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Favor
1,001-5,000 employees
On-demand delivery service connecting local businesses
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Austin, TX, USA
This is a hybrid role, meaning you’ll work from home roughly three days per week and collaborate with other team members in person at our HQ in Austin, Texas for the remaining work days.
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- A relevant degree or equivalent work experience with 15+ years in software engineering.
- Proven ability to lead large, cross-functional initiatives, collaborating effectively with product, design, and engineering teams.
- Strong technical influence shapes engineering direction, defines quality standards, and drives best practices to ensure engineering excellence.
- Deep expertise in software design patterns, enabling the development of clean, well-structured, and idiomatic code that fully leverages modern programming language.
- Ability to architect and write scalable, efficient solutions using advanced algorithms and data structures, optimizing for various technical and business constraints.
- Expertise in test automation, observability, and debugging strategies to ensure software reliability and maintainability.
- Strong understanding of data engineering principles, ensuring effective data processing, storage, and scalability.
- Strong knowledge of security best practices, proactively addressing vulnerabilities and designing secure systems.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity, drive problems from conception to resolution, and advocate for solutions with a strong sense of ownership.
- Ability to communicate difficult technical concepts in precise, concise, and unambiguous terms.
- Champion best practices and scalable architectural patterns, enabling engineers to drive adoption across the org for a maintainable and reliable codebase.
- Lead and drive large-scale technical initiatives, balancing short-term practical needs with long-term architectural vision while securing buy-in from engineers and leadership.
- Eliminate barriers to scale through technology and process and provide building blocks of world-class applications and services.
- Influence across disciplines, cross-functional teams, and leadership, effectively bridging technical and business considerations.
- Serve as a mentor and technical leader, fostering growth in engineers and raising the overall technical bar through coaching and shared expertise.
- Appreciate simple design.
- Enjoy implementing robust engineering strategies, including best logging, tracing, and troubleshooting practices to improve observability and reliability.
- Will take ownership during critical incidents, working with on-call teams to diagnose and resolve complex production issues swiftly and effectively.
- A proven leader who identifies areas needing engineering direction and sees them through to impactful solutions.
- Can write clean, well-tested code in your sleep, with a test-first mindset.
- Very well-versed in Domain Driven Design.
- Enjoy working with other engineers in a collaborative and iterative environment.
- Communicate well with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience or familiarity with one or more of the following technologies: JVM-based languages, PHP, MySQL, Postgres, DynamoDB, NoSQL, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, Elasticsearch.
Favor Delivery provides on-demand delivery services across Texas, specializing in delivering a variety of products, including food, beverages, and everyday essentials, directly to customers' homes. The service works by partnering with local businesses such as restaurants and retail stores, allowing users to choose from a diverse selection of items available for delivery. Favor Delivery stands out from competitors like DoorDash and Uber Eats by focusing on hyper-local markets and building strong relationships with local businesses, as well as actively supporting community initiatives that resonate with socially conscious consumers. The company's goal is to offer convenience to busy individuals and families while promoting local businesses and community engagement. Favor generates revenue through delivery fees charged to customers, service fees from partner businesses, and promotional partnerships with local brands.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$35M
Headquarters
Austin, Texas
Founded
2013
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Favor Gold subscription model offers predictable revenue and enhances customer loyalty.
- H-E-B Now integration expands Favor's service, increasing customer convenience and retention.
- Community-focused campaigns, like Feeding Texas, strengthen brand differentiation and loyalty.
What critics are saying
- Increased competition from local delivery startups could erode Favor's market share.
- Rising operational costs in urban areas may impact Favor's profitability.
- New delivery regulations in Texas could increase compliance costs for Favor.
What makes Favor unique
- Favor focuses on hyper-local markets within Texas, fostering strong local business relationships.
- The company actively supports community initiatives, resonating with socially conscious consumers.
- Favor's partnership with H-E-B offers exclusive grocery delivery, enhancing its service offerings.
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↑ 3%Favor Delivery, the only on-demand delivery app by and for Texans, today announced the launch of Favor Gold, a new subscription program designed to deliver even more convenience and savings.
