Afresh is on a mission to eliminate food waste and make fresh food accessible to all. Our first A.I.-powered solution optimizes ordering, forecasting, and store operations for fresh food departments in brick-and-mortar grocers. With our Fresh Operating System, regional and national grocery retailers have placed $1.6 billion in produce orders across the US and we've helped our partners prevent 34 million pounds of food from going to waste. Working at Afresh represents a one-of-a-kind opportunity to have massive social impact at scale by leveraging uncommonly impactful software – we hope you'll join us!
The Product Engineering team at Afresh is responsible for building out the suite of products that our customers use every day, whether it’s an individual produce manager looking to order their store’s groceries for the day, corporate supervisors looking to view individual store performance, and everything in between. Grocers rely on these solutions within Afresh’s Fresh Operating System to improve the accuracy and efficiency of their workflows, all contributing to our goal of reducing food waste. You will be playing a key role in building out these solutions for our customers. Our team and products are growing at a rapid pace, which means that there will be plenty of opportunities for ownership and making your impact felt. Some of your responsibilities will include:
- Directly impact our mission of reducing fresh food waste by working on products that enable grocers to optimize fresh food operations.
- Collaborate closely with our product and design teams to build rich and engaging user experiences.
- Drive complex, cross-functional feature development in collaboration with data engineers and machine learning specialists.
- Design and build reusable and extensible APIs that serve our mobile and web apps.
- Evolve our product architecture, integrate new technologies and establish best engineering practices.
- Work with other engineering teams to drive improvements in process, practice, and positive engineering culture so we all grow and mature together.
The following represents attributes our ideal candidate possesses. We encourage all highly qualified candidates to apply, even if they do not fulfill all the listed criteria.
- BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- 6+ years experience with full-stack development
- Technologies: Typescript required. SQL, React, GraphQL, DBT and Python preferred.
- Proven track record of shipping high-quality apps and services
- Strong understanding of API development and good API design
- Experience acting as a tech lead on complex cross-functional projects
- Collaborative attitude while also being highly self-directed
- System-level problem-solving and excitement to tackle hard problems
- Enjoy working in a fast-paced, startup environment
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Founded in 2017, Afresh is working on the #1 solution to curb climate change: reducing food waste. By combining human insight and transformative technology, we're helping grocers provide fresher food to customers at more affordable prices.
Afresh sits at an incredible intersection of positive social impact, rocket ship financial growth, and cutting-edge technology. Our best-in-class AI research has been published in top journals including ICML, and we've raised over $148 million in funding from investors including former co-CEO of Whole Foods Market Walter Robb and Eric Schmidt's Innovation Endeavors.
Fresh is the past, present, and future of our food system – the waste we create today will impact our planet for years to come. Join us as we continue to build a vibrant, diverse, and inclusive team that embodies our company’s values of proactivity, kindness, candor, and humility.
Afresh provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law.
What We Do
Afresh has built the first Fresh Operating System—a solution created specifically for fresh inventory, forecasting, ordering, and grocery store operations. Our approach blends fresh-first AI and human insight to drive profits for grocers, provide fresher food for people, and improve sustainability in the fresh supply chain.
Why Work With Us
At Afresh, our commitment to our communities extends beyond products and technologies: we want to create a workplace and culture that values diversity—where anyone can make an impact by embracing and celebrating their fully authentic selves.
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