Staff Engineer

The Total Addressable Market Expansion (TAM) Alliance helps HelloFresh grow by launching our core products in more markets and expanding our offerings through multiple brands and verticals.

As a Staff Engineer, you'll join a cross-functional team building features to empower key internal users at HelloFresh to develop and plan the products millions of customers will get access to across our dozen-plus markets. You will develop engaging user experiences iteratively using modern technologies with focus on accessibility, scalability and maintainability.

Above all, we are looking for people who will make HelloFresh better. We believe there are many different ways of developing skills and we love diverse experiences So even if you don't "tick all the boxes" but think you'd thrive in this role, we would really like to learn more about you.

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

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 executing experiments to improve the user journey and making it easier for our customers to buy amazing food. Sometimes, this means creating net new stable software solutions that enable the launch of new brands..

We are looking for developers who are excited by great code that scales well. As a member of our Toronto 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

Here at HelloFresh, the learning never stops. We expect you to learn every day, both through your work and beyond. We tend to set ambitious learning OKRs for each employee, and then support you through dedicated self-development time.

If you value speed and agility and believe in a data-driven development space, this is the place for you. The ideal candidate for this role will leverage data - test results, logs, defect rates - to ruthlessly prioritize the work that needs to be done and collaborate with both local and international teams to find MVP solutions.

• Take ownership of the architecture, design, development, deployment and operations of the solutions you will develop, using DevOps practices, pair programming and other modern development methodologies 
• Be an active, solution-oriented member of autonomous, cross-functional agile teams collaborating with Product Owners, Engineers, Designers, and Business Intelligence teams 
• Having an in-depth understanding of HelloFresh's core product and architecture and act as an ambassador for software solutions offering support and mentorship to colleagues
• All other duties, as assigned

• Strong engineering and architecture experience interfacing with backend APIs and microservices with past experience building out an end-to-end platforms (backend & frontend)
• 5+ years experience developing in Javascript with minimum 3 years deploying live applications in ReactJS or NodeJS 
• Deep knowledge in web development best-practices when it comes to the developer experience, website performance & observability (ie: web design patterns, testing strategies & deployment pipelines)
• Proficiency in SEO, including a strong grasp of web crawlers, indexing, and Core Web Vitals
• Demonstrated ability to guide and support engineers through 1-on-1 and group mentoring.
• Proven ability to present technical ideas to a wide range of audiences, including senior technology & product leadership
• Bonus: Working knowledge of mobile app development with React Native

Let's cut to the cheese, this is why you'll love it here

• Box Discount - Amazing discounts on 1 box per week 75% discount on weekly HelloFresh and Chefs Plate meal kits AND 50% off weekly Factor meal box.
• Health & Wellness - Health & Dental benefits from day 1, a Health Spending Account, unlimited access to the Headspace app to meet your self-care needs, and 25% discount on GoodLife fitness memberships
• Vacation & PTO - Time off is also an important part of self-care We offer generous vacation and PTO to help you create a good work-life balance. 
• Family Benefits - A parental leave top-up program for expectant parents.
• Growth & Development - We support your career progression and invest in your continued learning through experiences and initiatives owned by our dedicated L&D team
• Work Hard & Have Fun - From team socials to engaging company days, you'll have plenty of opportunity to experience the fun
• Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives - With impactful ERG's like FreshPride, Women Empowered and LIMES, we are committed to our diversity, equity & inclusion efforts.
• Food Puns - this one is kind of a big dill if you haven't already noticed. We even have some punny meeting room names

Flexible Hybrid Approach

At HelloFresh, we know that flexible work arrangements are essential in enabling you to do your best work, while balancing your personal and life needs. Offering remote work flexibility, along with the opportunity to interact and collaborate in the office are all a part of creating a great employee experience. 

To meet these needs, we are pleased to provide Flexible Hybrid work. Flexible Hybrid is a people-first approach that is based on choice, trust, personalization, and empowers teams to choose when and how often they work from the office and work from home, in addition to team days and company days. This means a minimum of 2 days in office per week, with most teams in office between 2-3 days a week.

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