Culinary R&D Associate (Robotics)

Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States; onsite five days a week

Base salary: $70,000–$110,000 per year, plus potential equity awards and an annual performance-based bonus.

Company

hirify.global develops robots for direct-to-customer food production and builds solutions for digital-first food delivery.

What you will do

• Define and execute culinary roadmaps for new brands, core brands, and limited-time offers.
• Own the recipe pipeline from menu outlines and component architecture through testing, scaling, and kitchen readiness.
• Develop, test, iterate, and validate recipes at production scale, including COGS and labor analysis.
• Parameterize and certify recipes for robotic food-production systems.
• Build prep task libraries, order guides, weekly production plans, and reusable component libraries.
• Partner with Operations, Brand, Design, and Technology to establish food safety standards and execute launches across kitchens.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of culinary experience, including at least 4 years in recipe development and culinary R&D.
• Strong knowledge of diverse cuisine types and the ability to develop varied menus.
• Strong systems thinking focused on designing reusable components, not only individual dishes.
• Experience rapidly developing, testing, and iterating recipes without compromising quality.
• Methodical planning, documentation, data collection, and recipe testing skills.
• Ability to work with kitchen operations and ratings feedback to identify improvements and update the culinary roadmap.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment with support and guidance from experienced colleagues and managers.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including HSA options.
• Company-paid life and short- and long-term disability insurance.
• 401(k), healthcare, dependent-care, and commuter flexible spending accounts.
• Discretionary vacation, paid holidays, sick time, bereavement leave, and parental leave.
• Pet insurance discounts and possible equity and performance-based bonus eligibility.