Bangladesh); expanding to multiple US cities (NYC, LA, San Francisco, Washington DC, Boston, Chicago, etc.)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Zero delivery fees & tips** – customers pay the same price as in-store.
- **Batching technology** – allows one driver to deliver orders from 50+ restaurants in a single run, lowering costs.
- **Simplified office logistics** – orders arrive together at a dedicated shelf, reducing disruption.
- **No cost to start** – offices can bring Picnic in with no setup fees.

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling office coverage across the US and internationally.
- Deepening partnerships with commercial real estate (building delivery programs).
- Expanding subsidized meal programs for hybrid workforces.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Mission-driven to make office lunches effortless and inclusive; emphasis on operational efficiency.
- **Work Policy**: Multiple office locations (LA, NYC, SF, etc.) and delivery hubs; some roles appear location-specific (drivers, kitchen ambassadors), while engineering roles are tied to specific cities.
- **Team**: Small but fast-growing (59 people, 90% YoY growth) – opportunity for impact in a scaling startup.
- **Tech Stack**: Modern tools – React, TypeScript, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, Python, and more.
- **Perks**: Not explicitly listed, but the product itself (fee-free office meals) likely extends to employees.

## Sources
1. [trypicnic.com](https://trypicnic.com/)
2. [trypicnic.com/about-us](https://trypicnic.com/about-us)
3. [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/try-picnic)
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/try-picnic)

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