About Wonder

Everything’s on the menu at Wonder. Except compromise.  

The Wonder app is the premiere platform to feed every craving, all in one order. Our 25+ award-winning restaurant partners span every cuisine you can think of, from Greek to Thai, and come from the minds of the best chefs in the industry—Bobby Flay, José Andrés, Marcus Samuelsson, and more.   

And our diners don’t have to choose just one: they can mix and match dishes from as many Made by Wonder restaurants as they’d like, or order from neighborhood gems near them. Everything is made to order at our brick-and-mortar locations across the East Coast and delivered fast and free, and more locations are opening every week.  

The best in the business are coming to Wonder, working every day to make us the destination for every mealtime moment. Join a team of technology, culinary, and logistics pioneers, backed by top-tier venture capitalists, and help us make great food more accessible. 

About Wonder Robotics

Within Wonder, the Robotics team is a core pillar of our innovation strategy. We build the automation solutions that help make Wonder’s 'no-compromise' promise possible at scale. Our mission is to use robotics to enable incredible variety and culinary authenticity. By reimagining the kitchen environment, we improve the daily experience of our team members and ensure every customer receives a perfect meal, every time.

About The Opportunity

The Infinite Kitchen is the heart of Wonder’s automation future. We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our backend team to build and maintain the "brains" of our automated restaurants. In this role, you will focus on the mission-critical applications that orchestrate the lifecycle of a customer order and systems that manage a fleet of connected robotic systems across the country.

You will work primarily with Elixir and the Phoenix framework to build real-time distributed systems that bridge the gap between our cloud infrastructure and on-premise robotics. You will collaborate closely with frontend, robotics, and QA engineers to ship features that directly impact how we feed thousands of customers.

This role is based in our Boston office in Charlestown, MA

The Impact You Will Make 

• Orchestrate the Kitchen: Develop the Elixir applications that manage order processing, store pacing algorithms, and real-time event handling.

• Produce High Quality Software: We are proud of the phenomenal uptime we have on our Infinite Kitchens. The ideal candidate for this role will champion reliability on the Infinite Kitchen product line.

• Bridge Cloud and Hardware: Build and maintain robust APIs and WebSocket protocols to communicate between cloud event streams and on-site Python-based robotics applications.

• Data Integrity & Performance: Manage and optimize Postgres databases to ensure every order is tracked accurately and processed with minimal latency.

• Feature Innovation: Design and implement complex business logic, including order prioritization, B2B features, and store-level resource management.

• Operational Excellence: Participate in the on-call rotation, a standard responsibility for all Infinite Kitchen engineering roles.

What You Bring to the Table 

• 2+ years of professional software development experience.

• Proficiency in Elixir and the Phoenix framework (or significant experience in other functional languages with a desire to master Elixir).

• Experience with PostgreSQL and database design.

• Strong understanding of real-time communication (WebSockets, Phoenix Channels) and event-driven architecture.

• Familiarity with building and consuming RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs.

• A pragmatic approach to problem-solving and a passion for building reliable, real-world systems.

As a matter of company policy, Wonder does not sponsor applicants for employment visa status for this role.

Our hybrid model requires 3 days a week in the office. That said, many team members choose to come in more often to take advantage of in-person collaboration and connection. You're welcome—and encouraged—to be in the office up to 5 days a week if it works for you. 

Massachusetts: $139,500 - $151,000 per year.

Wonder uses geographic-specific salary structures, which means the salary offered may vary depending on where the job is located. The final salary offer will take into account various factors, such as the candidate's skills, education, training, credentials, and experience.

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary package including equity and 401K. Additionally, we provide multiple medical, dental, and vision plans to meet all of our employees' needs as well as many benefits and perks that are not listed.  

A Final Note

At Wonder, we believe that in order to build the best team, we must hire using an objective lens.  We are committed to fair hiring practices where we hire people for their potential and advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion.  As such, we do not discriminate or make decisions based on your race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.  If you have a disability, please let your recruiter know how we can make your interview process work best for you. 

We look forward to hearing from you! We'll contact you via email or text to schedule interviews and share information about your candidacy.