CookUnity
Engineering Manager, Activation
Job Summary
The role involves leading a high-performing engineering team focused on growth and consumer-facing applications. Responsibilities include providing technical guidance, designing scalable architectures, managing projects using agile methodologies, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Candidates should have experience in web and backend development, proficiency with technologies such as React, TypeScript, AWS, and relational databases, and a track record of delivering impactful growth projects. The position emphasizes team development, quality assurance, and maintaining system scalability in a fast-paced startup environment.
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Benefits
Job Description
Food has lost its soul to modern convenience. And with it, has lost the power to nourish, inspire, and connect us. So in 2018, CookUnity was founded as the first-of-its-kind platform that connects the world with the source of truly great food: chefs. Today, CookUnity delivers 35 million meals a year from the industry’s best chefs to homes all over the country. Fresh. Ready-to-eat. And crafted with the passion that nourishes body and soul.
Unwilling to stop there, CookUnity is expanding beyond delivery to become an ever-innovating marketplace focused on our singular mission: empower Chefs to nourish the world.
If that mission has you hungry in more ways than one, you’ve found the right job posting.
About The Team:
The Growth Engineering team focuses on a customer’s first impression when they land on the home page, providing a seamless experience as they subscribe to CookUnity and a delightful way to find and order their favorite meals from 300+ menu items.
Growth Engineering projects help our customers and drive revenue. It’s a high-impact role with the ability to influence all parts of CookUnity.
The Role:
We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the Growth Team. In this role, you will be responsible for driving technical excellence and architecture evolution, mentoring and coaching engineers, and ensuring timely delivery of projects that create meaningful business impact. You will lead a high-performing team of passionate engineers, partnering with Product and Design to deliver exceptional user experiences.
Responsibilities:
- Lead a team of web and backend engineers.
- Provide technical and architectural guidance, actively contributing to technical decisions, participating in code reviews, and collaborating on implementation while establishing a forward-looking strategy for architecture evolution to support scalability and business goals.
- Define and refine team processes, including agile methodologies, to prioritize, plan, and execute projects effectively.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, QA, and other stakeholders; facilitate clear and effective communication between engineering teams and other departments.
- Hire, develop, and retain top engineering talent, creating an environment where individuals can grow and thrive.
- Strategically allocate resources, including personnel and tools, to optimize project execution and ensure deadlines are consistently met.
- Deliver high-impact projects on time, maintaining a balance between rapid delivery and long-term system quality and reliability.
- Establish and oversee quality assurance processes to uphold high standards in product development and deployment.
- Manage tech debt proactively to maintain a scalable and maintainable system.
Minimum Requirements:
- 2+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager leading a high-performing, cross-functional team.
- Hands-on experience at production scale and proficiency in parts of our tech stack — React, TypeScript, Backend-for-Frontend APIs, Postgres/MySQL, AWS.
- Demonstrated expertise with agile methodologies and a deep understanding of the software development lifecycle.
- Strong English communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Proven ability to design and guide scalable, resilient, and maintainable system architectures.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving startup environment, adapting to changes and helping team members build resilience.
- Track record of building applications/pages that impact consumer acquisition. This can include top, mid and lower funnel.
- Prior experience working on growth oriented consumer facing applications with an understanding of how to measure and improve key engineering metrics.
Preferred Requirements:
- Experience in B2C with marketplace platforms, e-commerce, or related industries.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Benefits:
💸 Get paid in USD. Whatever your choice! We use Deel to make things easier for you!
🗺 Work remotely: design the life that you want.
⛱ Enjoy 15 days of vacation each year from the start date.
🩺 Healthcare Benefit: Monthly stipend to use with your preferred healthcare provider.
🎄 16 fully paid Argentinean holidays.
🗓️ 5- year Sabbatical: After 5 years with CookUnity, you get a 4-week paid sabbatical.
🐣 Paid family leave.
🕯 Compassionate Leave: 3-5 days each time the need arises.
🧘🏽♀️ Customize the benefits that suit your needs! Access a range of perks tailored to you, including learning opportunities, wellness memberships, delivery apps, and more through our comprehensive benefit platform.
🧑🏫 Personalized English coach.
Learn More About CookUnity:
We believe great leadership starts with alignment on vision, values, and ways of working. To give you deeper insight into who we are and what we’re looking for, we invite you to explore: CookUnity's Leadership Principles – The values and behaviors that guide how we operate, collaborate, and scale.
We hope this provides valuable insight into our culture and product vision. If this excites you, we’d love to connect!
If you’re interested in this role, please submit your application and if we think you might be a fit, we'll get in touch with you. Thank you for your time!
CookUnity is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are dedicated to creating a community of inclusion and an environment free from discrimination or harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.
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