CHOCO IS ON A MISSION TO ENABLE THE GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEM TO BECOME SUSTAINABLE BY OPTIMIZING THE WAY FOOD IS SOLD, ORDERED, DISTRIBUTED, AND FINANCED. OUR AI-FOCUSED SOFTWARE CONNECTS DISTRIBUTORS WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS TO OPERATE WASTE-FREE AND EFFICIENTLY. A PROBLEM OF THIS MAGNITUDE REQUIRES A MASSIVE SCALE AND ONLY THE BEST PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO SOLVE IT. ARE YOU IN?

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CHOCO IS ON A MISSION TO ENABLE THE GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEM TO BECOME SUSTAINABLE BY OPTIMIZING THE WAY FOOD IS SOLD, ORDERED, DISTRIBUTED, AND FINANCED. OUR AI-FIRST SOFTWARE SYSTEMS CONNECT DISTRIBUTORS TO THEIR CUSTOMERS SO THEY CAN OPERATE WASTE-FREE AND EFFICIENTLY. A PROBLEM OF THIS MAGNITUDE REQUIRES A MASSIVE SCALE AND ONLY THE BEST PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO SOLVE IT. ARE YOU IN?

Here’s what we’re up to: https://bit.ly/4fyXonB
We’re looking for a (Sr.) Staff Engineer (Backend) who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment – someone who can learn quickly, adapt to new technologies, take ownership and deliver impactful solutions. You will report directly to our VP Engineering and will be working along-side a diverse world-class team, leveraging cutting-edge technologies in a company that is an innovation driver of the industry and the broader European ecosystem.
As a (Sr.) Staff Engineer you’ll be a technical leader and a strategic architect working cross-domain to design, implement, and evolve our backend systems. Your focus will be on identifying and solving complex technical challenges at scale, defining architectural patterns, and driving technical innovation while partnering with product teams and technical leaders. You’ll play a crucial role in our AI initiatives by designing resilient system architectures that enable seamless integration of AI capabilities across our platform.
Beyond writing code, you’ll be responsible for making high-impact technical decisions, mentoring other senior engineers, and establishing engineering best practices that influence the entire organization. Your exceptional engineering expertise will be vital in building and evolving our technical foundation to support our ambitious AI initiatives, while ensuring our systems remain scalable, maintainable, and aligned with our long-term technical vision.

• Architect Scalable and Resilient Backend Systems: Design, drive, and facilitate the development and adoption of our distributed systems that support high-scale applications, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and security.
• Lead Strategic Engineering Initiatives: Own and drive high-impact technical initiatives across multiple teams, making key architectural decisions to ensure scalable and maintainable systems.
• Cloud-Native Infrastructure Development: Design and optimize cloud-first architectures leveraging AWS Serverless technologies and AWS EKS, ensuring efficient scaling, cost-effectiveness, and high availability.
• Ensure System Reliability and Enterprise Standards: Implement best practices to maintain security, compliance, scalability, and performance, meeting enterprise-grade requirements such as SLAs and big data processing.
• Drive Technical Innovation: Continuously evaluate emerging technologies and best practices, leading the adoption of innovative solutions that enhance system efficiency and reliability.
• Mentor and Develop Talent: Provide technical mentorship, fostering a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and growth within the engineering team.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work closely with product, platform, and data teams to design and deliver solutions that address business objectives while maintaining technical excellence.
• Stakeholder Management: Act as a technical representative to internal and external stakeholders, including customers, aligning development efforts with product goals and long-term business strategies.