Senior Software Engineer, Afresh
Frontend, Ordering
$156.1-231.1k
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SaaS for grocery store operations
Job no longer available
SaaS for grocery store operations
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
$156.1-231.1k
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
To eliminate food waste and make fresh food accessible to all.
Role
Who you are
- BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- 6+ years of software development experience with 4+ years dedicated to building complex, scalable frontends using React
- Strong mastery of the modern React ecosystem, TypeScript, and GraphQL, alongside deep experience utilizing or building reusable UI component libraries and design systems
- Proven ability to lead and drive complex technical initiatives through the entire development lifecycle—from conception to launch—with a high degree of autonomy
- A desire to dive deep into complex systems, with a strong interest in mastering an intricate business domain and understanding technical dependencies outside the frontend layer
- A dedicated team player who actively participates in agile ceremonies, swarms on blockers, and is ready to mentor and guide junior engineers to support the team’s growth
- You have leveraged modern AI-powered tools to accelerate development and enhance your workflow
- Desire to learn and master new technologies to meet the evolving needs of the platform
- We encourage all highly-qualified candidates to apply, even if they don’t meet every listed qualification
Desirable
- Experience working within an Agile/Scrum software delivery cycle
- Experience with or a strong understanding of backend systems and API design
What the job involves
- Join the Ordering Pod as a Senior Software Engineer and React Expert to own the frontend architecture of our high-revenue, flagship AI ordering product
- This is a pivotal role where you will be empowered to define the technical roadmap for our next-generation web systems and tackle challenging engineering problems—like rendering complex, real-time data at scale—that directly enable our business expansion
- By building intuitive, highly performant interfaces, you will directly help brick-and-mortar grocers reduce food waste and keep fresh food accessible to millions
- Own the standards for how we develop, test, and release code across our web platform. You'll lead collaboration across multiple teams, establishing practices that keep our systems secure and reliable while raising the bar for code quality and usability across the organization
- Build and evolve Afresh's Corporate Hub—the web platform that gives corporate stakeholders visibility into store-level ordering performance and centralized control over replenishment configurations, display policies, and ordering strategy at scale
- Partner with Product, Design, Account Management, Support, Operations and peer engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions that serve client needs
- Contribute to the vision of the next generation Ordering product and its supporting systems
- Step into a mentorship role to guide junior/mid-level engineers, foster technical growth, and conduct thoughtful, constructive code reviews
Our take
Outdated inventory systems remain a major issue for grocers, particularly when it comes to fresh food. Many still rely on manual processes or rigid software that struggles to account for constantly changing factors like demand, shelf life and supply fluctuations. The result is over-ordering, wasted food and unnecessary costs, all problems that become even harder to manage at scale.
Afresh is tackling this with an AI-powered platform built specifically for fresh food operations. Its system helps grocers forecast demand, manage inventory and make smarter ordering decisions across categories like produce, meat and bakery. What started as a replenishment tool has expanded into a broader operating system, supporting planning, buying and day-to-day decision-making across store teams.
The company has grown quickly too, now supporting more than 12,000 grocery departments across North American and partnering with major retailers like Albertsons, Meijer and Wakefern. Following a year of strong growth and new product launches, Afresh is expanding its reach across the food supply chain, with ambitions that go beyond the store level. As pressure mounts on grocers to reduce waste and improve margins, Afresh is ready to be a key player in bringing AI-driven decision-making to the entire fresh food ecosystem.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Apr 2026
$34m
LATE VC
Aug 2022
$115m
SERIES B
Total funding: $181.8m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive health plans
- Generous parental leave
- Equity packages
- 401k matching
- Flexible vacation policy
- Professional development program
- Work from home stipend
Company HQ
Yerba Buena, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Matt Schwartz
(Co-Founder & CEO)Prior to co-founding Afresh in 2016, Matt worked as a Consultant for Bain & Company.
Nathan Fenner
(Co-Founder & CPO)Nathan has a Bachelors, Masters and MBA from Stanford University. Post studying, they became a Lecturer at Stanford in the Mechanical Engineering department before working at Liquid Robotics for 5 years.
Kristina Kemmer
(CTO)Kristina joined Afresh in 2023 as a Senior VP of Engineering, moving into the role of CTO in 2025. Prior to Afresh, she spent 4 years at Zapier as a Director/VP of Engineering and 2 years at InVision as an Engineering, then Senior Engineering Manager.
Adam Litle
(CRO)Prior to joining Afresh in 2025, Adam was the CEO of Sound Agriculture for over 5 years. He also served as the CRO at Granular for nearly 3 years and worked as a VP of Sales at Monetate for 1 year.
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