Overview:
The Engineering Manager role is primarily a people management role, responsible for the growth and performance of the individuals they manage. This includes meeting with these individuals regularly, managing their goals and the progress they make towards achieving them, as well as working with Tech Leads, Stakeholders and Product Managers to ensure that the people they oversee are performing appropriately. Engineering Managers will draw on their technical skills to contribute when needed, and to enable their teams to be successful.
Responsibilities:
Managing people
Meets regularly with direct reports
Works with and provides input to the Director of Engineering to help set processes for their teams
Takes input from the Tech Leads on areas of improvement for their direct reports
Sets performance goals for their direct reports
Administers mid-year and year-end performance reviews
Provides input to Director and VP of Engineering on raises and promotions for their direct reports
Writing code
Utilizing Ruby on Rails framework, React/React Native, and of course vanilla Javascript and CSS. Hosting on Heroku, postgres database
Can clearly communicate idiosyncrasies and trade offs in advanced technical topics, and can confidently make the final decision, with buy-in, on those topics
Providing detailed, constructive feedback on pull requests in a timely fashion
Enabling engineers to ship code to production efficiently
Mentoring
Pairing with software engineers to write code
Assisting with software engineers to discover opportunities for them to grow their skill-set and learn, both technically and non-technically
Leading meetings about various technical topics or sprints
Interviewing:
Asking thoughtful questions to candidates
Assessing both technical ability and culture add to Home Chef
Pair programming with candidates
Providing specific, timely feedback to the Home Chef team about candidate’s interview performance
Impactful Discussions:
Often taking technical/architecture lead on large projects
Understands technical impact on product planning, and communicates that clearly to product team
Actively seeks strategic ways to improve company and increase positive outcomes in Technology
Works with stakeholders and their teams’ product managers to build a collaborative relationship and guide their teams to success.
Is highly accountable to individual and team commitments, while also having the ability to hold team accountable
Qualifications:
Completion of a four-year degree program in a related field
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.
Some previous management experience is a plus, but not required.
Must be available to respond to work related on-call inquiries some scheduled nights and weekends
More About Us:
Perks and benefits:
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance – benefits start the 1st day of the month following your start date
Company-paid Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, and Long Term Disability
401(k) Employer match
Flexible spending accounts (FSA) for qualified Medical, Dependent Care, Parking, or Transit expenses
Flexible paid time off (PTO) policy, holidays and sick time
Generous Parental Leave
State-of-the-art office in the historic Old Post Office building in downtown Chicago, close to multiple Metra and CTA options, and amenities such as a food court, onsite gym, and communal rooftop space
Discounts on Home Chef meal kits and at Kroger stores
Casual dress in a fun, friendly, and collaborative work environment
Candidates can experience Home Chef as a customer – enter promo code PEOPLE30 for $30 off your first order!
How We Work Together
We are humble team players.
We are warm and gracious with team members and customers. We seek feedback to improve ourselves – and respectfully listen to and accept input.
We are pragmatic next-level thinkers.
We come up with novel and unique ideas. We explore new strategies to avoid being constrained by conventional thinking.
We take ownership.
We approach ambiguous problems, prepared to dive in, get curious, and learn more. We are results-driven, always challenging ourselves to exceed goals.
Be at Home at Home Chef
We all show up authentically at Home Chef. Our team includes individuals with a variety of identities, backgrounds, and perspectives. You can trust that you’ll be able to bring your whole self to an inclusive and enjoyable workplace.
We welcome people of all races, colors, religions, national origin or ancestry, sex (including sexual identity), age, physical or mental disabilities, pregnancy, veteran or military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, citizenship status, arrest record or expunged/sealed convictions, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.
Home Chef is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Home Chef will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact our People team at [email protected].
Home Chef is an equal opportunity employer.
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