Junior Software Developer (OCR)

We are seeking a Junior Software Developer to join our Platform OCR team, supporting the development and evolution of our document processing and data extraction systems. This role is ideal for an early-career developer who is excited to work across modern front-end and backend technologies while gaining hands-on experience with AI- and ML-driven OCR workflows in a production environment.

You will work closely with experienced engineers, product managers, and data-focused teams to build, enhance, and maintain software that transforms unstructured documents into accurate, structured data used across Buyers Edge Platform.

Who we are:

Buyers Edge Platform stands at the forefront of revolutionizing the foodservice industry through technology, purchasing power and partnerships. We are dedicated to empowering stakeholders across the entire foodservice ecosystem (operators, distributors, manufacturers) with efficiency and unprecedented visibility. With a diverse portfolio of over a dozen brands, our mission is clear: to reduce costs, streamline the foodservice supply chain, and propel the industry from manual to automated.

Today, we are one of the largest players in foodservice, with over 200K operator locations across North America and over $50 billion of aggregated spend volume. Our commitment to foodservice excellence is proven in four distinct areas of value: Digital Procurement Network, Fresh Solutions, Supply Chain Management, and Software. Buyers Edge Platform is not just a provider – we are a strategic partner on the journey towards a more efficient, connected, and automated future for the foodservice industry.

This is a fully remote role. We are unable to offer work sponsorship for this role.

Your impact:

• Contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of backend services supporting OCR workflows using Java and Spring Boot.
• Assist in building and maintaining front-end components using React and TypeScript.
• Work with senior engineers to integrate AI and ML outputs into production OCR pipelines, including classification, extraction, and error-correction workflows.
• Support the ingestion, processing, and storage of structured and unstructured data using MySQL and AWS-managed services.
• Participate in code reviews and learn best practices around maintainability, performance, and reliability.
• Help troubleshoot and resolve bugs, performance issues, and data inconsistencies.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows using CircleCI.
• Learn and apply best practices for logging, monitoring, and cloud-based development in AWS.
  
  

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About you:

• 1–3 years professional software development experience.
• Strong Java and/or TypeScript experience; comfortable working in both frontend and backend code.
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs and relational databases.
• Experience writing automated tests (unit, integration).
• Experience with JAva and OOP fundamentals.
• Familiarity with Spring or Spring Boot (academic or professional).
• Exposure to modern front-end development using JavaScript or TypeScript (React preferred).
• Basic understanding of relational databases such as MySQL.
• Comfort working with Git and collaborative development workflows.
• Curiosity about AI and machine learning systems, particularly OCR and document processing.
• Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to learn.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
  
  

Nice to have:

• Exposure to OCR, document processing, or unstructured data workflows.
• Familiarity with AWS services such as EC2, ECS, RDS, or S3
• Experience working in a CI/CD environment.
• Coursework or projects involving machine learning or data processing.
  
  

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What's in this for you:

• Great benefits from day one. We offer medical, dental, vision, FSA, company-paid life insurance, and more—plus a 401(k) with company match.
• Grow with us. Enjoy strong training, development, and competitive pay.
• Work-life balance. Our flexible PTO policy lets you take time when you need it—no accrual required.
  
  

We welcome all.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances.