Application Guide

How to Apply for Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure

at Afresh Technologies

🏢 About Afresh Technologies

Afresh Technologies is a mission-driven AI company tackling the global food waste crisis by partnering with major grocers like Albertsons and Meijer. Their platform has already saved over 200 million pounds of food waste, making a tangible environmental impact while driving rapid business growth.

About This Role

As a Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure, you'll own and deliver end-to-end infrastructure projects that enable engineering teams to ship reliably and operate safely. Your work directly accelerates Afresh's ability to scale its AI platform across thousands of grocery stores, reducing food waste at an unprecedented rate.

💡 A Day in the Life

Your day might start by reviewing dashboards for system health and addressing any overnight alerts. You'll then collaborate with service teams to design a new deployment pipeline, followed by coding infrastructure-as-code changes and writing runbooks. After lunch, you could participate in an incident post-mortem to improve resilience, then wrap up by mentoring junior engineers on best practices.

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🎯 Who Afresh Technologies Is Looking For

  • Experienced with cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP) and container orchestration (Kubernetes), having built and maintained production systems at scale
  • Proficient in infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform and observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog) to ensure system reliability
  • Skilled in scripting and automation (Python, Go, or Bash) to build tooling that reduces toil for service teams
  • Passionate about operational excellence and incident response, with a track record of improving MTTR and system resilience

📝 Tips for Applying to Afresh Technologies

1

Highlight specific infrastructure projects you've led end-to-end, including problem definition, design, rollout, and iteration metrics

2

Quantify your impact on reliability (e.g., reduced p99 latency by X%, improved deployment frequency by Y%)

3

Mention experience with fresh food supply chain or real-time data pipelines if applicable, as it aligns with Afresh's domain

4

Show familiarity with Afresh's tech stack by referencing relevant tools in your resume (e.g., Kubernetes, Terraform, Prometheus)

5

Tailor your cover letter to emphasize your alignment with Afresh's mission to reduce food waste and improve fresh food accessibility

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your passion for using technology to solve environmental and social challenges, specifically food waste', "Concrete examples of infrastructure improvements you've driven that enabled faster, safer deployments", 'Your ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., data science, product) to build platform primitives', 'Your experience with observability and incident management, showing you prioritize operational readiness']

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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 platform impact and technical challenges
  • → Understand the fresh food supply chain's unique constraints (e.g., perishability, demand variability) and how AI addresses them
  • → Look up recent news about Afresh's growth (70% in 2025) and partnerships with major grocers
  • → Review their engineering culture and remote work practices on Glassdoor or their careers page

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Design an infrastructure component to support real-time inventory updates across thousands of stores
2 How would you improve deployment reliability for a microservices architecture?
3 Describe a time you reduced incident response time through better monitoring or automation
4 What metrics would you track to measure infrastructure health and developer velocity?
5 How do you approach prioritizing infrastructure projects vs. feature work in a fast-growing startup?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Focusing only on technical skills without connecting to the mission of reducing food waste
  • Not emphasizing ownership of end-to-end projects; Afresh values engineers who drive from concept to production
  • Ignoring the operational aspect (observability, incident response) in favor of pure build work

📅 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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