"Texans care about value, convenience and their community—and Favor Gold delivers on all three," said Keith Duncan, Favor CEO. "With exclusive H-E-B discounts, extra savings on local restaurants and unlimited $0 delivery fees, members can get all of the benefits of Favor while also saving more, supporting local and enjoying more of what they love."Favor GoldRight now, Texans can subscribe to Favor Gold completely free for 30 days ($9.99/month after trial), and immediately unlock a whole new set of perks like:Unlimited $0 delivery fees on almost everything in the app | Save up to $6 per order (minimum order, additional fees and gratuities may apply)Save up to per order Monthly $10 H-E-B coupons | Enjoy $10 off $50 at H-E-B every month, valid in store or online at heb.comEnjoy off at H-E-B every month, valid in store or online at heb.com 15% off local restaurants | Save up to $5 every time you order your local favoritesSave up to every time you order your local favorites Reduced service fees | Receive an added discount on all eligible ordersReceive an added discount on all eligible orders Birthday rewards | Get a special treat for your special dayGet a special treat for your special day And more!Packed with perks as big as the lone star state, Favor Gold is the only delivery app membership with exclusive monthly H-E-B savings.Golden GoodsTo celebrate the launch of Favor Gold, Favor is releasing a line of Golden Goods, a limited-edition collection of Texas cuisine-inspired accessories. Handcrafted in Texas, the ultra-limited items will be given away on FavorGold.com while supplies last.Part tribute, part conversation starter, the Golden Goods collection features three one-of-a-kind items:The BBQ Body Pillow –a full-body comfort pillow crafted with tender, Fall-Off-the-Bone Foam™–a full-body comfort pillow crafted with tender, Fall-Off-the-Bone Foam™ The Chicken Earwings –a pair of radiant, chicken wing-shaped earrings for anyone craving bold style–a pair of radiant, chicken wing-shaped earrings for anyone craving bold style The Bowl-O-Chili Tie–a Texas twist on the classic bolo tie, featuring a miniature chili bowl with golden spoon tipsA few lucky Texans will have the chance to get these ultra-limited items on drop days in March on FavorGold.com , starting with the BBQ Body Pillow dropping on Friday, March 7 at 10 a.m. CST. Get all the details and upcoming drop dates at FavorGold.com ."Made for those who love Texas food a little too much, Golden Goods is our playful nod to the Texas food culture that brings us all together," said Sarah Aitken, Favor's senior vice president of marketing.The Golden Goods and their custom food-themed packaging were made in partnership with agency of record Preacher , The Art Supply Shop , local Texas jewelry maker Cyrus James Goodhart and visual artist Kate Rusek–who regularly designs costumes and props for Saturday Night Live.About FavorFounded in Austin in 2013, Favor currently operates in more than 400 cities across Texas with over 100,000 Runners (delivery drivers), who have delivered more than 90 million Favors to date—which range from restaurant meals and alcohol to groceries and everyday essentials. In 2018, Favor became the first US on-demand delivery company to achieve profitability, which prompted its sale to grocery retailer H-E-B, a trusted and deeply loved staple for Texans since 1905
2024 report highlights the Lone Star State's most memorable delivery moments and cravingsAUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Favor, the only on-demand delivery app by and for Texans, today released its second annual How Texas Orders In Report, showcasing the trends, tastes and memorable orders that defined the year in delivery across the Lone Star State. From top dishes, dips and drinks to the most heartwarming and hilarious delivery notes, the 2024 report shares how Texans relied on delivery to make the most of every moment this year.What filled Texans' plates:
New campaign from AOR Preacher humorously touts the overabundance of items now available through FavorAUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Favor Delivery , the only on-demand delivery app by and for Texans, today announced the launch of H-E-B Now , a new grocery product offering in partnership with its parent company and beloved Texas grocery retailer, H-E-B. Available today exclusively in the Favor app, H-E-B Now offers a fast and convenient solution for busy individuals and families to take care of their last-minute grocery needs.Perfect for quick grocery shop needs, Favor customers can use H-E-B Now’s search feature to find their favorite items, as well as browse popular categories across fruit and vegetables, milk and eggs, pantry, deli and prepared food, meat and seafood, everyday essentials, health and beauty and more.Whether it is a forgotten recipe item or a midweek restock on produce and pantry staples, Favor customers can get up to 15 items delivered in 45 minutes or less through H-E-B Now – and with no delivery or service fees on orders over $25 now through the end of the year. Texans can shop H-E-B Now in the Favor app's new "H-E-B" tab, along with all of their other H-E-B favorites, including H-E-B Beer & Wine, Blooms by H-E-B, H-E-B Sushiya, True Texas BBQ and more. The exclusive offering marks the latest in the brand's push to continue proving its mantra that Favor is "How Texas Orders In."To introduce H-E-B Now, as well as highlight all that the Favor app has to offer – from restaurants of every cuisine to groceries, flowers, alcohol and more – the brand is launching a campaign called "All in Favor" created in partnership with agency of record, Preacher. Playful ads feature a fast-talking Texan who shows up amid everyday moments — watching the big game in the living room, hitting the pickleball courts, swinging at the playground — to let customers know, in just 30 seconds, the abundance of items that can be ordered through the app.The campaign, which will run throughout the state of Texas on connected and linear broadcast TV, as well as digital media and social media platforms, closes with the reminder of all that Favor delivers, "All your local restaurants
Favor Delivery, the only on-demand delivery app by and for Texans, today announced the launch of H-E-B Now, a new grocery product offering in partnership with its parent company and beloved Texas grocery retailer, H-E-B.