Backend Engineer

Department: Technology

Location: San Mateo, CA

Employment Type: FullTime

About Us:

Here at Tarro we build products that empower small brick and mortar restaurants by liberating them of the operational burden of running their business. We accomplish this by providing a frictionless connection between them and their customers through our multi-product ecosystem offering AI-enabled order taking, delivery enablement, payment solutions, and point-of-sale software. At Tarro, we use a combination of bits (technology) and atoms (people) to solve real world problems facing small business owners.

We obsess over placing our customers first and working backwards from there. When our customers succeed, we succeed. The restaurant industry in the US is over a $1 trillion total addressable market (TAM), but remains relatively underserved by technology. Large chains are able to afford expensive tech that gives them a huge advantage; we believe that small restaurant owners deserve access to the same technologies at an affordable price. 

Tarro has been profitable for nearly a decade and has seen 5x revenue growth in the past four years. As of our last fundraising round in mid-2022, we were valued at $450M and have since seen substantial growth across customer acquisition, product development, and company headcount. Thousands of loyal restaurants have entrusted Tarro with their success, and together we have supported nearly 20 million customers. We are proud to be named one of Built In’s top companies to work for in 2023.

To learn more about our culture, values and how you can be a part of helping mom & pop restaurants thrive, please visit us here! Helping restaurants thrive, not just survive.

What we're looking for:

Tarro is growing fast. We’re adding rapidly to our product portfolio. In our next phase of growth, we are looking for a Backend Engineer to join our Engineering team to help build reliable, performant, and well-integrated systems and products for our customers. 

What you will accomplish:

• You will be working in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment where you will always be learning

• You’ll spearhead the development of high-quality products from the ground-up with high velocity.

• You’ll have a huge impact and work on large scope spanning multiple products

• You’ll be an owner, write a lot of code and iterate very quickly

• You will partner with Product Managers and other stakeholders to advance the product vision, iterate on customer feedback and drive the expansion of Tarro into new opportunities

About you:

• You have 2+ years relevant experience building large-scale applications or similar experience

• You currently have, or are in the process of obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience

• You are a self-starter and thrive in an environment where you have technical freedom

• You are excited about the opportunity to work up and down the stack and learn Rust

• You are passionate about solving customer’s problems and building something from the ground-up

• You prefer an environment with limited meetings, processes, planning, politics, and formal reviews
  

Bonus points:

• You have achieved a BS / MS / PhD in Computer Science or a related field

• You have experience in a consumer-driven industry with a passion for the customer.

• You have experience building products from 0 to 1 in an unstructured environment

• You have a roll-up-your-sleeves mentality with current or prior experience working in a fast-paced, collaborative, highly ambiguous environment frequently wearing more than one hat.

Our tech stack: Rust, S3, EC2, NextJS

Tarro is committed to hiring the best team to empower small businesses to thrive. We believe that a diverse workforce is paramount to our success. We welcome talent from all backgrounds - including but not limited to - race, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, nationality, religion, veteran status, political affiliation, and disability.

If you do not meet all the requirements listed above which candidates rarely do, don't worry. We still encourage you to apply!

The base salary range for this role is $180,000- $250,000 USD + equity.