Software Developer, Operations Technology

Software Developer

This is a hybrid role to the Toronto, ON HelloFresh Headquarters 

The role

Our Backend Engineers assume development and operational responsibility for the HelloFresh platform that serves millions globally to deliver the best experience for our customers and internal users.

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.

What you’ll do

• An active, solution-oriented member of autonomous, cross-functional agile teams collaborating with Product Managers, Engineers, Data teams, and business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into simple and reliable solutions.
• Design, build, and maintain backend services and internal products that support headcount planning, staffing and optimization along with operational decision-making.
• Contribute to the development of a global platform used by planners across multiple HelloFresh markets.
• Drive automation initiatives that improve the efficiency and scalability of planning processes.
• Work with large and interconnected datasets to support planning, and optimization use cases.
• Contribute to code reviews, technical discussions, and engineering best practices within the team.
• Experience writing unit/integration/function test cases, as well as with formalized testing methodologies (i.e. TDD, BDD)
• Take ownership of problems from discovery through implementation and continuous improvement.

What you’ll bring

• The team primarily works with Python. Candidates from other backend ecosystems are welcome, provided you have some familiarity with Python and are eager to work with it as your primary language.
• Solid software engineering fundamentals, including API design, testing, debugging, and writing maintainable code.
• Comfort working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL and writing efficient SQL queries.
• Background working with event-driven architectures using Kafka
• Familiarity with cloud-native development and modern engineering tooling, such as Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and observability practices.
• A proactive, self-driven approach to problem solving and the ability to navigate ambiguity while driving solutions forward.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach when partnering with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience using AI-powered tools to enhance software development workflows and a curiosity for exploring how AI can improve engineering productivity.
• Any additional familiarity with React (or any other modern frontend technologies) is a plus.

Interacting with developers, product managers and our teams around the world is very much part of our day-to-day, so communication skills are vital. We are looking for strong problem-solvers who can apply their engineering skills to a wide range of platforms and environments, while also acting as an ambassador to coach team members and stakeholders.

What we offer

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!
• RRSP Matching - Competitive RRSP matching program offered
• 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.

#LI-HYBRID

HelloFresh Canada uses AI-integrated technology to help us process and evaluate applications more efficiently. This includes tools that screen and assess candidate qualifications based on the requirements for this role. While these tools assist our workflow, all final selection decisions are made by our hiring team.

This is a posting for an existing vacancy. We are actively seeking to fill this position.