Grubhub

Staff Software Engineer, Front End

Grubhub New York City Metropolitan Area

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Katie Cavote

Katie Cavote

Senior Technical Recruiter at Grubhub

Grubhub is a place where authentically fun culture meets innovation and teamwork. We believe in empowering people and opening doors for new opportunities. If you’re looking for a place that values strong relationships, embraces diverse ideas–all while having fun together–Grubhub is the place for you!


As a Staff Web Engineer in the Diner Experience organization, you will be designing the architecture of eCommerce applications used by millions of users every day. You’ll spend time coaching and leading the engineers that contribute to the application, helping to bring out the best in our engineering organization. Grubhub wants teams to have the autonomy to come up with creative solutions to problems and you’ll be responsible for helping shepherd that culture.


Our Staff Engineers wear a lot of hats - including hands-on coding, mentoring developers, influencing our product vision, and designing our system architecture. We have high standards for code quality, all forms of testing, and intelligent architecture.


The Impact You Will Make

  • Architect, implement and test technology solutions at Grubhub
  • Provide technical mentorship, guidance and quality-focused code review to your team members
  • Coach your team on how to translate product needs into wise choices
  • Build and maintain large-scale, high-availability web applications with an active and growing user base
  • Collaborate with Frontend Platform engineers to contribute patterns and libraries that can set the standard across GrubHub engineering
  • Construct reusable components and front-end libraries for future use across our product suite
  • Translate designs and wireframes into high quality code
  • Optimize components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers
  • Ensure quality by designing SLOs, and balancing the tradeoffs between our UI, integration and unit test suites
  • Identify, triage and solve complex issues and problems in timely and efficient manner
  • You will work with your team to monitor and ensure the health of the platform, which includes a 24/7 hour on-call rotation, to ensure a great customer experience.


What You Bring to the Table

  • 6+ years extensive professional experience with front-end web development, including command of a modern framework - React, Redux and Typescript preferred
  • Experience building a frontend that serves several microservices
  • Expertise with Javascript, CSS, HTML
  • Experience with common front-end development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, etc.
  • Familiarity with a modern server side framework - Rails/Java a plus
  • Strong proficiency using and building RESTful, gRPC or GraphQL web APIs
  • Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies
  • Self-directed and responsible for deliverables of yourself and fellow team members
  • Team player with excellent written and spoken communication skills
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or ample real world experience


NYC Salary Range: $215,500 - $323,500


The Base Pay component of our Total Rewards package is based on a variety of factors including but not limited to: job responsibilities, location, experience and, education/certifications. In addition to the pay component, this role may be eligible for equity and benefits as part of the Total Rewards package. The Total Rewards package will be determined at the time a contingent offer is made.


And Of Course Perks:

  • Flexible PTO. Grubhub employees enjoy a generous amount of time to recharge.
  • Health and Wellness. Excellent medical, dental and vision benefits, 401k matching, employee network groups and paid parental leave are just a few of our programs to support your overall well-being.
  • Compensation. You'll receive a highly-competitive compensation package with eligibility for generous incentives, bonuses, commission, and RSUs.
  • Free Meals. Our employees get a weekly Grubhub credit to enjoy and support local restaurants.
  • Social Impact. We believe in giving back through programs like the Grubhub Community Relief Fund, and provide our employees opportunities to support causes that are important to them.



Grubhub is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity and encourage a workplace that is just as diverse as the customers we serve. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. If you’re applying for a job in the U.S. and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an email to TalentAcquisition@grubhub.com and let us know the nature of your request and contact information. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.


If you are a resident of the State of California and would like a copy of our CA privacy notice, please email privacy@grubhub.com.

  • Seniority level

    Mid-Senior level
  • Employment type

    Full-time
  • Job function

    Information Technology and Engineering
  • Industries

    Technology, Information and Internet

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