JOIN OUR TEAM

Our People Are Everything.

We mean that. We believe 100%, that our coffee and products are second-to-none—but we acknowledge that the brown liquid in the cup can only ever be a fraction of the experience. In other words, the coffee may be why customers first find us—but the people they meet here, and the way they are treated—those are the reasons our customers come back.

We are ALWAYS looking for humble, kind, hardworking people—from any background under the sun—who want to build a career here. We are much more than a coffee shop—we are a small business. Our team—including our baristas—is involved with things that range far beyond making coffee and food—marketing, social media, photography, design, community outreach, event planning and management, cocktails, merchandising, coffee production, and operations management just to name a few. What we do is very difficult to be sure—but if you have the right attitude and truly want to work hard to build something special—we probably have a spot for you. And if we don’t today, there’s a good chance we will soon.

We are currently interviewing for the following positions (part time and/or full time):

Asst. Site Managers

Full time

We are looking for born leaders (and coffee, cocktail and food lover) to join our team in a few open opportunities across our various locations around Pittsburgh

You'll be responsible for overseeing day to day operations, including managing a team of incredibly talented, kind and friendly baristas. We will give you all the support you need, but It will be your job to ensure it is a great place to visit for customers and a great place to work for our team.

We are open to hourly wages or salary. You will be given PTO, a retirement savings plan, an opt-in to Direct Primary Care and yoga, tons of free coffee, drinks and tea, free meals on shift, and deep discounts on everything we sell. There will also be opportunity in the future to grow beyond this position into general management, marketing, finance--whatever could interest you. We are not a coffee shop, we are a coffee company--and all the functions that exist at larger companies exist at De Fer, albeit on a smaller scale.

If you are kind, humble and willing to work extremely hard to build something great, please apply--and PLEASE INCLUDE A COVER LETTER telling us what type of exciting skill and energy you'll bring to our team, and why you'd love to play a major role in this next chapter for De Fer.

Cook/Baker:

Part or full time

We are looking for anyone who loves to make food. It doesn't matter if you consider yourself a cook, chef, baker or enthusiastic home cook--if you love food and people, we'd love to hear from you. 

We prepare simple, yet thoughtful café food out of top quality ingredients, often as-from-scratch as possible. We like to think of it as the food most of us would cook at home for our loved ones, if we had the time, space and ingredients. Actually, most of our menu DOES come from things we discovered at home. Experience is always nice, but if you’re a passionate and dedicated home cook—that’s good enough for us. That’s how nearly all of us started. :)

We offer flexible schedule, reasonable hours (we're don't typically work past 10pm), paid time off and a retirement savings plan. 

In addition, we're not a typical restaurant. We're a family and employee owned and operated coffee company and cafe--so you'll have the opportunity to learn about far more than cooking, if you're interested. Coffee, cocktails, event planning, beer, wine, coffee roasting and production, merchandising, wholesale and small business management in general--are just a few of the other areas you may learn with time. We're a small company, so we all wear a lot of hats, and there will always be opportunity to grow for those who want it. 

Barista/Cashiers:

Part or full time

This job title really isn’t very accurate. We’re a small company, and EVERYONE wears tons of hats. Our baristas, are of course also cashiers. They also manage inventory, stock shelves, do dishes, take photos, invent recipes, make cocktails, haul stuff, create coffee recipes, run events, and solve problems too—though that is still just a fraction of what goes on during a typical shift.

Most of our roles pay $11-$13/hr to start (Management positions may vary) + a shared tip pool. Benefits include a retirement savings plan with employer match, free food and coffee, free yoga, great discounts, flexible scheduling and starting in April 2024—a health benefit in the form of Direct Primary Care.

If you’d like to apply, send a resume and cover letter telling us why you want to be a part of our team, and why you’d make a great fit. Send it to hiring@defer.coffee