Afresh Senior Engineering Manager for DC Buying leading engineering for Afresh's AI-powered fresh buying product. Responsible for hiring, developing engineers, setting technical standards, and owning the product roadmap.
Responsibilities
As Senior Engineering Manager for DC Buying, you'll lead engineering for Afresh's AI-powered fresh buying product. Buyers at grocery distribution centers use it to decide what to buy, how much, and when. Every order a DC buyer places determines what lands in the stores it serves. Get it right and shelves stay full and less food goes to waste across the whole network.
DC Buying is live with enterprise customers and scaling fast. Your job is to make it the tool DC buyers can't work without. You'll own engineering end to end and partner with product, design, data engineering and applied science on one roadmap. You'll also work directly with customers to make sure what we build supports buyers' daily work.
We're looking for someone who has demonstrated excellence as an engineering manager, thinks beyond their own team, and wants to own the outcome, not just the delivery.
Lead engineering
Hire, develop and retain a senior team of product engineers. Set clear expectations, invest in their careers, and address performance directly and on time.
Set the technical bar. Review architecture, push back on unnecessary complexity, and be deliberate about where we take on and pay down tech debt.
Build strong relationships with peer engineering leaders across platform, data and AI, so DC benefits from shared tooling instead of reinventing it.
Build the roadmap
Own the DC Buying roadmap with product, design and science leads. Balance customer asks, technical investment and business goals.
Know the business deeply. Understand what matters to users, moves key metrics and how to delight customers.
Execute effectively
Make clean commitments, internally and with customers, then hit them. Tell people early when something is going to slip.
Qualification
Supply chainYou've shipped forecastingFamiliarity with our stackSalary Band in UWhy You’ll Love Working at AfreshAt Afresh
Preferred
Supply chain, retail or grocery experience, especially demand forecasting, replenishment or inventory optimization.
You've shipped forecasting, optimization or recommendation products that operators act on every day.
You've taken a product from early design partners to production at enterprise customers.
Familiarity with our stack: Python, TypeScript, React, GraphQL, Databricks, Azure.
This position is not eligible for company sponsorship.
Salary Band in U.S. (USD): $203,745 - $275,655 + meaningful early-stage equity + benefits
Why You’ll Love Working at Afresh
At Afresh, our mission to eliminate food waste starts with investing in our people. We provide a comprehensive support system designed to help you do your best work while maintaining a healthy, balanced life.
