About Loop
Loop AI is a San Franciscobased tech company founded in 2022. We provide a Delivery Intelligence Platform for data-driven digital food brands, helping them optimize operations and make informed decisions. As a seed-stage AI startup, we are revolutionizing the restaurant industry by streamlining and automating back-office operations through cutting-edge AI technology. Loop is at the forefront of food-tech innovation, building solutions that power the future of digital-first restaurants.
About The Role
We are looking for a
Senior Software Engineer (SDE III)
with
6+ years of backend engineering experience
to join our fast-growing team. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a
startup environment
, has a strong sense of
ownership
, and can
design, build, and scale backend systems
from the ground up.At Loop, you will play a critical role in
shaping our backend architecture
, driving
technical excellence
, and mentoring peers, while also engaging with customers to ensure our solutions address real-world challenges in the food-tech space.
Key Responsibilities
- System Architecture: Design and implement scalable backend system architecture to support current needs and long-term vision. Drive system performance, scalability, and reliability improvements across services. Establish engineering best practices for code quality, testing, CI/CD, and monitoring. Collaborate closely with product and leadership to align technology strategy with business goals
- Critical Thinking & Problem Solving: Apply first-principles thinking to solve complex technical challenges. Challenge existing assumptions and propose innovative, practical solutions. Evaluate trade-offs between speed and scalability, balancing short-term deliverables with long-term architecture goals
- Team & Mentorship: Provide technical mentorship to mid-level and junior engineers. Review code and contribute to fostering a high-quality engineering culture. Take ownership of projects, driving them from conception to deployment
Must-Have
- 7+ years of professional experience building and scaling backend systems
- Deep expertise in Python, Django, PostgreSQL (or similar backend stack)
- Proven ability to architect, design, and optimize backend services in production environments
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (preferably GCP), data pipelines, and orchestration tools like DBT
- Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and performance optimization skills
- Self-starter with ownership mentality, capable of driving projects independently in a fast-paced startup setting
- Exposure to frontend technologies (React / JS frameworks) with willingness to learn
- Experience building customer-facing products in B2B SaaS or food-tech / logistics platforms
- Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and contribute to scaling engineering teams
- Strong product sense, with curiosity and passion for solving real-world customer problems
- A mindset focused on quality, continuous learning, and customer delight
Nice-to-Have:
- Exposure to frontend technologies (React / JS frameworks) with willingness to learn
- Experience building customer-facing products in B2B SaaS or food-tech / logistics platforms
- Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and contribute to scaling engineering teams
- Strong product sense, with curiosity and passion for solving real-world customer problems
- A mindset focused on quality, continuous learning, and customer delight
