Senior Software Engineering Manager

About The Opportunity

We’re all about connecting hungry diners with our network of over 300,000 restaurants nationwide. Innovative technology, user-friendly platforms and streamlined delivery capabilities set us apart and make us an industry leader in the world of online food ordering. When you join our team, you become part of a community that works together to innovate, solve problems, grow, work hard and have a ton of fun in the process!

Why Work For Us

Grubhub is a place where authentically fun culture meets innovation and teamwork. We believe in empowering people and opening doors for new opportunities. If you’re looking for a place that values strong relationships, embraces diverse ideas–all while having fun together–Grubhub is the place for you!

More About the Role

We’re looking for someone to join the Diner team as a Senior Engineering Manager who will be responsible for owning and building many key features of our iOS, Android, and Web (grubhub.com and seamless.com) properties. This is an opportunity to shape where millions of hungry diners are connected with the food that they love. We are constantly improving our experience to connect users with what they want and when they want it. First impressions and experiences matter and it all starts here.

You will be responsible for multiple teams across multiple disciplines that will define, architect, build, maintain, and scale new and innovative features for our diners. Our leaders wear a lot of hats – you will work with other technology teams, product managers, product designers, and business stakeholders to build a top-shelf application used by diners all over the country.

The Impact You Will Make

• Lead and coach 3 teams across iOS, Android, and Web platforms to deliver performant, flexible, and scalable features to Grubhub diners
• Craft a meaningful vision for your entire team, working in concert with product managers and other multi-location technology teams. Guide the team as you build out features that deliver frictionless experiences and greater value to diners.
• Work with product and business leaders to identify your roadmap and build deliverables and timelines.
• Identify opportunities and improve efficiency within the teams you oversee and positively influence the organization around you.
• Build a diverse team while fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment.
• Build and utilize metrics to analyze features as they are deployed to Production to ensure they are functioning as expected and properly alerting when necessary.
• Contribute the adoption of strong software architecture, development best practices, and new technologies.

What You Bring to the Table

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Programming or Engineering related field or equivalent practical experience
• 10+ years software engineering experience including 5+ years of management experience
• Experience managing engineering teams while providing mentorship and coaching on career growth.
• Deep proficiency in at least one frontend technologies (Android, iOS, and/or Web) and familiarity with the others.
• Productive collaboration and communication skills - particularly with groups and individuals outside of engineering
• Strong decision making skills regularly backed by concrete data. Precise and factual in communication.
• Ability to debug production issues with observability and logging tools.
• Pattern of building, owning, and maintaining scalable and reusable apps, features, and components
• Track record of advocating for the adoption of strong software architecture, development best practices, and new technologies
• Experience being self-directed and responsible for deliverables
• Familiar with Agile methodologies and how to utilize data to improve performance

And you exemplify the behaviors we expect of all leaders in our engineering organization:

• Build and enable great teams - Leaders recruit, inspire, grow and empower amazing people and teams. They remove blockers, coach, and build mechanisms to enable scale, efficiency, and quality.
• We recognize, celebrate, and double down on success - Our employees are multi-faceted, recognizing their skills and interests will keep our people engaged and motivated.
• Know what you’re talking about - We dive deep, understanding the subject matter at the absolute not the abstract level. We build trust because we understand and focus on the details. You have shown the ability to gather the data required to make your decisions.
• High Bar - Leaders set the bar high, push the boundaries, and hold themselves and teams accountable.
• Innovative - Leaders think long-term and platform-wide, inventing their way around constraints to deliver breakthrough solutions, not settling for the status quo.
• Make Informed Decisions - We favor data-driven, objective decisions. Never myopic or short sighted, always focused on what’s right for Grubhub. We are also willing to revisit the decision when the world changes.
• Ownership - Leaders own problems, decisions, and messages. We look for people to broaden their responsibility and accountability beyond the things they directly own or have direct influence over.
• Humble and self-critical - Leaders always learn, admit mistakes, and strive to improve.
• Trust and respect - Leaders earn trust through the consistency, transparency, and fairness of their actions. We always treat others with respect.
• Get stuff done - Leaders focus on results. They simplify complexity, executing with a sense of urgency and purpose.
• Communicates Effectively - Listen actively, stay engaged in conversation, be genuine & authentic, understand impact of words and nonverbal cues.

And Of Course, Perks!

• Flexible PTO. Grubhub employees enjoy a generous amount of time to recharge.
• Health and Wellness. Excellent medical, dental and vision benefits, 401k matching, employee network groups and paid parental leave are just a few of our programs to support your overall well-being.
• Compensation. You'll receive a great compensation package with eligibility for generous incentives, commission, or RSUs (role-specific).
• Free Meals. Our employees get a weekly Grubhub credit to enjoy and support local restaurants.
• Social Impact. At Grubhub we believe in giving back through programs like the Grubhub Community Fund. Employees are also given paid time off each year to support the causes that are important to them.

Grubhub is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity and encourage a workplace that is just as diverse as the customers we serve. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. If you’re applying for a job in the U.S. and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an email to TalentAcquisition@grubhub.com and let us know the nature of your request and contact information. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

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