About us

HelloFresh has expanded rapidly as a technology organization. As part of scaling as an engineering team, weve created a Foundations Alliance to be responsible for unleashing developer productivity across the company. We do so by building the tools, services, systems, & infrastructure that teams across the company (and in turn, HelloFresh customers) use on a daily basis. We are building platforms (cloud, mobile, design systems) for engineers to be able to quickly innovate while providing operational safety, security, & best practices out of the box.

About the role

The Growth Alliance enables HelloFresh to expand by getting more customers to try, recommend, & return back to our products. We build digital customer facing products that are used by customers all over the world. Our teams work at a global scale on services like scalable web mono repo infrastructure, checkout funnel on web & native apps, discounting & wallet services, price experimentation infrastructure, & referral marketing technology. 

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

You can get a taste of what we've been working on by checking out our tech blog.

This role is based in New York City  & reporting into Cho Hwang (VP Engineering)

What youll do

• Lead the tribe which has the aim to empower HelloFresh businesses to convince more customers to try, recommend or return to our products.
• Lead 3 to 5 engineering managers with indirect reports of 100+
• Hire, inspire, manage, & grow cross-functional engineering teams, ensuring every engineer has adequate growth opportunities.
• Work with product & design partners to identify the business areas where their teams can add value,  & drive the team to deliver success in these areas
• Provide valuable & timely feedback to your team, & manage the performance of your organization.
• Set & ensure the upholding of high standards & software engineering best practices for quality, scalability & customer focus.
• Be part of the engineering leadership team & help set strategy & 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

What youll bring

• You have solid experience in building customer-facing products at scale & managing multiple engineering teams & individual contributors.
• Relevant engineering experience managing engineering managers in a fast paced dynamic environment. 
• A strong technical background, demonstrated in past engineering leadership roles with a clear impact towards achieving business goals.
• Strong architectural skills & the capacity to design flexible, resilient, & scalable distributed systems.
• Demonstrable past experience with Agile methodologies, with focus on data-driven experimentation, lean thinking & quick iterations.
• Proven track record of creative problem solving & the desire to create & build new processes. 
• Ability to build effective & clear communication in a fast growing engineering organization.
• Proven ability to influence others & facilitate agreement among stakeholders with different interest

What we offer

• Competitive Salary & equitythat vests immediately upon participation
• Generous parental leave of 16 weeks & PTO policy
• $0 monthly premium & 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