Why Work With Us?
Our “secret sauce” is our people. Named one of the Best Places to Work in the DC metro area by the Washington Business Journal, we have a passion for fostering connectivity, relationships, career and life enrichment, excellence, and success. For us, everything matters and everything is personal, which means our purpose is to sustain our team with safe and supportive work environments, provide hands-on training and mentorship, and allow opportunities for continued growth and learning.
If you want to be surrounded by the most dynamic, educated, inspired, creative, hardworking, curious, and caring folks around, come work with us! We want to work with you. Scroll down to learn more and see current job openings.
Great Earning Potential
At all of our locations, we’re open for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a can’t miss weekend brunch, which means we can offer flexible schedules while maintaining maximum earning potential. As one of the most-booked restaurants in the nation on OpenTable, and one of the most Yelped American restaurants, the earning potential in our restaurants is also high. Busy restaurants mean busy servers & bartenders, which means more money in your pocket.
We Grow Our People
We are growing, and we would love for you to grow with us. In fact, seventy percent of our management team has been promoted and grown from within. If management isn’t your goal, we offer opportunities for continued growth and learning through ongoing skills building and cross training. We work to create a stable workforce and an atmosphere of success across all our locations in MD, DC, VA, and PA. Every day, we are working to provide the tools and leadership necessary to help you reach your career goals.
Competitive & Innovative Benefits
Our company benefits are designed to support your daily lives in and out of the restaurant. We offer health insurance plans for as low as $100 per month after 90 days of employment, as well as dental and vision plans. We have paid time off, paid pregnancy, and parental leave. We also have free online mental health therapy through our partner, TalkSpace, for all employees and their immediate family members, as well as a free Employee Assistance Program. We provide free access to our company massage therapist as well as discounted gym & yoga memberships. And, of course, we offer discounted food and drink while you work and for you and up to 3 guests on your days off.
Our Culture
At Founding Farmers, we are in it for the long term, committed to growing our team and our company sustainably. We teach classes in personal productivity, provide continuous skill development, offer excellent benefits, establish written career paths, and believe that job satisfaction and overall wellness are essential to success for both the individual employee and the entire company.
Our company culture is defined by Our Constitution, with collective purpose, passions, and goals. We operate a Council on Culture that meets bi-annually to help us define measurable goals and ensures we have a wide variety of perspectives and independent voices in our hiring, team development, and culture.
INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH US?
ALEXANDRIA, VA - FEBRUARY 2025
New Restaurant Opening: Now Hiring
Be a part of the Founding Farmers Alexandria opening team. Training starts in January; restaurant opening in February.
Founding Farmers Alexandria will feature a full-service restaurant and bar, serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, weekend brunch, and special holiday menus. Plus, we’ll offer a convenient grab & go experience at our First Bake Cafe.
Ready for a new year & new career? Apply today!
DC, MD, VA & PA
All Restaurant Jobs
We’re hiring talented individuals to help bring the Founding Farmers experience to life at our other locations. Whether it’s in DC, Maryland, Virginia, or Pennsylvania, each of our restaurants offers a welcoming, full-service dining experience with breakfast, lunch, dinner, weekend brunch, and special holiday menus.
Ready to join our growing team? Apply today!
CAREER PATHS & GROWTH FROM WITHIN
OUR PEOPLE
Erik Martinez
Dishwasher → Executive Chef
Chef Erik joined Farmers Restaurant Group as a dishwasher. His passion for cooking soon led him to line cook at Founding Farmers DC. Determined to learn every aspect of the culinary world, Chef Erik took on every job he could, working closely with line cooks, prep cooks, sous chefs, and executive chefs, who cross-trained him in his free time.
He set his sights on becoming a leader in the kitchen and, after proving his skills and dedication, Chef Erik was promoted to Sous Chef. He continued to grow his expertise working at several other Founding Farmers locations. Today, he serves as an Executive Chef for the company and oversees kitchen operations, including food and labor costs, food quality, and health & sanitation practices. A hardworking leader, Chef Erik continues to inspire his team to pursue knowledge and excellence in the kitchen.
“Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to be a chef," says Chef Erik. "I feel proud for the work I have done and lucky for the opportunities for growth I've been given at Founding Farmers Restaurant Group.”
Meaghan O’Shea
Front Desk Coordinator → Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Since joining FRG in 2008, Meaghan has tackled every job with tenacity, enthusiasm, confidence, and smarts. As the company has grown, so too has Meaghan’s role, or should we say… her many roles. Her trajectory reads like a lesson in how to succeed in the restaurant business.
She started as a front desk coordinator when we opened our first restaurant. Her career path moved steadily through to front desk manager to bar manager to senior service manager to general manager. But she didn’t stop there. Transitioning out of operations, Meaghan became the company’s marketing & communications manager. She grew in this role to director, and now serves the vice president of our growing marketing & communications team.
“I said in my initial interview that I didn’t want to become a general manager, but what kept me around was that I loved the people I worked with," says Meaghan. "I had found a team that I knew was just as invested in me as I was in them. I truly love the work I do and the people I get to work with.”
Paris Twyman
Server → General Manager
Part of our Founding Farmers Restaurant Group family since we opened our doors in 2008, Paris arrived ready to jump right in at Founding Farmers DC and made her mark from day one. Whether working on our busy service floors, serving up our award-winning cocktails as a bartender, heading up our front of house as general manager, and supporting human resources and operations across all our restaurants, Paris has proven to be a steady force and integral part of our team.
“One of the most important aspects of working in the hospitality industry,” says Paris, “is balancing the needs of the business with the needs of our people. Making sure the team feels happy and appreciated every day is always our end goal. A positive environment transfers into a welcoming, consistent experience for our guests, and one where they want to come back to again and again.”
