Application Guide

How to Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Full-stack (Distribution Center)

at Afresh Technologies

🏢 About Afresh Technologies

Afresh Technologies is an AI-driven platform that tackles food waste in the fresh supply chain, reducing millions of pounds annually. Their mission-driven culture combines cutting-edge technology with sustainability, making it a compelling place for engineers who want to make a tangible environmental impact.

About This Role

As a Senior Full-stack Engineer on the Distribution Center team, you'll build and ship high-quality applications spanning front-end, API, and data layers. Your work will directly optimize fresh food distribution, reducing waste and improving efficiency, with close collaboration across product, design, and ML teams.

💡 A Day in the Life

Your day might start with a stand-up with your cross-functional team to discuss progress on a new feature for warehouse workers. You'll spend the morning writing TypeScript and React components for a dashboard, then pair with an ML engineer to design an API endpoint for demand predictions. After lunch, you'll review a colleague's PR, ensuring API design aligns with our standards, and end the day by testing your changes against real distribution center data.

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🎯 Who Afresh Technologies Is Looking For

  • Has 4+ years of full-stack experience with a strong portfolio of React apps that are performant and user-friendly.
  • Deeply understands API design principles—can discuss trade-offs between REST, GraphQL, and gRPC and has built extensible, reusable APIs.
  • Proficient in TypeScript and comfortable working across the entire stack, from UI components to backend services and data layers.
  • Enjoys collaborating with cross-functional teams (product, design, ML) and can translate user needs into technical solutions.

📝 Tips for Applying to Afresh Technologies

1

Highlight any experience with supply chain, logistics, or inventory management systems—even if tangential, it shows domain interest.

2

In your resume, explicitly mention the scale of React apps you've built (e.g., number of users, performance metrics) and any API design decisions you led.

3

Tailor your cover letter to discuss how your work has reduced waste or improved efficiency in past roles, mirroring Afresh's mission.

4

Submit a short code sample or link to a GitHub repo that demonstrates clean TypeScript and React patterns, with thoughtful API integration.

5

If you have experience working with ML engineers or data pipelines, mention it—this role involves collaborating with ML specialists.

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Emphasize your passion for sustainability and how your technical skills can directly reduce food waste.', 'Showcase specific examples of building performant React apps and designing APIs that other teams relied on.', 'Mention your collaborative approach and experience working with product managers and designers to iterate on user experiences.', 'Briefly note any familiarity with the fresh food supply chain or distribution center operations.']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Read Afresh's case studies on how their platform reduces food waste in distribution centers (available on their website).
  • → Understand the fresh food supply chain basics—key pain points like spoilage, demand forecasting, and inventory turnover.
  • → Look into their engineering blog (if any) or public talks to grasp their tech stack and culture.
  • → Check recent news about Afresh's partnerships or funding to understand their growth trajectory.

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Describe a time you designed an API that needed to be extensible for future features—what trade-offs did you consider?
2 How do you ensure a React app remains performant when dealing with large datasets common in distribution centers?
3 Walk through how you would architect a real-time inventory tracking feature for a warehouse.
4 Given Afresh's ML-driven platform, how would you design an API that serves predictions to a front-end dashboard?
5 How do you approach collaboration with ML engineers to integrate their models into your full-stack application?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Don't focus solely on front-end skills without demonstrating backend/API expertise—this is a full-stack role.
  • Avoid generic statements about 'saving the world' without concrete examples of how your work has driven efficiency or sustainability.
  • Don't neglect the data layer—mentioning experience with databases, caching, or data pipelines is a plus.

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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