Staff/Senior Staff Backend Software Engineer & Tech Lead
Full-time•hybrid•San Francisco•$120k - $235k+ competitive equity
About this role
About Vori
Vori is building the modern operating system for grocery stores, similar to what Toast has achieved for restaurants. As a Series A startup heading toward Series B, we've built everything required to run a grocery store efficiently, profitably, and at scale - from inventory management to payment processing.
After launching in January last year, we processed $156 million in payments by year-end and are on track to 10x that growth this year. Our small team of 27 (including 11 engineers) is based in San Francisco, and we're revolutionizing a massive industry that impacts everyone's daily life.
The Role
We're seeking a Staff/Senior Staff Backend Engineer & Tech Lead to join our team and help build and maintain our novel system at scale. You'll be a key player in our journey to create vertical AI applications for the grocery industry, including AI pricing coordinators, inventory managers, and marketing systems.
This role offers significant technical ownership and leadership opportunities within a fast-growing startup. You'll work with a modern tech stack and tackle some of the most interesting challenges in heterogeneous data systems while making a meaningful impact on the food supply chain.
Responsibilities
Technical Leadership: Serve as a tech lead for significant portions of our backend systems, providing guidance and mentorship to other engineers
System Architecture & Design: Design and implement robust, scalable backend systems for high-transaction applications
Feature Development: Lead the backend implementation of major product features, working in cross-functional pods with client engineers, designers, and product managers
Data Pipeline Management: Build and manage data pipelines from multiple sources and develop agentic workflows
Cloud Infrastructure: Help maintain and optimize our secure cloud-based operating system on Google Cloud
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with non-technical teammates and customers to define requirements and communicate complex concepts
Interview process
- 1Initial Screen
- 2Engineering Interview Group
- 3Professional References
About Vori
Vori is the only modern operating system for the grocery industry, giving small and mid-sized supermarkets a performance edge to compete against retail giants and combat macroeconomic forces such as inflation, the labor crisis, the rise of e-commerce, and supply chain issues. Vori’s grocery OS combines inventory management workflows and a modern point-of-sale system into a single platform, seamlessly connecting data across the food supply chain.
By digitizing manual tasks, streamlining operations, and aggregating data into actionable insights, Vori helps grocers make more precise decisions about replenishment buying, retail pricing and margin, product merchandising and promotions, shopper marketing, labor, vendor collaboration, and more. Vori was founded in 2019 in East Palo Alto and is led by Stanford engineers from Space X, Google, and Facebook. Vori proudly boasts a world-class and diverse team with backgrounds in artificial intelligence, machine learning, fintech, logistics, and grocery store operations.
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Vori offers a competitive compensation package for the Staff/Senior Staff Backend Software Engineer & Tech Lead role. The salary range is USD 120k - 235k per year, plus competitive equity equity. Apply through Clera to learn more about the full compensation details.
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The Staff/Senior Staff Backend Software Engineer & Tech Lead position at Vori offers a hybrid work arrangement, with office presence required in San Francisco, United States. This combines the flexibility of remote work with in-person collaboration.
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