Sr. Manager, Engineering

Job Description

Job Description

Join the Market Leader in Electric Power Data and Analytics Solutions

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.

Position Details:

• Salary Range: $140,000 - 170,000 USD
• Yes Energy's Core Offices - Boulder, CO; Richmond, VA; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; or remote
• Full-Time
• Hybrid
• Reports to: Vice President, Engineering

Position Summary :

As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will play a key leadership role in shaping and delivering scalable, high-impact data products that support critical power market settlement workflows. You will partner closely with engineering, product, and domain experts to drive technical direction, improve development practices, and ensure the successful delivery of reliable, high-performance systems.

Primary 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.
• Partner 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.

Minimum 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.
• 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).
• 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, Microsoft SQL Service, C#, Oracle, Snowflake, AWS, Azure, Cloud, Data Engineering, Process Improvement, Psychological Safety, Data Platforms, Finance, Energy Markets, Engineering Management, Leadership

At Yes Energy, we value connecting directly with candidates. We kindly ask that third-party recruiters and agencies not submit resumes, as we are not open to external recruiting partnerships.

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 across the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Culture

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.

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.

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.

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.