Senior Software Engineer I

Crunchtime•Boston, MA

About The Position

Global restaurant brands run their operation on the Crunchtime platform. Delivering a consistent guest experience across every location and managing food and labor costs are at the core of how Crunchtime’s software is used today in over 150,000 locations across 100+ countries by the world’s top restaurant and foodservice operators. Customers including Chipotle, Culver’s, Domino’s, Dunkin’, Five Guys and P.F. Chang’s rely on our top-ranked platform which now includes Zenput to manage inventory, staff scheduling, learning and development, food safety, operational tasks and audits. About the role As a Senior Software Engineer I at Crunchtime, you will engineer scalable, high-efficiency architectures for our enterprise ERP suite. We are looking for a technical professional who views the database as a core engineering component—not just a storage layer. You won't just write code; you will design the data structures and program logic that power highly available, large-scale systems. This role requires a deep technical grasp of the full software lifecycle, with a specific focus on building complex transaction and reporting solutions that remain performant under heavy enterprise loads.

Requirements

Strong RDBMS engineering experience, with a heavy emphasis on Oracle database design and performance tuning.
Ability to process complex business requirements and engineer a stable, scalable, and efficient architecture to support them.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to engineer precise solutions for complex problems while balancing immediate constraints with long-term scalability.
A self-starter capable of taking full ownership of complex projects and driving them to completion in a rapidly changing environment..
A collaborative mindset with a bias toward over-communication and a belief that individual success is tied to team success.
Dedicated to both personal development and the mentorship of junior engineering staff.
Commitment to automating workflows and improving repeatable engineering processes.

Nice To Haves

Specific experience with our tech stack (Java, Spring, MyBatis, Oracle DB, Powershell, etc.)
Practical experience in GitLab, Jenkins, and modern CI/CD pipelines.
Familiarity with both monolithic and microservice architectures, particularly in the context of distributed systems.
Experience developing enterprise-grade web products that handle significant scale and complex user interfaces.
A background in DevOps and/or experience working with specialized hardware (mobile or embedded).
Contributions to the Open Source community.
A history of building great relationships with coworkers and a desire to contribute to a fun, supportive work environment.
A genuine interest in the specific technical and business challenges inherent in an enterprise ERP suite and in the problems we are solving.
A balanced focus on building both high-quality software and high-quality professional relationships.

Responsibilities

Engineer and implement complex PL/SQL scripts through all phases of the lifecycle, including analysis, design, testing, and documentation.
Perform deep database tuning and optimization across both schema and SQL to ensure high system availability.
Utilize our entire technology stack to engineer new features, ensuring seamless integration between Oracle RDBMS, web UIs, and APIs.
Create and maintain database upgrade scripts and develop SQL scripts to repair client data or fulfill complex data modification requests.
Assist the broader engineering staff with complex SQL and provide expert solutions to troubleshooting problems.
Actively contribute to technical design discussions and take ownership of the implementation of complex features within the team's roadmap.
Optimize the engineering lifecycle by maintaining tight feedback loops with stakeholders and customers, ensuring that system designs align with user needs and operational realities.
Maintain transparent communication with team members and leadership using Jira, Slack, and Zoom.

Benefits

Great mission-driven team members from diverse backgrounds with a strong company culture
Competitive pay
Flexible PTO
Paid company holidays
Yearly team off-sites
Medical, dental, and vision benefits (FSA, HSA & HRA options)
Basic & Voluntary Life Insurance
401k employer match
Wellness benefits
Commuter benefits
Work in an open environment on solutions that are reshaping the way businesses operate
Fun team events
Ability to have a big impact
10 weeks of paid parental leave
Fitness reimbursement
Learning & development funds