Engineering Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Join the Market Leader in Electric Power Trading Solutions

The electrical grid is the largest and most complicated machine ever built - and right now, it’s in the middle of being reformed and reinvented! Yes Energy’s industry-leading electric power trading analytics software provides real-time visibility into a massive amount of data required to plan and efficiently operate that machine every minute of every day.

Our unique and innovative view of the data informs real-time financial and operational decisions that keep utility prices low and the grid reliable.

This drives innovation in this critical infrastructure. It’s challenging work with a purpose.

Be a part of our successful, growing business during national transformation.

Position Details

Full-Time

Hybrid

Reports to : Senior Director, Engineering

Location : Boulder, Colorado or Chicago, Illinois

Salary Range : $140000 - $170000

Position Summary

We seek to fill a full-time Engineering Manager position immediately in our Chicago or Boulder office. As an engineering member, you will be key in growing and innovating our complex, reliable, and performant data products.

You will work with a team to deliver valuable user experiences and problem-solving tools to our customers. We are curious people who take pride in our work, value high-quality communication, and strive to improve continuously.

Primary Responsibilities

Coach engineers to develop their careers as they build high-quality technologies across our application stack.

Champion a culture of learning, continuous improvement, and psychological safety.

Strategize with the engineering leadership to improve our processes and provide a great Developer Experience for our Engineers.

Collaborate with the Agile Software Development teams and client subject matter experts to ensure the successful delivery of software projects.

Develop and grow the Engineering Team by recruiting, hiring, and retaining curious and driven Engineers who delight in solving our customers’ problems.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum of 5 years experience as an Engineering Leader with a servant leadership mindset, a passion for product development flow, and a strong customer focus.

Minimum of 5 years experience managing small teams and building complex products in an agile environment.

Hands-on experience writing software.

Passionate about creating and improving efficient software development practices.

Strong communicator and loves coaching others.

Have a track record of collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders to deliver great products.

Experience with Agile Software Development methodologies (we use Kanban).

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Lean Software Development, DevOps, and CI / CD is a plus.

Energy industry experience or experience in equities / commodities trading is a plus.

Keywords :

Servant leadership, Agile, Kanban, Lean Software Development, DevOps, Web Applications, React, REST API, Oracle, Snowflake, AWS, Cloud, Data Engineering, Process Improvement, Psychological Safety, Data Platforms, Finance, Energy Markets, Engineering Management, Leadership

About Yes Energy

Overview

Yes Energy delivers real-time market data and electric power trading decision solutions. Over 1,000 market participants use Yes Energy solutions daily.

The business is a leader in all aspects of information content collection and management, developing and delivering data and market analytics solutions.

Since its inception in 2008, Yes Energy has become a trusted and respected supplier of innovative and reliable solutions focused on the needs of power market analysts, traders, and trade managers.

Yes Energy has a team of amazing professionals worldwide, including Boulder, CO (HQ); Boston, MA and Chicago, IL; Richmond, VA;

Glendora, CA; Auckland, NZ; and London, UK.

Culture

At Yes Energy, we care about saying Yes to customers. We like to listen, learn, and develop solutions according to their needs.

We think of customers as business partners, and when we help them be more successful, we are more successful, too.

Around the office, our culture is driven by some pretty fundamental values that we’re proud of :

• We love innovation and solving tough challenges;
• We are high standards people who combine passion and pride with hard work and rewards of all kinds in an ethic that is consistent across the company;
• We’re team-focused with a flat hierarchy we work in small teams on well-defined projects that directly impact the success of the business;

We play to the strengths and experience of each person while each of us also works along a continuum of roles adjacent to our focus area.

This presents the challenge of maintaining a broad set of skills as well as an opportunity to learn and contribute in many ways;

We are constantly growing. Professional development happens every day and every year.

Compensation and Benefits

We offer highly competitive salaries and real bonuses that are achievable and that you can impact. Our benefits package is also very competitive, including medical insurance, a 401 (k) Plan with matching, flexible vacation, and flexible work schedules.

Yes Energy encourages and funds investment in both formal and informal professional development.

In accordance with Colorado law, the range provided is Yes Energy’s reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role.

The actual amount may be higher or lower based on non-discriminatory factors such as location, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

At Yes Energy, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.

You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Yes Energy provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.

In addition to federal law requirements, Yes Energy complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location where the company has facilities.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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