Senior Full-Stack Engineer (moment)

Tokyo
Partial Remote
Full-time
June 12, 2025

About Cookpad

Cookpad is a food tech company dedicated to shaping the future of home cooking and food as a pillar for a sustainable future. We have been developing innovative product ideas and we have a new product launch in 5 countries: Japan, Indonesia, UK, France and Italy.

moment helps people learn to cook in an innovative way with a personal coaching service. This service is completely based in AI using multimodal (text, vision, audio).

About the role

We are seeking a skilled Senior Full-Stack Engineer to develop and maintain our Django-based platform. This role focuses on building robust web applications with modern frontend interfaces, scalable backend systems, and cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Python/Django, frontend technologies, and AWS, with the ability to work independently on complex, feature-rich applications.

Key Responsibilities

Design and develop full-stack web applications using Django and modern frontend technologies
Build and maintain scalable APIs and backend services
Implement responsive, interactive user interfaces
Design and optimize database schemas and queries
Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver product features
Participate in code reviews and technical architecture decisions

Skills & Qualifications

Experience Level: Senior Level (5+ years).

This role requires someone who can make architectural decisions and work independently on complex applications.

Required:

5+ years of Python development experience with strong Django framework and Django REST Framework expertise
PostgreSQL database design and optimization
Experience with API development and integration
Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3
Experience with jQuery, Bootstrap, and responsive design
Knowledge of frontend build tools and package management
Experience with Git version control and CI/CD pipelines
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a track record of delivering innovative solutions.
Product-minded approach to understanding business requirements

Nice to Have:

Experience with React or other modern JavaScript frameworks
Experience in machine learning deployments, LLM-based applications
Docker containerization experience
Hands-on experience with AWS services (Lambda, S3, SQS, SNS, ECS, …)
Infrastructure as Code experience, particularly with Terraform
Experience with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB)
Knowledge of event streaming technologies (Kafka)

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About Cookpad

Cookpad is a tech company working to make everyday cooking fun, based on the belief that cooking is the key to a happier and healthier life for individuals, communities, and the planet.

The company recognizes that the choices people make shape the world around them. When people cook, those choices impact not only themselves and the people they cook for, but also the growers and producers they buy from—and the wider environment as a whole.