About the posting
“We’re looking for a Senior Frontend Engineer to help build and scale Picnic’s real-time logistics and operations platforms.”
Read the full posting on ATOMS Careers page's site
Seen live Oct 23, 2026; first seen Oct 22, 2026.
Pay in context
This posting lists $176,000 to $242,000 a year, a midpoint of $209,000.
The midpoint is higher than 44 percent of software engineering postings in New York, NY that list pay.
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How long it has been open
Posted Aug 28, 2026, 56 days ago, and seen on ATOMS Careers page's careers page today.
At 56 days old, it is under the 73-day median.
ATOMS Careers page at a glance
ATOMS Careers page has 300 open postings that we can see, 51 in software engineering; 69 percent list pay.
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Seniority
Level: senior.
The posting mentions 3+ years.
Place and cost of living
On site in New York, NY; prices in NY run 8 percent above the US average.
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From ATOMS Careers page's posting
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Who we are
At Picnic, we’re reinventing the way employees experience lunch at work. By partnering with top local restaurants and batching hundreds of orders, we make it easy for companies to offer high-quality, individually packed meals, without fees or tips. Our mission is to create a seamless, affordable, and joyful lunch experience that benefits both employees and employers.
About the role
We’re looking for a Senior Frontend Engineer to help build and scale Picnic’s real-time logistics and operations platforms. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity, enjoys working on complex, high-performance systems, and wants to shape frontend architecture that directly powers real-world operations.
You’ll work across web and mobile surfaces, partner closely with backend and operations teams, and play a key role in defining how we build, ship, and scale frontend systems at Picnic.
What you’ll do
- Design and build high-performance React applications powered by WebSockets, SSE, and GraphQL subscriptions.
- Contribute to and shape our courier mobile apps built in React Native.
- Lead technical design for complex features and systems, from initial architecture through production rollout
- Own projects end-to-end, driving execution, technical decisions, and cross-functional alignment
- Improve frontend reliability, latency, and scalability in a real-time, high-throughput environment
- Lead debugging, incident response, and performance investigations for frontend systems
- Mentor and coach engineers, raising the bar for frontend engineering across the team
What we’re looking for
- 3+ years of experience in software engineering, with deep frontend expertise
- Strong experience with TypeScript and modern web application development
- Solid understanding of client networking, async programming, performance optimization, caching, and client-side state management
- Experience integrating with GraphQL and REST APIs
- Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and influence architecture and best practices
- Experience mentoring junior engineers and supporting team growth
- Comfort working outside your immediate comfort zone and adapting as the product and team evolve
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building or operating delivery, logistics, or real-time systems at scale
- Full-stack experience and an understanding of backend tradeoffs and system design
- Track record of improving developer productivity through tooling, patterns, or process improvements
- Familiarity with modern frontend architecture best practices, including performance, security, and usability
Why join us
- Drive real impact: Be part of building the operational engine behind a fast-growing startup that’s redefining how work gets done.
- Own your city: Take full ownership of your city’s performance and see the direct results of your ideas and execution every single day.
- Work with purpose: Join a mission-driven team focused on making the workplace experience better for thousands of people.
- Grow with us : At Picnic, there’s room to grow—personally and professionally—as we scale and take on new challenges together.
What else you need to know
This role is based in our New York office location. As a company driven by innovation and continuous change, close collaboration is essential. We’re constantly reimagining our industry, creating new products, and refining our processes, and we do our best work together. That’s why all of our office-based teams work onsite, five days a week.
The base salary range for this role is $176,000 - $242,000 per year.
Actual compensation will be determined on an individual basis and may vary depending on experience, skills, and qualifications.
Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package. You may also be eligible for equity awards and an annual performance-based bonus.
Benefits Summary (USA Full-Time Exempt Employees)
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance (multiple plans, incl. HSA options).
- Company-paid life and disability insurance (short- and long-term).
- Voluntary insurance: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity.
- Optional supplemental life insurance for self, spouse, and children.
- Pet insurance discount.
- 401(k).
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
- Time Off policies:
- Discretionary vacation days
- 8 paid holidays per year
- Paid sick time
- Paid Bereavement leave
- Paid Parental Leave
Benefits are subject to change at the company's discretion. Atoms accepts applications on an ongoing basis.
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