Job Description

Founded in 2013, Home Chef is the leading meal solutions company with both a retail and online presence. Available online at homechef.com and in retail at more than 2,100 Kroger grocery stores, Home Chef is committed to inspiring and enabling more people to cook simple, delicious meals, no matter how busy they are.

Similar to our recipes, we recognize that variety is the spice of life, and therefore, our employees also bring their uniqueness and color to our fantastic team. Were eager to work with humble team players and pragmatic next-level thinkers to innovate on Home Chefs offerings.

While most of us continue to work remotely, our newly renovated headquarters at the Old Post Office is open for voluntary return to work. Our organization is closely following the evolving COVID-19 pandemic and will share updates on our 2022 return to the office plan as soon as any decisions are made.

Our apprenticeship program runs between 2 and 4 months depending on your advancement through the program, full time (40 hrs wk), paid. Our goal from the start is to hire you full time at the end of the 2-4 month period.

Writing code to solve business problems and handle tickets:

• Has basic / theoretical knowledge of application design and development
• Utilizing Ruby on Rails framework, React/React Native, and vanilla Javascript and CSS. Hosting on Heroku, postgres database
• Utilizes Git version control to manage code deployment

Learning from others, pair programming, collaborating in product specific meetings, and sometimes mentoring others:

• Works collaboratively with others in pair programming dynamic, and can communicate thought processes
• Can report on the progress of various projects to guide and inform product leaders
• Asks questions of their peersSpends time working towards understanding the relevant technologies we use at Home Chef

Qualifications: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, ability and/or other characteristics needed for this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

• Approximately 1-3 months of programming experience via a bootcamp or self-study
• Exposure to Ruby on Rails and / or React
• Exposure to Git and Github

PERKS/BENEFITS:

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance benefits start the 1st day of the month following your start date

• Company paid Life Insurance, Short Term Disability and Long Term Disability

• 401k Employer match - 50% on the $1, up to 6% of the employee's earnings

• We offer flexible spending accounts (FSA) for qualified Medical, Dependent Care, Parking, or Transit expenses

• Flexible paid time off (PTO) policy, plus sick days

• Generous Parental Leave

• Great Work/Life Balance We value and support each individual team member

• Quarterly company-wide Town Hall meetings

• Ongoing professional development opportunities by level and function

• Your choice of Windows or Mac laptop, plus an extra screen

• Onsite gym

• Weekly Fooda credit

• Newly renovated office in the historic Old Main Post Office which is located close to multiple Metra and CTA options

• Employee discounts through Perkspot

• Discounts on Home Chef meal kits and at Kroger stores

• Casual dress in a fun, friendly and collaborative work environment

Candidates can experience Home Chef as a customer - enter promo code PEOPLE30 for $30 off your first order!

HOW WE WORK TOGETHER

WE ARE HUMBLE TEAM PLAYERS.

We are warm and gracious with team members and customers. We seek feedback to improve ourselves - and respectfully listen to and accept input.

WE ARE PRAGMATIC NEXT-LEVEL THINKERS.

We come up with novel and unique ideas. We explore new strategies to avoid being constrained by conventional thinking.

WE TAKE OWNERSHIP.

We approach ambiguous problems, prepared to dive in, get curious, and learn more. We are results-driven, always challenging ourselves to exceed goals.

BE AT HOME AT HOME CHEF

We all show up authentically at Home Chef. Our team includes individuals with a variety of identities, backgrounds, and perspectives. You can trust that youll be able to bring your whole self to an inclusive and enjoyable workplace.

We welcome people of all races, colors, religions, national origin or ancestry, sex (including sexual identity), age, physical or mental disabilities, pregnancy, veteran or military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, citizenship status, arrest record or expunged/sealed convictions, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.

Home Chef is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Home Chef will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact our People team at hr@homechef.com.

Home Chef is an equal opportunity employer.

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Company Description

Home Chef is building new ways to navigate the booming meal kit delivery industry. Our team is a unique mix of creators, chefs, entrepreneurs, and trailblazers and we’re growing quickly. Our customer-first mentality, combined with a zest for supporting our peers, helped us bring home Built in Chicago’s Startup of the Year Moxie award in 2017. If you’re ready to be part of the action, we’re ready to connect with you. There are no limits to where we can go together. As the COVID-19 situation continues to escalate in the US and around the world, we are committed to keeping our teams and their families as our greatest priority. To that end, we are making some adjustments to the way we will be doing business in the upcoming weeks. We are taking all the necessary precautions to keep our employees and customers safe, and would love to have you on our team as we can continue to serve our communities.