Sr. Manager, Engineering

About the role

The electrical grid is the largest and most complicated machine ever built. Yes Energy’s industry-leading electric power trading analytics software provides real-time visibility into the massive amount of data generated by the North American electrical grid daily. Our unique and innovative view of the data informs real-time trading decisions and mid-to-long-term investment decisions that keep utility prices low, support the energy transition, and keep the grid running. It’s both challenging work and work with a purpose. Be a part of our successful, growing business during international transformation.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop engineers, fostering a high-performing team that delivers scalable and reliable solutions.
• Champion a culture of learning, continuous improvement, and psychological safety.
• Pilot with engineering leadership to define and drive technical strategy, improving development processes and enhancing Developer Experience across teams.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with Agile teams and domain experts to deliver complex, business-critical software solutions.
• Develop and grow the Engineering Team by recruiting, hiring, and retaining curious and driven Engineers who delight in solving our customers’ problems.
• Provide technical guidance and architectural input to ensure systems are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with long-term platform goals.

Requirements

• Minimum of 7+ years of engineering experience, including 5+ years in engineering leadership roles.
• Hands-on experience writing software.
• Experience influencing technical direction and driving delivery across multiple teams or complex systems.
• Passionate about creating and improving efficient software development practices.
• Strong communicator with a passion for coaching and developing others.
• Experience with Agile Software Development methodologies (we use Kanban).
• Experience with Lean Software Development, DevOps, and CI/CD is a plus.
• Energy industry experience or experience in equities/commodities trading is a plus.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience with web applications, React, REST API, Microsoft SQL Service, C#, Oracle, Snowflake, AWS, Azure, Cloud.
• Experience with data platforms, process improvement, and engineering management.

Skills

• Servant leadership.
• Agile.
• Kanban.
• Lean Software Development.
• DevOps.
• Data Engineering.

Benefits

Yes Energy offers highly competitive salaries and real bonuses that are achievable and that you can impact. Our benefits package includes medical insurance, a 401(k) Plan with matching, flexible vacation, and flexible work schedules.

Pay

Salary Range: $140,000 - 170,000 USD

Schedule

Full-Time Hybrid

Company Overview

About Yes Energy: 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 across the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Culture

About Yes Energy: Yes Energy has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Colorado, and we have the culture to prove it. At Yes Energy, we care about saying “Yes” to customers. We like to listen, learn, and develop solutions that align with their needs. We think about 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- with a consistent ethic across the company. We’re team-focused with a flat hierarchy. We work in small teams on well-defined projects that directly impact the business's success. We play to each person's strengths and experience 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 and an opportunity to learn and contribute in many ways. We are constantly growing. Professional development happens every day and every year.

EEO Statement

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities 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.