Software Engineering Manager

Home Chef • Chicago, IL

35d • $180,000 - $210,000

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• 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

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed