Software Engineer - Spyce

About Wonder Everything’s on the menu ept compromise.

Everything’s on the menu ept 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. Diners can mix and match dishes from Made by Wonder restaurants 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, with more locations opening every week. The best in the business are joining Wonder to help us become the destination for every mealtime moment. Join a team of technology, culinary, and logistics pioneers, backed by top-tier venture capitalists, to make great food more accessible.

Within Wonder, the Robotics team (Spyce) is a core pillar of our innovation strategy. We build automation solutions that help make Wonder’s no-compromise promise possible  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 and ensure every customer receives a perfect meal, every time.

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.

• 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 Web Socket 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.

• 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 Postgre
  
  SQL and database design.
• Strong understanding of real-time communication (Web Sockets, Phoenix Channels) and event-driven architecture.
• Familiarity with building and consuming RESTful and/or Graph
  
  QL 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.

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