Squad Lead (Web)

About HelloFresh

At HelloFresh, we want to change the way people eat. Over the past 8 years we've seen this mission spread around the world and beyond our wildest dreams. Now, we are the leading global company in the meal kit delivery market. 

HelloFresh delivers “cook from scratch” meal plans straight to your door, with easy to follow recipe cards and high quality, pre-portioned fresh ingredients—saving time and money that you can instead spend with your loved ones!

HelloFresh is the world's leading meal kit company and is expanding rapidly. Founded in November 2011, HelloFresh now operates in the U.S., the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Australia, Austria, Switzerland, and Canada. HelloFresh delivers millions of meals to millions of customers across the globe and is listed on the German Stock Exchange in Frankfurt.

About the Role

We are a close-knit group of engineers of different stripes - developers, testers, and product owners - who are working together to solve interesting e-commerce and supply chain problems around how people eat. Sometimes, this involves implementing features to improve the user journey and making it easier for our customers to buy amazing food. Other times, this means creating stable software solutions that keep our distribution centers running.

We are looking for a Squad Lead to help architect and implement solutions, lead developers, and write beautiful code. You will strive to achieve company goals and collaborate with local and international teams to find the best solution possible. As a member of our North America team, you’ll work with highly-skilled engineers, who have been solving problems in this space for quite some time, and have turned HelloFresh into the #1 meal delivery service in the world!

You will:

• Take ownership of the architecture, design, development, deployment, and operations of the applications that you develop
• Lead a small team of engineers (4-7) as a line manager: supervising day-to-day technical tasks, as well as mentoring & growing the engineering skill set within your team
• Be an active, solution-oriented leader & member of autonomous, cross-functional agile teams collaborating with Product Owners, Frontend and Backend Engineers, Designers, and Business Intelligence teams 
• Develop an in-depth understanding of HelloFresh’s products and architecture

At minimum, you have:

• 5+ years of experience on an agile software development team, preferably in a lead or senior role for at least 2+ years
• Hands-on experience in developing and releasing web apps to production environments
• 4+ years experience developing in a modern Javascript framework such as ReactJS (preferred), Angular or Vue
• 1+ years of experience with a current service-oriented programming language such as NodeJS (preferred), Python or GoLang
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or, equivalent

Why you'll love it here:

• A competitive salary and company benefits
• Amazing discount on HelloFresh and Chefs Plate boxes!
• Partial top-up for parental leaves
• We trust and support you - take ownership of your work and push your ideas from inception to execution
• We want to see you grow - we support your career progression and provide learning and development opportunities
• We take our work seriously, but we don't take ourselves too seriously. You’ll work with fun, energetic, and supportive teams. 
• We’ve kept up the work-hard, play-hard energy virtually. From team socials to HQ Wellness Wednesdays to holiday and milestone celebrations, you’ll have plenty of opportunity to connect socially with teammates across the company.

To ensure the health and safety of our employees during COVID-19, our HQ employees are currently working remotely! When we return to the office, you’ll love:

• Our bright and functional space located in the heart of downtown Toronto 
• Our test kitchen, where our recipes are tested on-site, so there are delicious meals constantly flowing!
• Our newly renovated employee lounge, decked out with a movie projector, comfy couches, board games, a ping pong table, and local craft beer on tap!
• Our gorgeous rooftop patio, with a perfect view of the CN Tower while you enjoy lunch outdoors!
• Our fully-stocked kitchen with fresh fruit, healthy and not-so-healthy snacks, sparkling water, cold brew coffees, and more. (Are you seeing a pattern yet? Hint: We love food!).

You are welcome at our table. 

At HelloFresh, we are committed to building and nurturing an inclusive community for our employees. We value diverse skills and experience, and strongly encourage applications from our Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) community, as well as people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and/or people with intersectional identities.

HelloFresh is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing an accessible recruitment process. Upon request, we will provide accommodation for candidates at any stage.