Tech Lead / Principal Engineer, Flashfood

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React

Kubernetes

React Native

Node.js

Kotlin

Swift

DevOps

Senior and Expert level

Remote from Canada, US

App for affordable, fresh groceries

Open for applications

App for affordable, fresh groceries

21-100 employees

B2CFoodSharing EconomyConsumer GoodseCommerce

Open for applications

Salary not provided

React

Kubernetes

React Native

Node.js

Kotlin

Swift

DevOps

Senior and Expert level

Remote from Canada, US

21-100 employees

B2CFoodSharing EconomyConsumer GoodseCommerce

Company mission

To feed families, not landfills.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

7 - 10+ years experience, with recent hands-on development
Strong backend/API and cloud skills; proficiency with relational & NoSQL data stores
Experience with CI/CD, containers/Kubernetes, and modern DevOps practices
Familiarity on Technologies such as Node.js,React Native, Kotlin and Swift
Clear communication, mentorship, and cross-functional collaboration

What the job involves

We’re seeking a hands-on Lead Product Engineer to set technical direction across multiple teams
You’ll own critical services end-to-end, guide design and delivery, and level up the team’s engineering excellence. You’ll simplify systems, define org-wide architecture, and lift developer velocity—while partnering with other Engineering, Product and Business leaders to align technology with company strategy
Design, build, and deliver scalable, performant, and secure solutions that power Flashfood’s platform
Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code to ship new features and systems
Troubleshoot, optimize, and refactor existing systems to improve reliability, scalability, and performance
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to quickly iterate and deliver value to customers
Ensure technical solutions meet both immediate and long-term business goals
Technical Leadership (Coach Focus)
Lead technical design discussions and own architecture decisions for critical projects
Guide and mentor engineers, providing code reviews, technical feedback, and hands-on support
Advocate for engineering best practices, including testing, CI/CD, observability, and security
Collaborate with Engineering Leadership and Product Managers to align technical delivery and estimates with product roadmaps
Drive initiatives to improve developer experience and team productivity
Partner with leadership and product counterparts to define a unified roadmap that integrates both product and technical initiatives ensuring alignment with overall business goals
Play a key role in identifying risks and communicating while balancing trade-offs between technical debt, delivery speed, and system reliability
Serve as a thought leader in engineering, setting a high standard of excellence by inspiring your team and fostering cross-functional collaboration with a positive, growth-oriented mindset

Our take

As the world moves to become more sustainable, issues such as global food waste are increasingly apparent. Food waste is not only a travesty because of world hunger but also because of the devastating greenhouse gas emissions caused as a result.

Flashfood considered how they could tackle this issue. The mobile marketplace provides customers with access to discounted food nearing its best-by date and salvaging food that can be used to help feed those in need or those who are unable to afford fresh and healthy food. The app allows users to browse through available deals at participating stores near them. Customers can then purchase items directly in the app and pick up orders from the Flashfood zone in their participating store.

The company has numerous partners across Canada and the United States, and has saved shoppers millions on their grocery bills, as well as removing gargantuan amounts of product from the waste cycle. Indeed, its collaboration with food solutions company SpartanNash alone has saved families $1.9M, and diverted one million pounds of food waste. Flashfood continues to develop its strategic partnerships and further its expansion, on the back on earning the number one spot in the Social Good Category on the 2023 Fast Company's list of the most innovative companies.

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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Led by a woman

B Corporation

Top investors

31% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.8)

Company

Funding (2 rounds)

Feb 2022

$12.3m

SERIES A

Jul 2018

$0.2m

SEED

Total funding: $12.5m

Company HQ

King West Village, Toronto, ON

Leadership

Josh Domingues

(Founder & Executive Chairman)

Founded Flashfood in 2016 after reading about the environmental effects of food waste. Began their career as an Investment Advisor before spending time as a Management Consultant and VP at a family office that managed financial affairs for professional hockey players.

Jordan Schenck

(CEO)

Jordan initially joined the Flashfood team as a Board Member and CBO, becoming CEO in 2025. Previously they co-founded Sunwink where they served as CMO and CRO.

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