Software Engineer - Core Data

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Cronometer is the most accurate, comprehensive nutrition tracking app on the market. We empower people to make informed decisions about their health and wellness with data they can trust. With over 14 million users and growing fast, we're passionate about building world‑class tools that support better health outcomes.

While we value in‑person collaboration in Revelstoke, we are a remote‑friendly company and are open to hybrid or fully remote candidates located in British Columbia.

We are looking for an experienced back‑end engineer to join our Core Data Team. A high‑impact team powering everything data‑related at Cronometer, from nutrition ontology and food composition modeling to ML‑driven recommendations and business insights. Operating at the intersection of backend development, data engineering and data science, with the autonomy to experiment, modernize, and shape the company’s data foundation.

Responsibilities

• Shape how nutrition data becomes knowledge. Work closely with data scientists to bring ML models into production to power smarter food search, recommendations, and nutrient estimation.
• Build and scale the data backbone of Cronometer. Design and maintain reliable data pipelines that transform large, complex nutrition datasets into clean, useful information powering our app and analytics.
• Develop intelligent, data‑driven services. Create and optimize backend systems and APIs (Java, Python, SQL) that deliver insights to millions of users and enable new product experiences.
• Power decisions across the company. Grow our internal data and analytics platform on AWS to improve visibility, observability, and data quality across all teams.
• Innovate at the frontier of food and AI. Experiment with LLM‑powered tools and novel data enrichment ideas through hands‑on prototyping and research.

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Compensation and Benefits

How to Apply

Send us your resume and a short cover letter explaining how your skills and interest align with this role and why you’re excited to work at Cronometer.

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