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 on a mission to eliminate food waste in the fresh food supply chain, reducing millions of pounds of waste annually. Their focus on fresh food (produce, meat, dairy) sets them apart from typical supply chain software, and their remote-first culture offers flexibility while working on impactful climate and sustainability problems.

About This Role

As a Senior Full-stack Engineer on the Distribution Center team, you will build and ship high-quality applications that directly help distributors manage fresh inventory more efficiently. Your work will span React front-ends, APIs, and data layers, collaborating with ML specialists to integrate predictive models that reduce waste and optimize ordering.

💡 A Day in the Life

You'll start your day with a standup with your product team, then dive into building a new React component for inventory forecasting or optimizing an API endpoint for faster data retrieval. After lunch, you might pair with an ML engineer to integrate a waste prediction model, and end the day reviewing PRs and planning the next sprint's features.

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🎯 Who Afresh Technologies Is Looking For

  • You have 5+ years of full-stack experience with strong proficiency in TypeScript and React, and have built and maintained production React applications that are performant and user-friendly.
  • You have designed and implemented RESTful or GraphQL APIs with a focus on good API design, extensibility, and reusability.
  • You are comfortable working across the stack (front-end, API, data) and can collaborate with product managers, designers, and ML engineers to ship features end-to-end.
  • You are passionate about sustainability and reducing food waste, and you thrive in a fast-paced startup environment where you can own significant parts of the product.

📝 Tips for Applying to Afresh Technologies

1

Tailor your resume to highlight full-stack projects where you owned both front-end (React) and API development, especially if they involved data-intensive features.

2

In your cover letter, explicitly connect your past experience to reducing waste or optimizing supply chains—even if indirectly (e.g., inventory management, logistics).

3

Include links to live demos or GitHub repos of React apps you've built; Afresh values tangible examples of performant, usable interfaces.

4

Mention any experience working with ML teams or integrating predictive models into web applications, as this role collaborates with ML specialists.

5

Research Afresh's product and blog to understand their specific approach to fresh food waste; mention something you learned in your application.

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Emphasize your passion for sustainability and how your skills can directly contribute to reducing food waste.', "Highlight specific examples of React apps and APIs you've built, especially those with complex state management or real-time data.", 'Show that you understand the challenges of fresh food distribution (e.g., perishability, demand variability) and are excited to solve them.', 'Demonstrate experience working cross-functionally with product, design, and data science teams.']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Read Afresh's blog posts or case studies about their impact on food waste reduction.
  • → Understand the fresh food supply chain basics: what a distribution center does, the role of ordering, and how waste occurs.
  • → Look at their product page or any public demos to see the current UI and features.
  • → Check their engineering blog or GitHub for tech stack details and any open-source contributions.

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Design a React component for a real-time inventory dashboard that updates as orders change.
2 Given a set of perishable items with expiration dates, design an API endpoint that suggests optimal ordering quantities to minimize waste.
3 How would you handle state management in a large React app that displays live data from multiple sources?
4 Describe a time you had to balance performance (e.g., rendering large lists) with a rich user experience in React.
5 How do you approach API versioning and ensuring backward compatibility while iterating quickly?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Submitting a generic application without mentioning food waste or sustainability—Afresh is mission-driven.
  • Focusing only on front-end or back-end experience; this role requires full-stack proficiency and willingness to work across layers.
  • Ignoring the remote-first culture; ensure you demonstrate strong communication and self-management skills.

📅 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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