Gopuff5mo ago

$215,000 – $285,000/yr

Senior Principal Software Engineer

United States·Philadelphiasenior

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$215,000 - $285,000 Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan HSA

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Software EngineerSoftware Engineering

Gopuff’s engineering team is building solutions to dramatically change the way people purchase their daily goods. We provide the modern-day solution to meet customers' immediate everyday needs with products ranging from snacks and ice cream to household goods and beer, at the click of a button. In addition to direct to consumer delivery, Gopuff offers our leading fulfillment network as a service to other companies.

We are seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer who is excited about creating innovative solutions to make life effortless for our customers! The kind of people we are looking for want to create an end to end shopping experience that will delight our customers, enable partners to expand their reach through unique brand experiences, and bring new concepts to life from the ground up alongside some of the biggest and most recognizable companies in the world. In short, we are looking for people who are eager to help create the future of Gopuff!

As a senior principal engineer, you will build and own the platforms that our systems run on. You will build high scale, high throughput APIs to serve millions of customers. You will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to improve the UX for our customers searching and browsing for products on Gopuff.

Your primary responsibility will be to drive the technical architecture and design of our business domains. The right candidate will have the technical aptitude to drive good technology choices through collaboration with empowered teams. Success in this role will be measured by the delivery of business critical results and impact to the engineering department. We are looking for candidates who are passionate about delivering consistently great experiences within our engineering team.

This is a hybrid position reporting to our Philadelphia, PA or Aventura, FL office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday during normal business hours.

Lead cross functional projects across multiple teams impacting the success of the larger organization

Lead technical discussions, design/architect and implement solutions to scale

Support standard development practices across multiple teams, including idiomatic syntax, design patterns, and Test driven development

Evangelize impactful improvements in our technologies

Scope, decompose, and organize projects for multiple teammates. Delegate tasks and coordinate teammates to bring those projects to completion with minimal oversight. Generate time estimates with reasonable accuracy to help determine project timelines.

Trace bugs across the entire software stack, including into the OS, libraries, virtual machine and compiler if necessary

Implement and Monitor analytics to ensure the correctness of the business process

Provide primary operational support and engineering for multiple large distributed software applications

Promote and support Gopuff Engineering’s culture of inclusion and diversity.

10+ years engineering experience with a proven track record as an engineer building scalable publicly facing web sites preferably in start-up environments or early stage companies

Bachelor degree in Computer Science (or related field)

Proven experience in a senior engineering role with increasing responsibility

Experience leading technical discussions including evaluation and design of technical solutions

Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Need to effectively communicate strategy, technical direction, priorities and collaborate with other engineering leads.

Demonstrated success working in and promoting a rapidly changing, collaborative, and iterative product development environment

Demonstrated ability to mentor a team, and lead without direction.

Proficiency with SQL, Postgres, Java, Go (golang), and/or nodejs

An in-depth and hands on knowledge of data structures, algorithms and modern web and/or cloud technologies

Gopuff pays employees based on market pricing and pay may vary depending on your location. The salary range below reflects what we’d reasonably expect to pay candidates. A candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, interview performance, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. Exceptions may be made for exceptional individuals. For additional information on this role’s compensation package, please reach out to the designated recruiter for this role.

This role is eligible for a discretionary annual cash bonus and participation in Gopuff’s equity incentive plan.

Base Salary Range: $215,000 - $285,000

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

HSA or FSA eligibility

Long and Short-Term Disability Insurance

Mental Health Benefits

Fitness Reimbursement Program

25% employee discount & FAM Membership

Flexible PTO

Group Life Insurance

EAP through AllOne Health (formerly Carebridge)

Location & Eligibility

Where is the job

Philadelphia, United States

Hybrid — some on-site time required

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Posted: November 24, 2025
First seen: March 24, 2026
Last seen: April 28, 2026

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Gopuff

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Gopuff is an American consumer goods and food delivery company that delivers thousands of everyday products to customers in minutes from its network of micro-fulfillment centers.

Employees

5k+

Founded

2013

Domain

gopuff.com

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