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About the Role

We’re looking for a Senior Frontend Engineer to help build and scale Picnic’s real-time logistics and operations platforms. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity, enjoys working on complex, high-performance systems, and wants to shape frontend architecture that directly powers real-world operations. You’ll work across web and mobile surfaces, partner closely with backend and operations teams, and play a key role in defining how we build, ship, and scale frontend systems at Picnic.

Responsibilities

Design and build high-performance React applications powered by WebSockets, SSE, and GraphQL subscriptions.
Contribute to and shape our courier mobile apps built in React Native.
Lead technical design for complex features and systems, from initial architecture through production rollout.
Own projects end-to-end, driving execution, technical decisions, and cross-functional alignment.
Improve frontend reliability, latency, and scalability in a real-time, high-throughput environment.
Lead debugging, incident response, and performance investigations for frontend systems.
Mentor and coach engineers, raising the bar for frontend engineering across the team.

Requirements

3+ years of experience in software engineering, with deep frontend expertise.
Strong experience with TypeScript and modern web application development.
Solid understanding of client networking, async programming, performance optimization, caching, and client-side state management.
Experience integrating with GraphQL and REST APIs.
Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and influence architecture and best practices.
Experience mentoring junior engineers and supporting team growth.
Comfort working outside your immediate comfort zone and adapting as the product and team evolve.
Experience building or operating delivery, logistics, or real-time systems at scale.
Full-stack experience and an understanding of backend tradeoffs and system design.
Track record of improving developer productivity through tooling, patterns, or process improvements.
Familiarity with modern frontend architecture best practices, including performance, security, and usability.

Skills

TypeScript
React
React Native
WebSockets
SSE
GraphQL
REST APIs
Client networking
Async programming
Performance optimization
Caching
Client-side state management

Location

New York

Work Type

Onsite

Experience Level

Senior
3+ years of experience in software engineering

Salary/Compensations

$176,000 - $242,000 per year

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance (multiple plans, incl. HSA options).
Company-paid life and disability insurance (short- and long-term).
Voluntary insurance: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity.
Optional supplemental life insurance for self, spouse, and children.
Pet insurance discount.
401(k).
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
Discretionary vacation days
8 paid holidays per year
Paid sick time
Paid Bereavement leave
Paid Parental Leave

About the Company

At Picnic, we’re reinventing the way employees experience lunch at work.
By partnering with top local restaurants and batching hundreds of orders, we make it easy for companies to offer high-quality, individually packed meals, without fees or tips.
Our mission is to create a seamless, affordable, and joyful lunch experience that benefits both employees and employers.