Staff Engineer, Operations Technology
HelloFresh3 months ago
Toronto, CanadaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and own robust, scalable infrastructure for menu operations.
- Drive successful xPS migration efforts in the US market.
- Translate Food Systems business requirements into scalable engineering solutions.
- Define and promote best practices for model serving, APIs, and system design across squads.
- Lead cross-squad technical initiatives from architecture decisions through hands-on implementation.
- Partner with internal engineering teams to ensure production services are performant, observable, and maintainable.
- Contribute to tribe-wide engineering standards and the technical roadmap.
- Mentor and support engineers across squads without direct line-management responsibility.
Requirements
- 8+ years of backend engineering experience.
- Strong foundation in Python, Kotlin, and GoLang.
- Experience making architectural decisions for large-scale distributed systems and integrations with applications and user interfaces.
- Advanced experience with Docker, Kubernetes, cloud-native architectures, and production operations at scale.
- Deep understanding of distributed systems, APIs, and microservices architecture.
- Track record of delivering complex cross-functional projects across team boundaries.
- Meaningful experience using AI coding agents such as Claude Code, Cursor, or Copilot in regular workflows.
- Strong technical judgment and a collaborative, low-ego approach.
Benefits
- 75% discount on HelloFresh and Chefs Plate meal kits and 50% off Factor meal boxes.
- Health and dental benefits from day one, a Health Spending Account, Headspace access, and 25% GoodLife fitness membership discount.
- Generous vacation and paid time off.
- Parental leave top-up program.
- Career development and continued learning supported by a dedicated L&D team.
- Team socials, company days, and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
- Flexible hybrid work with a minimum of 2 days in the office per week, with most teams working onsite 2–3 days per week.
About HelloFresh
HelloFresh builds subscription meal kits for households, delivering pre-portioned ingredients and recipes to cook at home. The company sells direct-to-consumer across North America, Europe, and Australia under multiple brands, with revenue from recurring subscriptions and add-ons like market items. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Berlin, HelloFresh is a public company listed in Germany (ETR) and operates its own fulfillment and last-mile logistics.