About the company
HelloFresh is one of Europe's fastest-growing tech powerhouses in a dynamic phase of expansion. We value diverse experiences and recognise there are many paths into engineering leadership.
Responsibilities
- Act as the engineering architect and design authority for People Technology, owning technical standards, patterns and architectural principles across Workday and connected enterprise systems.
- Shape the end-to-end engineering landscape and make architectural decisions that balance delivery speed, scalability, security, maintainability and long-term sustainability.
- Lead the evolution of the squad from a primarily integrations-focused team into a broader People Technology engineering capability.
- Drive adoption of modern Workday capabilities, including Workday Orchestrate, Extend, Build and future platform innovations.
- Establish AI engineering capability within the People Technology tribe and identify opportunities to apply AI, automation and intelligent workflows.
- Champion AI-assisted engineering practices that improve productivity, quality and delivery speed, while ensuring responsible security, privacy and governance.
- Lead, coach and performance-manage engineers, building capability across integrations, APIs, automation, low-code development and AI-enabled solutions.
- Plan and manage team capacity, resourcing and capability against current priorities and future demand.
- Act as the senior engineering business partner to People Technology leadership, Product Managers, Functional Leads and business stakeholders, shaping roadmaps, prioritisation and investment decisions.
- Translate business needs into scalable technical solutions, resolve complex engineering challenges and maintain oversight of technical debt, dependencies, risks and operational resilience.
Requirements
- Typically 8–12+ years of experience in integrations, systems engineering, software engineering or related technical roles.
- Deep hands-on experience with Workday integrations and the broader Workday technical ecosystem.
- Strong knowledge of APIs, middleware, enterprise integration platforms and modern integration architecture.
- Experience acting as a technical architect, design authority or senior engineering lead in a complex enterprise environment.
- Experience leading and developing technical specialists, including performance management, coaching and capability building.
- Strong knowledge of Workday Orchestrate, Extend and Build, or the ability to rapidly develop expertise in emerging Workday capabilities.
- Experience applying automation, AI-assisted development or AI-enabled solutions in an enterprise technology environment.
- Strong judgement in evaluating emerging technologies, translating them into practical business outcomes and balancing short-term delivery with long-term sustainability.
- Strong stakeholder management and business-partnering skills, with the ability to influence through clarity, judgement and technical credibility.
- Experience operating in complex, global organisations with sensitive employee data, supported by a relevant degree or equivalent practical experience and fluency in English.
Conditions
- Competitive compensation package with perks like a HelloFresh-subsidized Pension Scheme, Berlin relocation support, and a Hybrid working model.
- Exclusive discounts on your weekly HelloFresh box and office meals.