Engineering Manager- Big Data

For Israel-based positions, we encourage working from our Sarona, Tel Aviv office a few days a week, meeting your colleagues, and having a flexible work environment.

Our Mission: 

To actively connect people to their next great opportunity. 

Who We Are: 

ZipRecruiter is a leading online employment marketplace. Powered by AI-driven smart matching technology, the company actively connects millions of all-sized businesses and job seekers through innovative mobile, web, and email services, as well as through partnerships with the best job boards on the web. ZipRecruiter has the #1 rated job search app on iOS & Android.

Summary:

Our team has a unique opportunity to work on applications at scale, serving millions of jobseekers and tens of thousands of customers. We’re working on building an efficient marketplace of jobseekers and employers and need full-stack engineers and engineering managers to build fast, scalable, and effective applications that help connect people to their next job. We provide an essential service and have a thriving business as a result.

Our business is complex and we’re looking for engineering managers who can own entire (or even multiple) product lines, drive business value while investing in their team’s/tech stack’s health, and coach engineers to build a strong culture of excellence, ownership, and personal and professional growth.

Responsibilities:

• Own the mission, execution, morale, and code quality of your team
• Partner effectively with product managers, other engineering leaders and Sr. technical staff to maintain and execute against the product roadmap
• Serve as a force multiplier for your team by removing roadblocks, identifying and implementing process improvements, and delegating effectively
• Actively build community and culture throughout the engineering organization
• Continually research and implement management best practices, including providing frequent, actionable, constructive feedback to team members
• Help drive the innovation and evolution of ZipRecruiter

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of engineering management experience 
• 8+ years of experience in a fast-paced software development environment at scale
• Experience developing data-intensive applications
• Strong track record of delivering high-quality software while leading teams of 3 to 10 engineers
• Demonstrated ability to lead through influence and collaboration rather than pure authority
• Ability to make key decisions in a timely manner while simultaneously weighing the needs and input of multiple stakeholders
• Strong written and verbal communication, with a bias toward action and follow-through
• Being a People person - being able to lead a team of engineers and mentor them to grow and fulfill their career goals

Preferred Qualifications:

• BS/MS/PhD in Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, related technical field experience with Big Data tools: Spark (preferred), Kafka, Elasticsearch 
• Demonstrated experience innovating novel approaches and solutions to ambiguous problems
• Experience working with geo-distributed teams

As part of our team you’ll enjoy:

• Competitive salary
• A fun environment where work-life balance is valued