Sr. Manager, Software Engineering

Wonder•Boston, MA

2d•$208,000 - $225,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Infinite Kitchen is the heart of Wonder’s automation future. Having successfully deployed to 30 locations, we are now entering a pivotal phase: scaling our footprint, expanding partnerships, and diversifying our menu capabilities. As the Sr. Manager, Software Engineering for Infinite Kitchen, you will take the baton from our Director of Engineering to become the primary technical owner of the Infinite Kitchen software ecosystem. You will ensure that our unique stack—spanning industrial automation (PLC), robotic planning (Python), and real-time distributed systems (Elixir/Phoenix)—works in perfect harmony. This is a high-impact leadership role for a "polyglot" technical leader and is focused on strategic technical management and mentorship rather than formal people management. You will have technical authority for the Infinite Kitchen software. You will lead standups, mentor software engineers across functional silos, and hold the "tie-breaking vote" on critical architectural decisions.

Requirements

6+ years of professional software experience
2+ years in a leadership or staff-level capacity
Track record of quickly learning new paradigms and languages
Experience with physical systems, IoT, or industrial automation
A pragmatist mindset to know when to build robust, scalable solutions and when to ship a “good enough” version to unblock a B2B pilot.
Experience making design decisions collaboratively with engineers

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end software architecture of the Infinite Kitchen.
Ensure that changes in the Python robotics layer or PLC firmware integrate seamlessly with our Elixir-based APIs and Vue.js frontends.
Lead the design and implementation of new high-priority features, such as multi-tenancy support for B2B clients and complex new menu logic, without over-engineering for the "scale of a million" before we hit the "scale of a hundred."
Run daily/thrice-weekly standups.
Review technical specs and code across the stack, providing feedback that levels up the entire team.
Champion a culture that balances engineering excellence with business objectives.
Enforce high-quality release standards and lead critical operational decisions, such as deployment rollout strategies and production monitoring.
Participate in the on-call rotation, a standard responsibility for all Infinite Kitchen engineering roles.
Collaborate closely with Product Managers to translate business requirements into technical reality.
Identify edge cases before they hit the lab floor.
Get into the weeds with engineers to debug complex race conditions or integration hurdles.