Principal Engineer

The role

As a Principal Engineer - Internally your title in HelloFresh will be a Staff Software Engineer, you will play a key role in shaping and directing the systems behind HelloFresh’s global twelve billion dollar operations. Based in our Chippendale office you’ll work with multiple squads across critical domains like order processing, logistics, and manufacturing, helping to power the seamless delivery of our meal kits and ready-to-eat meals to customers worldwide. As part of a global technology team, you will provide technical leadership for some of HelloFresh’s most important systems, driving innovation and ensuring they remain cutting-edge. 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

• Lead the architecture, design, and development of scalable, high-performance microservices that meet the needs of a global audience.
• Mentor and inspire engineers, sharing best practices in software engineering through hands-on workshops, technical deep dives, and collaborative programming sessions.
• Serve as a technical authority, contributing to the codebase, conducting code reviews, and enforcing engineering standards and patterns.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product and engineering leadership, to align technical solutions with business objectives and set the strategic roadmap.
• Partner with engineering leaders across the organisation to create consistent, efficient systems, standardising development practices across the board.

What you’ll bring

• Expertise in Python, Go, SQL, and Kotlin, with a strong ability to design and build robust systems.
• Deep experience with AWS services for data and compute, and the ability to use infrastructure as code through tools like Terraform.
• Proven experience in data integration and process orchestration, ideally using tools like Airflow or Python Celery.
• The ability to create compelling business cases, as well as detailed architecture and design documents.
• Experience with containerisation technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• A strong focus on code quality, demonstrated through peer programming, code reviews, and the management of automated pipeline releases.
• A passion for mentoring and coaching junior engineers, helping them grow into technical leaders themselves.

What we offer

• Immerse yourself in a diverse global community of 90+ nationalities in 17 countries
• The chance to have a significant and tangible impact on the world’s largest meal kit provider
• Company discount - 70% off HelloFresh boxes
• Hybrid working model - 3 days in the office and 2 days from home
• Egoless environment, constant learning with room for personal growth
• Free access to Headspace
• HelloFresh Academies - monthly internal learning & development 

Start Date: Immediately Available - Can wait a notice period

Duration: Full time role. 

Location: Chippendale Head Office - hybrid working environment