CookUnity is seeking a Semi Senior Full Stack Engineer to join the Menu Team, part of the Marketplace Zone, to build and optimize backend services and APIs that power the menu experience. This role involves working on Server-Driven UI within a BFF architecture, collaborating with frontend, mobile, and product teams to deliver scalable and efficient systems.
What You'll Do
- Develop and maintain scalable backend services and APIs that power the menu experience across mobile and web
- Implement and optimize the BFF (Backend-for-Frontend) layer, ensuring efficient data handling and low-latency API responses
- Collaborate with frontend, mobile, and product teams to design and implement new menu-related features
- Optimize database queries and caching strategies for high-performance API responses
- Improve monitoring, observability, and logging for backend services
- Participate in code reviews and engineering discussions, contributing to technical best practices
What We're Looking For
- +3 years of experience with backend development, with on Node.js and TypeScript
- +3 years of experience with Typescript and ReactJS web apps, or similar
- +3 years of experience with backend development, with expertise in Kotlin or other JVM based language
- Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and backend-for-frontend (BFF)
- Experience working with SQL databases (PostgreSQL or MySQL) and optimizing queries
- Familiarity with service-oriented architecture and microservices
- Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills for backend services and APIs
- Solid understanding of performance optimization, caching, and API response efficiency
- Prior experience working on (or with) established design systems
- Advanced English communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams
- Fluency with AI engineering tools
Nice to Have
- Knowledge of AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, and cloud infrastructure
- Familiarity with observability tools like DataDog and logging frameworks
- Proficiency with leveraging AI Coding tools in day to day development (Cursor, Windsurf, or similar)
Technical Stack
Node.js, TypeScript, ReactJS, Kotlin, JVM, RESTful APIs, GraphQL, Backend-for-Frontend (BFF), PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL, Service-Oriented Architecture, Microservices, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, DataDog, Cursor, Windsurf
Team & Environment
Part of CookUnity’s Marketplace Zone, cross-functional team including product managers, mobile/web engineers, and designers
Benefits & Compensation
- Get paid in USD, Crypto, Euro, ARS
- Work remotely: design the life that you want
- Enjoy 15 days of vacation each year from the start date
- 16 fully paid Argentinean holidays
- 5-year Sabbatical: After 5 years with CookUnity, you get a 4-week paid sabbatical
- Family leave of 12 weeks for primary caregiver and 6 weeks for secondary caregiver, fully paid
- Compassionate Leave: 3-5 days each time the need arises
- Customize the benefits that suit your needs! Access a range of perks tailored to you, including learning opportunities, wellness memberships, delivery apps, and more through our comprehensive benefit platform
- Personalized English coach
Compensation: Choice of USD, Crypto, Euro, ARS
Work Mode
Fully remote, work from anywhere
CookUnity is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.
