Office lunch delivery platform serving 50+ restaurants with zero delivery fees
Picnic operates a logistics-heavy food delivery platform for corporate lunch programs, with 15 of 40 open roles in logistics and ops—reflecting the core operational challenge of route optimization and fulfillment efficiency. The tech stack (Go, Python, Postgres, MongoDB, Redis, Kubernetes on AWS/GCP) is scaled for real-time dispatch, but active projects around vehicle routing optimization and order-flow bottlenecks suggest fulfillment remains a constraint as they expand into new markets (Bay Area, Washington).
Picnic is an office-focused food delivery platform that allows employees to order individually from 50+ partner restaurants without paying delivery fees or tips. The service is designed to streamline workplace dining for mid-sized office environments. The company operates across the United States and Canada, with recent expansion efforts into Brazil and Colombia. Current operations emphasize logistics efficiency, customer support scaling, and geographic expansion, with a notably lean engineering team relative to operational headcount.
Backend: Go, Python, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis. Frontend: React, React Native, TypeScript. Infrastructure: AWS, GCP, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes. Analytics: Looker, Tableau.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Actively expanding into the San Francisco Bay Area and Washington State, with hiring also in Canada, Brazil, and Colombia.
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