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How to Apply for Software Engineer - Application Support

at Misfits Market

🏢 About Misfits Market

Misfits Market is a mission-driven company tackling food waste by delivering 'ugly' produce and surplus groceries to customers at a discount. Working here means contributing to a sustainable food system while being part of a fast-growing, remote-first team that values quirky and affordable solutions.

About This Role

As a Software Engineer on Application Support, you'll act as a bridge between engineering and business operations, ensuring production systems run smoothly while also writing code to enhance internal tools. Your work directly impacts the efficiency of teams that reduce food waste, making you a critical problem-solver in a high-impact environment.

💡 A Day in the Life

Your day might start by checking dashboards and alerts from overnight, then triaging any new support tickets. You could spend the morning debugging a production issue with an internal team, then write a runbook for the fix. In the afternoon, you might contribute code to a project improving order processing, and end the day by updating stakeholders on incident resolutions.

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🎯 Who Misfits Market Is Looking For

  • You have strong debugging skills and a systematic approach to root-causing production issues, often digging into logs, traces, and monitoring data.
  • You communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders, and you proactively create documentation like FAQs and runbooks.
  • You're comfortable writing clean, maintainable code (likely in Python, JavaScript, or Ruby) and are eager to contribute to both bug fixes and feature improvements.
  • You take ownership of incidents and follow through on resolutions, while balancing support duties with project work for scalability.

📝 Tips for Applying to Misfits Market

1

Highlight specific examples of how you've triaged and resolved production incidents, including the tools and metrics you used.

2

Showcase any experience with internal tooling or building support documentation (e.g., knowledge bases, runbooks).

3

Since Misfits Market values sustainability and quirky produce, mention any personal interest in food waste or environmental causes in your cover letter.

4

Tailor your resume to emphasize 'ownership' and 'accountability'—use phrases like 'took ownership of incident resolution' or 'led root cause analysis.'

5

If you have remote work experience, mention it, as the role is fully remote and requires self-discipline in communication.

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

["Express genuine passion for Misfits Market's mission of reducing food waste and how your skills can support that mission.", 'Emphasize your ability to bridge technical and non-technical communication, with examples of explaining complex issues to business stakeholders.', 'Highlight your systematic problem-solving approach and a track record of improving production system reliability.', 'Mention your willingness to both support existing systems and contribute code for new features, showing versatility.']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Read Misfits Market's blog or news articles about their impact on food waste and their growth story.
  • → Understand their product: how the subscription model works, what types of 'ugly' produce they source, and their logistics chain.
  • → Check their engineering blog (if any) or public GitHub repos to get a sense of their tech stack and culture.
  • → Look at reviews on Glassdoor or LinkedIn to understand the remote work culture and team dynamics.

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Describe a time you resolved a critical production issue under pressure. Walk through your triage and root cause analysis.
2 How would you explain a complex technical issue (e.g., a database deadlock) to a non-technical operations manager?
3 Tell us about a project where you improved the scalability or reusability of existing code.
4 How do you prioritize between urgent support tasks and longer-term project work?
5 What monitoring and alerting tools have you used, and how would you set up a basic incident response process?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Don't focus solely on coding skills without demonstrating support and troubleshooting experience—this role is heavy on production support.
  • Avoid being vague about communication skills; provide concrete examples of explaining tech to non-tech audiences.
  • Don't overlook the mission—failing to mention any interest in food waste or sustainability can seem like a lack of cultural fit.

📅 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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