Software Engineering Manager
$180k - $210k USD
Founded in 2013, Home Chef is the leading meal solutions company with both a retail and online presence. Available online at homechef.com and in retail at more than 2,100 Kroger grocery stores, Home Chef is committed to inspiring and enabling more people to cook simple, delicious meals, no matter how busy they are.
In 2023, Home Chef introduced a new brand, Tempo! Tempo features a rotating selection of ready-to-heat meals delivered directly to your door. These meals are better-for-you versions of familiar favorites, designed to save you time and reduce stress while maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Our Tempo menu includes options that are protein-packed, fiber-rich, calorie and carb conscious, keto-friendly, and dietitian-approved.
Similar to our recipes, we recognize that variety is the spice of life, and therefore, our employees also bring their uniqueness and color to our fantastic team. We’re eager to work with humble team players and pragmatic next-level thinkers to innovate on Home Chef’s offerings.
The Software Engineering Manager leads a team of engineers responsible for developing thoughtful technology solutions that span the entire business - from our customer-facing website and mobile app to internal tools supporting our supply chain and operations teams. At Home Chef, we pride ourselves on being great thought-partners and problem-solvers. This role balances people leadership and personal development with a commitment to operational excellence to ensure our technology drives impactful business outcomes.
Detailed Responsibilities
People & Performance Management
- Meets regularly with direct reports to provide guidance, support, and mentorship
- Proactively invests in the growth and career development of their direct reports, setting performance goals & clear expectations
- Holds direct reports to a high level of accountability; addresses performance issues early and directly
- Proactively seeks cross-functional or peer feedback on areas of improvement for their direct reports
- Monitors team health and engagement signals to ensure a sustainable and motivated team
- Meets regularly with engineering management and leadership to help drive quality and consistency across the team
- Translates and disseminates information from senior leadership to direct reports, ensuring clarity and managerial cohesion
- Administers mid-year and year-end performance reviews
- As needed, participates in hiring process, interviewing and assessing engineering talent
Delivery Ownership
- Acts as a strategic partner to product, technical leadership, and business stakeholders to build collaborative relationships and influence roadmaps
- Understands technical impact on product planning, and clearly communicates trade-offs to product and engineering teams
- Works with product & technical leadership to set deadlines and holds team accountable
- Takes ownership of solution delivery, ensuring the team's work is aligned with company goals
- Drives continuous improvement through team process improvements, automations, documentation, etc.
- Seeks root causes and process improvements when a sprint or release misses the mark
- Participates in on-call rotations, urgent issue resolutions, and stakeholder escalations
Technical Guidance
- Maintains proficiency in Ruby on Rails, React/React Native, Javascript, CSS, and Postgres
- Helps in proactively monitoring system health, stability, and observability to ensure high-quality production environments
- Can clearly communicate idiosyncrasies and trade offs in advanced technical topics
- Provides detailed, constructive feedback on pull requests and enables engineers to ship to production efficiently
- Able to pair with software engineers to solve complex problems and foster technical growth
- As needed, writes code to solve business problems and handles technical tickets
- Leads sprint meetings about discussions of technical topics
Key Traits and Behaviors:
Taking Ownership: We do whatever is necessary to get the job done - no job is too big or too small. We are willing to do any task at any level - and get our hands dirty (at a meal solutions company, sometimes we all have to do the dishes!). We work with speed, setting realistic but aggressive timelines. We do not allow a lack of perfect to get in the way of progress.
Pragmatic, Next-level Thinker: We explore new methodologies and strategies and are not constrained by conventional thinking or ‘the way we have always done it’. We take calculated risks in order to learn and innovate with speed, or ‘test and learn’. We pride ourselves on using data and insights to drive practical decisions in our fast-paced environment.
Humble Team Player: We work collaboratively and effectively with colleagues, always putting company and team needs ahead of personal achievement. We are open to different points of view when weighing a decision, pulling in different people to provide fresh and unique perspectives.
Qualifications:
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability and/or other characteristics needed for this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.
- The technical portions of this role will require more than passing familiarity with the tools and software our applications are built with, namely Ruby on Rails, React, javascript, etc.
- Previous management experience is strongly preferred
- Must be available to respond to work related on-call inquiries on scheduled nights and weekends
- Flexibility to travel to our production facilities as needed
More About Us
Perks and benefits
- Candidates can experience Home Chef as a customer - enter promo code PEOPLE30 for $30 off your first order!
- Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance available
- Paid holidays, sick time and vacation time
- 401k program
- Flexible spending accounts for qualified medical, dependent care, parking, or transit expenses
How We Work Together
We are humble team players.
We are warm and gracious with team members and customers. We seek feedback to improve ourselves - and respectfully listen to and accept input.
We are pragmatic next-level thinkers.
We come up with novel and unique ideas. We explore new strategies to avoid being constrained by conventional thinking.
We take ownership.
We approach ambiguous problems, prepared to dive in, get curious, and learn more. We are results-driven, always challenging ourselves to exceed goals.
Be at Home at Home Chef
We all show up authentically at Home Chef. Our team includes individuals with a variety of identities, backgrounds, and perspectives. You can trust that you’ll be able to bring your whole self to an inclusive and enjoyable workplace.
We welcome people of all races, colors, religions, national origin or ancestry, sex (including sexual identity), age, physical or mental disabilities, pregnancy, veteran or military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, citizenship status, arrest record or expunged/sealed convictions, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.
Home Chef is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Home Chef will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact our People team at hr@homechef.com.
Home Chef offers the base salary range as posted below, with the exact offer depending on factors such as geographic location, experience, skills, and internal equity. While compensation is within the provided range, it is not typical for offers to be made at the upper end. In addition to base salary, Home Chef provides a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare coverage, 401k match, and paid time off.
Illinois Pay Range
$180,000—$210,000 USD
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