Senior Software Engineer, Backend Platform
Grove Collaborative
Grove Collaborative is a sustainability-focused consumer products company creating household and personal care essentials that are effective, beautifully designed, and healthier for people and the planet. We are a certified B Corp, plastic-neutral, and on a mission to transform the CPG industry for good.
THE ROLE
As a Senior Software Engineer at Grove Collaborative, you will design, build, and extend services and data models that power Grove’s eCommerce experience; order flows, inventory & fulfillment, catalog, and subscriptions. You’ll collaborate cross-functionally and with other engineers to deliver reliable, scalable, observable systems that enable Grove to create a delightful eCommerce experience on top of Shopify.
MORE ABOUT THE WORK
- Build and extend core services & APIs for OMS, catalog, pricing/promotions, subscriptions, checkout, and fulfillment
- Partner closely with product, stakeholders, and engineering peers to translate vision into technical execution
- Drive architectural decisions on our hybrid Shopify, Custom eCommerce platform
- Ensure high performance, stability, accessibility, and maintainability across Grove’s eCommerce ecosystem
- Partner closely with our ecosystem of third-party partners—including mobile apps, subscription services, analytics providers, search and discovery tools, and loyalty platforms—to build performant, reliable customer experiences
- Review code, provide technical guidance to other platform engineers
- Operate services on our AWS & Kubernetes platform: containerize apps, configure resources, perform safe rollouts, and debug issues using established tooling and practices.
- Ship confidently via our CI/CD (GitHub Actions): keep pipelines green, improve tests for the services you own, and follow existing release workflows for safe, frequent deploys.
- Design and implement architecture in a number of technologies but primarily in Python/Django with PostgreSQL
- Champion best practices in testing, documentation, and entire software development lifecycle
WHAT WE LOOK FOR
- 7+ years of experience in backend/platform experience
- Strong proficiency in Python and experience delivering production services (Django preferred), plus enthusiasm for learning new languages/technologies
- Sound architectural judgment: designing clean domain boundaries, choosing the right data structures, and balancing trade‑offs under real‑world constraints
- Deep hands‑on with relational data (PostgreSQL) and practical use of caching/queues (Redis)
- API design expertise (GraphQL and/or REST), schema design, and performance/observability considerations
- Experience operating services in AWS and Kubernetes, and shipping via GitHub Actions or similar CI/CD
- Strong ownership and product sense: you care about outcomes, not just code, and you iterate quickly with stakeholders
- Thoughtful communicator who thrives in a collaborative, fast‑paced environment, and aligns with Grove’s mission and sustainability values
EVEN BETTER IF YOU HAVE
- Experience with Cloudflare Workers (TypeScript) and edge patterns (routing, security, caching)
- Practical experience with observability tooling and incident response fundamentals
- Shopify ecosystem familiarity (e.g., Admin API, app integrations)
- Background in ecommerce, subscriptions, or high‑volume transactional systems
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU
- This full-time, exempt position is remote for candidates based in the following states: California, Maine, Pennsylvania, Nevada, North Carolina, Texas, Colorado, Washington, Illinois, New York, Missouri, and Massachusetts.
- Competitive benefits - medical, vision, dental
- Equity - shared success is core to our mission
- Flexible Paid Time Off - we care most about results
- Free VIP membership and 25% employee discount
- Working for a company that believes that a small group of people can change the world for the better by creating products and funding initiatives that help the planet!
COMPENSATION
The salary range for this role is $175,000-215,000. Our compensation bands are adjusted based on market-specific cost of living data, meaning that the top of our salary range is reserved for the most experienced candidates in the highest cost of living areas across the country. In addition to the base salary, this role is eligible for an annual incentive target and equity.
MORE ABOUT GROVE
Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GROV) is the one-stop online destination for everyday essentials that create a healthier home and planet. Explore thousands of thoughtfully vetted products for every room and everyone in your home, including household cleaning, personal care, health and wellness, laundry, clean beauty, kitchen, pantry, kids, baby, pet care, and beyond. Everything Grove sells meets a higher standard — from health to sustainability and performance — so you get a great value without compromising your values. As a B Corp and Public Benefit Corporation, Grove goes beyond selling products: every order is carbon neutral, supports plastic waste cleanup initiatives, and lets you see and track the positive impact of your choices. Shopping with purpose starts at Grove.com.
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