Full-Time

Senior Software Engineer 2-Platform

Posted on 1/31/2025

The Farmer's Dog

The Farmer's Dog

501-1,000 employees

Fresh, human-grade dog food delivery service

Food & Agriculture

Compensation Overview

$190k - $215kAnnually

+ Equity Ownership

Senior

New York, NY, USA

In-office culture; seeking individuals who excel in a collaborative environment.

Category
Backend Engineering
Full-Stack Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
JavaScript
Postgres
Docker
AWS
Terraform
Development Operations (DevOps)

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Degree
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Requirements
  • At least 5+ years of total experience
  • Strong background in AWS, Terraform, and Docker
  • Experience in driving adoption of DevOps and/or SRE principles and practices
  • Well versed in a programming language, and can learn JavaScript, if needed
  • Experience with relational databases, and can learn Postgres, if needed
Responsibilities
  • Contribute code to various infrastructure, tools, and services
  • Review code for other members of the engineering team
  • Respond to platform bugs and incidents
  • Support product engineers in using ‘the platform’
  • Support product engineers serving on-call for their respective services
  • Participate in the platform engineering on-call rotation for platform services
  • Bring a systems view and highlight interactions between software components and people
  • Advocate operational and delivery practices that benefit the organization as a whole

The Farmer's Dog provides fresh, human-grade dog food that is delivered directly to pet owners' homes. Their service allows customers to create personalized meal plans for their dogs through a subscription model on their website. The food is prepared in the U.S. using high-quality ingredients and is free from preservatives and artificial additives, setting it apart from traditional dog food options. This direct-to-consumer approach ensures that the food remains fresh and avoids the retail markups associated with store-bought pet food. The goal of The Farmer's Dog is to improve pet health and well-being, as evidenced by customer testimonials reporting better weight management, increased energy, and fewer digestive problems in their dogs.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$163.5M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2014

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Growing consumer interest in personalized pet nutrition aligns with their meal plan offerings.
  • Partnerships with veterinary associations enhance credibility and trust among pet owners.
  • Increased demand for sustainable packaging can boost their eco-friendly initiatives.

What critics are saying

  • Rising costs of high-quality ingredients may affect competitive pricing.
  • Increased competition in the fresh pet food market could dilute market share.
  • Consumer skepticism about subscription models may lead to higher churn rates.

What makes The Farmer's Dog unique

  • The Farmer's Dog offers fresh, human-grade dog food delivered directly to customers' doors.
  • Their subscription model provides personalized meal plans tailored to individual dogs' needs.
  • The company uses high-quality, preservative-free ingredients, setting them apart from traditional dog food.

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Benefits

Competitive compensation & equity packages

Health, dental, & vision

Parental leave

401k

Flexible PTO

Employee discount

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

-1%
The Information
Jun 17th, 2024
The Farmer's Dog Looks to Raise Fresh Capital

The Farmer's Dog, a high-end pet food startup, is working with JPMorgan and other investment banks to raise hundreds of millions of dollars by early next year, in a deal that could value it significantly higher than its last $2.5 billion valuation, The Information reported.

Pet Business
Jan 26th, 2024
The Farmer's Dog Announces First Veterinary Association Partner, WSAVA

The Farmer's Dog announces first Veterinary Association partner, WSAVA.

The Dog House
Nov 13th, 2023
Exciting News: The Dog House Pet Salon Teams Up with The Farmer's Dog to Enhance Pet Wellness.

Exciting news: The Dog House Pet Salon teams up with The Farmer's Dog to enhance pet wellness.

Community Newspapers
Nov 1st, 2023
Miami-Dade Animal Services receives donation of seven new pet waste stations and fresh dog food for its shelter pets

The Pet Adoption and Protection Center at Miami-Dade County's Animal Services Department (Animal Services) will receive seven new pet waste stations and 14,000 pet waste bags generously donated by The Farmer's Dog, the leading direct-to-consumer fresh pet food company, in partnership with DoodyCalls, the leading pet waste management services brand.

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