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Hire Software Developer for Restaurants
Senior, direct, no layers

A software developer for restaurants builds or repairs the custom software around the venue: integrations, internal tools, and fixes to systems that off-the-shelf tools cannot cover.

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$25M+

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Restaurants — Software Developer

A senior software developer for restaurants

A restaurant lives or dies on its margins and its floor. Food cost moves weekly, a no-show table on a Friday night is revenue that never comes back, and delivery apps take a commission on every order while owning the customer relationship. At the same time, guests expect to book in seconds, get answers instantly, and see a menu that is accurate across Google, the website, and the delivery apps.

Most of the fixable loss in a restaurant is operational, not culinary: phones ringing during service, reservation notes that never reach the floor, a website that cannot take a booking, reviews answered late or not at all, and a point-of-sale system that holds useful data nobody ever looks at. The work below is about closing those gaps with systems the team will actually use during a busy service.

A software developer for restaurants builds or repairs the custom software around the venue: integrations, internal tools, and fixes to systems that off-the-shelf tools cannot cover. Book a free discovery call and we will test the fit before any scope is agreed.

What you get

What this engagement covers for restaurants

Custom integrations between the till or property system, bookings, and reporting, so data stops being retyped.
Internal tools for the jobs spreadsheets currently do badly: rotas, ordering, maintenance, and follow-ups.
Repairs and improvements to existing software, with the real cause found before code is changed.
Simple, documented code the next developer can pick up, not a clever system only its author understands.
Testing on real venue data and real peak conditions, not only on a developer's laptop.
Handover documentation and a support arrangement, so the software survives staff changes.

Working in restaurants

Built for how restaurants actually operate

Operations. On the floor, the systems that matter are the point of sale, reservations, the kitchen display, staff scheduling, and inventory. A new tool that ignores any of those, or asks staff to double-enter data during service, will be abandoned within a week. Every engagement below is scoped around the tools already in place and the moments in service where work actually happens.

Tools and systems. Restaurants commonly run Toast or Square for Restaurants at the till, SevenRooms, Resy, or OpenTable for reservations, 7shifts or Deputy for scheduling, and MarketMan or xtraCHEF for inventory and food cost. Delivery runs through DoorDash and Uber Eats, and the website and Google Business Profile are often the first place a new diner checks a menu or opening hours. The job is to connect these pieces so a booking, an order, and a review all land in one place instead of five separate inboxes.

Outcomes. Expect software that fits the venue's actual work: fewer retyped numbers, tools staff use because they help, and code the business owns and understands.

How it works

From kickoff to delivery for restaurants

Find the real problem first
The workflow is observed and the failing step is identified before any code is written. A surprising number of software requests are process problems.
Build the smallest working fix
The smallest change that solves the observed problem ships first, and is used for a real week.
Test under peak conditions
The fix is tested with real volumes and real data, because a tool that works quietly and fails at peak is worse than no tool.
Document and hand over
Code, setup, and failure modes are documented plainly, so the business is not hostage to one developer.

Why Omer

Why hire Omer

Senior-only delivery: one person owns the work, its decisions, and its handover, for restaurants specifically.
Built around your existing systems, not a rip-and-replace: the tools your team already trusts stay in place.
Measured on bookings, orders, and hours saved, not on activity reports or vanity metrics.
Plain-language reporting: what was done, what it returned, and what comes next, in terms an owner can act on.
No lock-in theatre: your data, your accounts, and your documentation, handed over properly.

FAQ

Questions, answered

Do we need custom software, or an off-the-shelf tool?

Off-the-shelf first, almost always. Custom software is recommended only where the workflow is genuinely unusual or no existing tool fits, and the ongoing cost is weighed openly before building.

Who maintains the software afterwards?

Maintenance is agreed before the build: what is covered, how fast issues are answered, and what it costs. Software without a maintenance plan is a future emergency, not an asset.

Do you work with our existing point-of-sale system?

Yes. Most restaurant work starts from the POS already in place, usually Toast or Square, plus the reservation system and delivery apps. Replacing a working till mid-service is rarely the right first move; connecting and cleaning up what you have usually is.

Will this add work for staff during service?

It should not. Anything that needs double entry during a rush will be dropped by the team, so the scope is designed around the quiet moments: setup before service, close-down, and one weekly review. If a workflow cannot survive a Friday night, it does not ship.

What about delivery apps and their commissions?

Delivery apps are treated as a channel to manage, not a problem to lecture about. The practical levers are a direct ordering or booking path on your own site, accurate menus everywhere so orders do not go wrong, and regulars nudged toward direct orders where the margin is better.

Currently available for select engagements