Backend Engineer • Senior

Who you are

You have 5+ years of backend engineering experience building production systems at scale — you've owned services from design through deployment and have war stories from debugging complex distributed systems issues. You possess deep expertise in Java and Spring — you've shipped high-throughput APIs that handle millions of requests and have strong opinions on service architecture, dependency injection, and testing strategies. You care about reliability and data correctness, thriving when owning complex services end-to-end — from API design through production observability. You enjoy collaborating closely with Product, Frontend, Data, and Infrastructure partners to evolve platforms that scale with customer growth and business ambition.

Desirable

Experience with distributed systems and third-party vendor integrations is a plus. Familiarity with monitoring and operational excellence practices will help you raise the bar on reliability. You are comfortable influencing architecture decisions that impact multiple teams and domains, ensuring that the backend systems are resilient, observable, and adaptable.

What you'll do

As a Senior Backend Engineer on the Digital Customer team, you will design and own backend services that support ordering, loyalty, payments, personalization, and mission-critical vendor integrations. You will design APIs and services that scale gracefully under peak demand, ensuring that sweetgreen's customer experience is seamless and efficient. You will integrate safely with third-party vendors that sit directly in the ordering flow, enhancing the overall functionality of the platform. Your work will directly affect how quickly customers can order, how reliably rewards are applied, and how confidently teams can build on top of shared systems. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to evolve the platform in ways that align with both customer growth and business ambition.

What we offer

At sweetgreen, you will be part of a mission-driven company that is transforming the way people eat. We offer a collaborative work environment where your contributions will have a direct impact on our customers' experiences. You will have opportunities for professional growth and development, working alongside talented individuals who are passionate about building innovative solutions. We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't match every requirement — your unique perspective could be just what we need to enhance our team.