iFood
iFood is a Brazilian food delivery and convenience technology company founded in 2011, operating an AI-powered marketplace across 1,500 cities, with products in groceries, pharmacies, pet products and fintech.
iFood is Latin America's leading food delivery platform, founded in 2011 and described as a Brazilian tech unicorn. The company's core product connects customers with restaurants through an artificial intelligence-powered marketplace; it processes over 100 million orders a month across 1,500 Brazilian cities and supports some 400,000 partner establishments and 400,000 couriers. Its stated geographic footprint covers Brazil and the wider Latin American region, with a presence in São Paulo.
The business began as a grassroots project called Disk Cook, with founders handing out flyers at colleges, and has since broadened well beyond restaurant delivery. The ecosystem now spans Markets (grocery delivery), Pharmacies, pet products and corporate benefits, alongside iFood Pago, a fintech offering that includes a restaurant bank. Technical work concentrates on artificial intelligence, marketplace and food delivery technology, fintech, and logistics and delivery operations technology.
Employment at iFood means working on systems operating at national scale in Brazil, in fields ranging from AI and payments to logistics engineering. The company describes itself as purpose-driven, committed to feeding the future of Brazil and the world, with stated focus areas in technology, education and positive social and environmental impact.
