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Salary: USD 125,000 - 140,000 / annual
Home Chef is a leading meal solutions company founded in 2013, available online at homechef.com and in retail at more than 2,100 Kroger grocery stores. The company is committed to inspiring people to cook simple, delicious meals. In 2023, Home Chef introduced Tempo, a brand featuring rotating selections of ready-to-heat meals delivered directly to customers' doors.
As a Software Engineer II, you will be an experienced software developer proficient in the languages and frameworks used at Home Chef. You will leverage deep understanding of the codebase to independently implement high-quality solutions, translating business problems into technical solutions. You will anticipate cross-functional implications of your team's work and communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders. You will review the work of other engineers, provide constructive feedback, and investigate and troubleshoot production errors when required.
Key responsibilities include:
- Utilize Ruby on Rails framework with PostgreSQL database to complete feature development
- Write code proficiently in React, JavaScript, and CSS; perform deploys in a Heroku environment
- Demonstrate experience with backend development, design, and implementation
- Interact with databases (relational, NoSQL, caching), implement features, and optimize performance
- Ship and maintain reliable, scalable, efficient code
- Troubleshoot and resolve production errors and identify root causes
- Develop mobile features for iOS and Android using React Native
- Give actionable feedback to unblock peers and help your team deliver
- Contribute to discussions to influence the roadmap and product development
- Communicate clearly while pair programming
- Discuss trade-offs of various technical approaches and solutions
- Review the work of others on the team and provide directional feedback
- Participate in regular team meetings to help with product roadmap planning and team efficiency
The role emphasizes taking ownership, pragmatic next-level thinking, and being a humble team player. You will work with speed, set realistic but aggressive timelines, explore new methodologies and strategies, and use data and insights to drive practical decisions in a fast-paced environment.
Qualifications:
- At least one year of experience shipping production code
- Have built and shipped major features in Ruby on Rails and/or React
- Must be comfortable working with version control such as GitHub
- Must be well-versed in at least one code editor (VS Code, Sublime, Vim, etc.)
- Must be comfortable working with tools like Slack and GSuite
- Must be willing to respond to on-call events when they occur
- SQL knowledge is a plus, but not required
- Experience with Heroku a plus
- Experience with React Native a plus
- Up to one year of post-high school training such as in a business school, community college, or vocational training
- This position requires 0% travel
