Job brief: Software Engineer II

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on Home Chef's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (3 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-07.
• The apply link opens job-boards.greenhouse.io, the address Home Chef's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $125,000 to $140,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Chicago, IL
• Posted: 2026-10-19

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Not stated. The posting does not state a level or years of experience.

Must have

• You will review the work of other engineers and provide constructive feedback, and investigate and troubleshoot production errors when required.
• Must be comfortable working with version control such as GitHub
• Must be well-versed in at least one code editor (VS Code, Sublime, Vim, etc.)
• Must be comfortable working with tools like Slack and GSuite
• Must be willing to respond to on-call events when they occur.

Conditions

• In 2023, Home Chef introduced a new brand, Tempo ! Tempo features a rotating selection of ready-to-heat meals delivered directly to your door.
• This position requires 0% travel
• Paid holidays, sick time and vacation time

Main duties

• Write code proficiently in React, Javascript and CSSPerform deploys in a Heroku environment
• Ship and maintain reliable, scalable, efficient code
• Develop mobile features for iOS and Android using React Native
• Contribute to discussions to influence the roadmap and product development of Home Chef tools
• Communicate and write code clearly while pair programming

Lines copied from the posting, not rewritten. "Preferred" or "nice to have" items are not listed as must-haves.

How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for software engineer jobs in Chicago, IL: $176k a year (18 listings, 6 employers). This listing is 25% lower.
• Across Home Chef's 30 open listings, 30% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Home Chef hires

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