Engineering Lead

Weezy The On Demand Supermarket ,
London, Greater London
More Details
Job Type: Full-time
Contract Type: Permanent

Overview

TL;DR We believe people’s minds and time should be freed from grocery shopping. Make this a reality as Weezy’s amazing, full-stack Engineering Lead. You will join a well-funded pre-seed stage startup and own product and technology for a competitive package of salary and stock options.    What to Expect  Weezy is the UK’s first on-demand supermarket delivering groceries in 15 minutes through an app and website. Behind the scenes, Weezy is building a network of dark stores across London and beyond while leaning on a rider network to deliver customers’ orders. The founders have executive-level experience with leading startups (BlaBlaCar, Showpad, Drover), and a background in top-tier management consulting (McKinsey) and consumer goods (Procter & Gamble). As one of Weezy’s first employees you will experience the exciting entrepreneurial roller coaster first hand. Expect a mash-up of huge challenges and achievements while working both on high priority strategic projects as well as getting your hands dirty on a daily basis.  You will be joining a small team that collaborates very closely and is focused on rapidly creating impact. Together we will prepare the launch of the first Weezy dark store, then focus on showing great product-market fit and growth. This will allow us to raise a second funding round in the coming 12 months to further accelerate expansion.    Key Responsibilities As Engineering Lead, you will define and implement the product roadmap in line with the business strategy. Reporting to the CEO, you will: Design, develop and manage web/mobile platforms from MVP to an own solution, supporting thousands of users. You will have a broad remit covering platform architecture, cloud-based infrastructure, databases, IT and information security, user experience design, coding and code reviews, product development, user testing and technology selection Select external technical partners, and over time building and managing a team of internal technical talent Develop strong working relationships with operations, assortment management, marketing and finance Together with the founders, create and develop a long term plan and strategy for growing the tech function   Skills and Qualifications You are ambitious, believe in Weezy’s mission and get excited taking on challenges. You work hard, play hard, care about the people you work with and love being part of a team. Ideally, you recognise yourself in the following: A solid background in software development - knowledge in system architecture, software design and programming Knowledge of the current technologies and emerging trends Strong leadership attitude and mindset to inspire and collaborate with others, both in your function, cross-functional as well as with third-parties and offshore teams Obsession with technology and using technology to change the world Obsession with execution: getting things done and generating immediate impact gives you kicks Comfortable with ambiguity, short deadlines and changing priorities Strong initiative and entrepreneurial drive Rage for winning and delivering success Ability to attract and retain rock-star team members 3 years of proven experience or similar role Relevant experience either working in a startup or building a customer-facing product is a plus Previous experience and knowledge of a retail, ecommerce or on-demand logistics is a plus Expertise in data science is a plus   Benefits Competitive compensation package including salary and stock option plan 25 days’ holiday plus all bank holidays 3% pension plan employer contribution Yearly book-buying allowance Quarterly team outings Company branded clothing

People also viewed