Full Stack Software Engineer

Zenblen is looking for a passionate, and entrepreneurial Full Stack Software Engineer to join our team. 

Zenblen has created the world’s first robotic smoothie bar to revolutionize access to healthy, convenient food. With our first handful of automated robotic kiosks launched in Chicago and plans for many more this year, we are at a very exciting stage. Our world-class engineering team has designed an immensely successful product, and we are poised for exponential growth in 2024 and 2025, aiming to reach hundreds of potential locations in the city.

As a software engineer, you will work hand-in-hand with our engineering team, designers, and world class advisors on software initiatives for the next generation of our robotic kiosk. Project opportunities include:

• Coding out and iterating the professionally designed front-end

• Working on backend which will be collecting critical machine information   

• Building operation dashboards with scaling in mind

• Building internal testing tools for kiosks

This is an opportunity to join an early-stage, venture backed startup and see the immediate tangible impact of your work. In this close-knit team environment, you will have ownership in valuable workstreams, while still receiving mentorship from our experienced engineering team. We will provide valuable mentorship in entrepreneurship, venture capital, and open a vast professional network in the Chicago area.

Plus, you will enjoy all the fresh delicious smoothies you can drink!

Interested candidates should send any questions to our Lead Software Engineer Kangmin Xu at [email protected]

What we are looking for:

• Someone looking for an opportunity to run with things and take ownership of their work

• Great communication & organization skills, and high degree of logical thinking

• A desire to work in a fast-paced startup environment and excel with limited direction

• An excellent work ethic and “get things done” attitude

• A love for nutrition, wellness, and healthy living – extra points for being a smoothie person!

Relevant experiences:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Technology or related technical discipline is highly desired

• Prefer 1-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline

• Experience in UI development using flutter in Android, Windows / Linux desktop environment

• Experience in frontend development using React / Vue development

• Experience in SQL database such as NoSQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL

• Experience in Robotics prototyping tools such as Raspberry Pi, Arduino

• Experience working in a cloud-based architecture such as AWS or Google Cloud

• Extensive experience in scripting languages such as JavaScript, Python

• Prior entrepreneurial endeavors

About Zenblen:

Zenblen offers freshly blended smoothies via a robotic smoothie bar. Our smoothie kiosk dispenses and blends ingredients right in front of the consumer, fresh to order.

We are a fast-paced, high-momentum startup that graduated from Chicago Booth’s New Venture Challenge, one of the top-ranked accelerators in the nation. Our company has also been featured in the Chicago Venture Summit as a leading innovator in the food tech space. We are proud to have brought on expert investors and world-class advisors to join us on this journey.

Our mission is to make healthy eating more accessible for everyone. We believe how someone fuels their body has a tremendous impact on all aspects of their life and therefore democratizing nutritionist curated smoothies will positively impact countless people across the globe. Just like how Starbucks forever changed coffee culture, we look to revolutionize how the world experiences smoothies!

About our culture:

The beauty of an early-stage startup is that every member of the team has an imprint on the culture. We take pride in empowering each member on our team with a high level of ownership and the ability to run with their ideas. The speed at which our team executes and the organization grows makes it a haven for those looking for opportunities to accelerate their own career trajectory.

We invest in the growth of our team and encourage each member to explore personally meaningful pursuits. Do you want to spearhead campus engagement and recruiting at your alma mater? How about engaging in meetups supporting diversity in the Chicago tech ecosystem? Or championing health & wellness at local events to share the benefits of smoothies? If we have the resources, Zenblen will throw its support behind you each step of the way!

Most importantly, we promise an environment of highly motivated individuals who are aligned on our team's mission and who will run through walls on each other's behalf. We are all motivated to do the best we can and produce the highest achieving results possible, while also taking the time to truly get to know each other and laugh with one another. We hold ourselves to high expectations, but know the importance of slowing down to enjoy the happy moments of being a close-knit team who love to drink smoothies together!

Learn more about our journey:

• Zenblen Founder Story sponsored by Chicago Venture Summit: Future of Food

• Featured article on Zenblen’s partnership with the Illinois Institute of Technology

• Video walkthrough of kiosk experience