As we continue our rapid growth at Flashfood, we are looking for experienced Staff Engineers to join our team. You are a passionate developer with deep technical skills, and you’re comfortable working in evolving technology infrastructure. You are a problem solver, forward-thinker, and you’re excited about having a big impact. You also love to have fun with your team and help them grow too.

Who We Are:

With the rising cost of food and the challenges faced by our supply chain, Flashfood has become a staple in many North American families. At Flashfood, we are on a mission to reduce the environmental impact of food waste and provide our communities with easier access to healthy, affordable food. We are tackling this gigantic problem together, with a diverse team of people from all over the globe.

At Flashfood, we live by our nine culture boards. What are they, you ask? They are a set of principles and values that drive us to stay confident but humble, patient but persistent, united but able to challenge, and most of all, to create a safe space to be authentic and have fun. Our common goal and commitment to a sustainable future keep us motivated to push through all the challenges we face together.

We are purposeful about instilling inclusion into our company culture and are committed to building a blame-free culture where people have the ability to learn and grow. Our current team is over 51% women, and we’re proud to say over 47% female representation within leadership positions.

Who You Are:

• You have a “people-first” mentality with a desire to empower your teammates
• You are passionate about new technologies and optimizing current ones
• You have a desire to learn and grow both yourself and your teammates
• You care about delivering value and understanding how your work affects the company goals and mission

What You Will Do

• Guide team members in delivering iterative objectives in an Agile fashion
• Mentor team in making data-based decisions and analyses
• Deliver and own testable, maintainable, high-quality code and processes
• Optimize systems and processes for performance, scale, and efficiency
• Challenge us and never settle for “this is how it’s always been done”
• Have lots of fun!

Skills We’re Seeking

• Experience working with front-end, back-end, and mobile technologies
• Proficiency in various languages. Go, Python, Javascript, and mobile languages would be great!
• Experience with distributed systems and microservices architectures in containerized environments
• Extensive knowledge on databases and data structures (relational and non-relational)
• Experience with data streaming
• Valuable experience working with Agile and CI/CD

Company Perks

• Competitive base salary
• Company-wide performance bonus
• Casual and remote-friendly work environment
• Flexible working hours
• Extra-long weekends April to September
• Monthly team events (virtual-friendly)
• Maternity & Parental Leave Top-Up Plan
• Professional development opportunities - $1,000/year
• Work From Home subsidy
• Paid time off for volunteering
• Opportunity to work with a growing company passionate about sustainability and making an impact on our communities

The requirements listed in job descriptions are guidelines, not hard and fast rules. You don’t have to satisfy every requirement or meet every qualification listed.

If your skills are transferable, apply. Applying gives you the opportunity to be considered!

Flashfood is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing an accessible recruitment process

Please advise should you need any accommodation throughout the recruitment process. All your information will be treated confidentially.