Job description
Engineering Manager, Food Systems Alliance (f/m/x)
Company Overview
HelloFresh SE
Join one of Europe's fastest-growing tech powerhouses in a dynamic phase of expansion. Immerse yourself in a diverse global community of 90+ nationalities.
Job Summary
As an Engineering Manager in the Food Systems Alliance, you’ll lead one or more cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, high-impact software solutions. You’ll balance technical execution, architectural guidance, and people leadership—empowering engineers to thrive while aligning with broader product and business goals. You’ll work closely with Product, Data, and Operations stakeholders to define priorities, remove blockers, and ensure the team delivers reliably and sustainably. You’ll act as a technical partner and coach, shaping a culture of ownership, pragmatic engineering, and continuous improvement. Your focus will span day-to-day execution, strategic planning, and growing the capabilities of both the systems and the people behind them.
Key Responsibilities
- Build, grow, and manage a cross-functional team of 6–8 engineers focused on solving complex supply chain problems across assortment and procurement, with a strong emphasis on backend services (Kotlin & Go), infrastructure (Kafka, AWS, Kubernetes), and data-driven integrations.
- Partner closely with product, data, and business stakeholders to define roadmaps, translate high-level goals into pragmatic technical solutions, and ensure alignment across global teams.
- Foster a healthy, inclusive engineering culture where individuals feel safe to challenge ideas, take ownership, and continuously grow while delivering high-quality, reliable systems.
- Drive operational and engineering excellence across the team, owning the architecture, delivery process, and performance of services in production.
- Support your team’s growth through regular feedback, mentorship, and career development, while actively participating in hiring and org planning.
- Engage in high-level architectural discussions and guide the technical strategy to ensure our systems remain scalable, maintainable, and cost-effective.
Requirements / Qualifications
- Proven experience in software engineering and people management in enterprise software or SaaS environments.
- A strong technical foundation with hands-on expertise in JVM languages (preferably Kotlin) or GoLang, PostgreSQL, and stream processing technologies such as Kafka.
- Practical experience with cloud infrastructure, containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), and modern DevOps practices including CI/CD and observability.
- A track record of supporting engineers through mentorship, feedback, and career growth, with a genuine passion for helping others succeed.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain complex technical topics to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience defining long-term engineering roadmaps, driving cross-team collaboration, and delivering outcomes in an agile, fast-paced environment.
Location
Berlin, Germany
Employment Type
Full Time
Salary & Benefits
Salary: 70.000 €
- Elevate your lifestyle! Join one of Europe's fastest-growing tech powerhouses in a dynamic phase of expansion.
- Immerse yourself in a diverse global community of 90+ nationalities.
- Enjoy a competitive compensation package that goes beyond the norm, with perks like a HelloFresh- subsidized Pension Scheme, Berlin relocation support, and a Hybrid working model.
- Elevate your lifestyle with exclusive discounts on your weekly HelloFresh box and office meals.
- Invest in your growth with a German language learning budget, and access to the HelloFresh Academy.
- Plus, we've got your well-being covered with mental health support, transportation perks, and working-parent-friendly benefits.
- From our 24/7 gym access, wellbeing platforms like Headspace and Spill, to sabbatical leave options, HelloFresh is not just a workplace; it's a lifestyle of perks and possibilities!
Application Process
Contact address: HelloFresh SE Prinzenstr. 89 10969 Berlin
Apply via the employer's website. Contact options: Send message.
Further application details: CV, certificates.
