Company Description

We’ve all had a recruiting experience that stands out, either because it was magical or ‘oh so horrible.’ 

The technology that recruiting teams use to find, connect with, and advance talent often shapes a candidate’s experience. Yello’s software enables employers to recruit effectively and efficiently. If it excites you to be a part of a team that helps some of the world’s largest brands connect with their talent, then come grow your career with Yello. 

Founded in 2008, Yello is a venture-backed talent acquisition software company that empowers Fortune 500 and fast-growing enterprise companies to find the best talent for their organizations. Our solutions help recruiters love their work — and helps people early in their careers find their dream job. 

~We believe in bringing our authentic selves to work 
~We are hungry to learn and are forever curious
~We put our customers first
~We focus on execution and work as a team
~And last but not least, we strive to start with empathy in all of our interactions. 

About The Role

As an Engineering Manager at Yello, you own the outcomes of your team. You’re responsible for all development, delivery, and support of products and features built by your team. You will collaborate closely with talented individuals from Engineering, IT, Product, Sales, and Marketing to help ensure that we build the right products and features while always focusing on high-quality software and great customer experiences.
 
You will work with engineering and product leadership to execute the quarterly product roadmap, ensuring that our products continue to meet the needs of our users. While we focus on delivering the product roadmap you will also contribute to and execute our technical strategy and build the team around you.

How You'll Make An Impact

• Effectively coach, mentor, influence, and inspire the technical and professional development of each team member
• Grow the team by sourcing and hiring the right people.
• Actively communicate the goals and objectives of Yello to ensure the team understands the true impact of their effort
• Empower the team to make decisions by removing fear, conflict, and other impediments. Effectively escalate these issues when necessary
• Continuously improve the flow of delivery by diagnosing and addressing bottlenecks discovered throughout the entire development process
• Align the team to the agile best practices outlined and followed by the organization
• Bridge all communication gaps between the team and business to help achieve shared understanding across all groups within the organization
• Regularly meet with product leadership to assess team goals and priorities
• Provide technical suggestions to help the team uncover potential solutions when faced with complex problems
• Engage with other engineering teams to ensure technical alignment and consistency across the organization
• Assess potential technical leaders within the team

What We're Looking For

• 2+ years of experience managing a team of 4+ engineers
• 5+ years of experience building software systems
• BS, MS, or PhD in computer science or a related field, or equivalent work experience
• Experience successfully taking software projects from inception to production
• Active listener with great communication skills
• Experience building complex business applications for web or mobile 
• Experience creating and championing a team's technical strategy and roadmap
• Ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical teams such as Customer Service and Sales
• Comfortable diving into and reviewing code throughout the entire stack
• Provide a strong technical vision for systems and infrastructure teams
• Experience coaching enterprise design patterns, DDD or other scalability practices
• A broad knowledge-base and understanding of technologies such as information security, scalability, performance, resiliency
• Solid grasp on Agile software engineering practices

Additional Information

• We are open to remote applicants for this position as long as you are based in one of the states we are set up to do business in: CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, MI, NC, NH, NY, PA, VA, and WI. 
• Yello is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
• Candidates local to Chicago are preferred.
• You must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Must be able to sit or stand for continuous periods of time.
• This role frequently communicates/interacts with individuals, must have strong written and oral communication skills