Director of Engineering

Job Description

About us

At HelloFresh, our mission is to change the way people eat - forever. From our 2011 founding in Europe’s vibrant tech hub Berlin, we’ve become the global market leader in the meal kit sector and inspire millions of energised home cooks across the globe every week.

We offer our meal kit boxes full of exciting recipes and thoughtfully sourced, fresh ingredients in more than 10 countries, operating from offices in Berlin, New York City, Sydney, Toronto, London and Amsterdam. Our more than 4,000 employees are the heart and soul of our highly international, fast-paced, and dynamic environment where innovation and smart, fast action is encouraged.

Our Engineering, Data, Product and Security teams are critical to what we do. From procurement tools, to conversion rate optimization, live pricing tools, payment services and add-on upselling features, we work on challenging problems and have a high output of building and releasing features and engines that make our business thrive and deliver real financial impact.

What you'll do

We are looking for a Director of Engineering you will join our Supply Chain organisation in North America and will:

• Own and drive technology development in North America, balancing between short-term delivery and long-term vision
• Work with product and design partners to identify the business areas where their teams can add value, and drive the team to deliver success in these areas
• Hire, inspire, manage, and grow an engineering team to 20 to 25 team members , ensuring every engineer has adequate growth opportunities
• As Engineering lead, you are expected to provide valuable and timely feedback to your team, as well as conduct regular performance reviews.
• Set and ensure the upholding of high standards and software engineering best practices for quality, scalability and customer focus
• Be part of the engineering leadership team and help set strategy and goals across multiple engineering teams
• Play a key role in ensuring the ongoing alignment of our technology with the overall business strategy for the company

Above all, we are looking for people who will make HelloFresh better. We believe there are many different ways of developing skills and we love diverse experiences! So even if you don’t “tick all the boxes” but think you’d thrive in this role, we would really like to learn more about you.

What you’ll bring

• Relevant engineering experience in cloud based development with AWS,CI/CD, Kafka, Kotlin, Python, Java and React
• A technical background, demonstrated in past engineering leadership roles with a clear impact towards achieving business goals
• Architecture abilities and the capacity to design resilient distributed systems that are flexible and scalable
• Demonstrable past experience with Agile methodologies, with focus on data-driven experimentation, lean thinking and quick iterations
• Proven track record of creative problem solving and the desire to create and build new processes
• Ability to build effective and clear communication in a fast growing engineering organization
• Proven ability to influence others and facilitate agreement among stakeholders with different interests
• Experienced in managing multiple engineering teams and individual contributors. A successful candidate will be hands-on with the team to design and build the systems and align it on the company’s business goals

What we offer

• Competitive Salary & 401k company match that vests immediately upon participation
• Generous parental leave of 16 weeks & PTO policy
• $0 monthly premium and other flexible health plans effective first day of employment
• 75% discount on your subscription to HelloFresh (as well as other product initiatives)
• Snacks, cold brew on tap & monthly catered lunches
• Company sponsored outings & Employee Resource Groups
• Collaborative, dynamic work environment within a fast-paced, mission-driven company

It is the policy of HelloFresh not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, because they are a protected veteran, or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law.