👑  Founding Engineer
Magic
New York, NY, USA
USD 150k-200k / year + Equity
Posted on Jan 8, 2026
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Senior Software Engineer
We’re hiring senior software engineers to help us shape the future of restaurant tech. You’ll lead the development of new product features, build and scale our platform, and shape our engineering and company culture.
We’re growing quickly and need front-end/full-stack engineers. This is an exciting opportunity to join a small team on the cutting edge of restaurant tech, working with the most exciting brands in the industry to define the future of hospitality.
What you will do
Architect, build, test, and launch new features and products
Set engineering standards, tooling, and culture as the foundation for years of future growth
Meet with clients to understand user workflows, pain points, and existing solutions
Collaborate on product roadmap and design decisions with CEO and engineering team
Onboard new restaurants’ data and build necessary integrations to their systems
Build observability instrumentation to detect scaling bottlenecks and proactively look for optimizations
What you’ll bring
3+ years as a software engineer
Full-stack, backend, or infra background
Track record of building products from 0 to 1 and making design decisions
Interest in the hospitality, restaurant, or F&B industry
Skillset
Proficient in Typescript + Python
Deep familiarity with React and backend frameworks like Django, Rails, or Laravel
Experience with SQL, data modeling, and database design
Exceptional communication + ability to articulate technical concepts and tradeoffs
Ownership mindset and ability to define engineering milestones and priorities
What we offer
We work in person 4 days a week in Soho
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and all your dependents (FSAs and HSA plans available)
Lunch daily from the best restaurants in NYC. You get to choose all of the restaurants your first week!
Competitive salary range $150k-$200k and equity
Unlimited PTO
Access to coveted reservations in NYC.
💬 Interested?
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