R&D Team Leader

Summary

Join ZipRecruiter, a leading online employment marketplace, and become an R&D Team Leader. This role involves owning entire product lines, driving business value, investing in team and tech stack health, and coaching engineers. You will be responsible for mission execution, morale, and code quality. The position requires strong collaboration with product managers and a focus on process improvement. ZipRecruiter offers a hybrid work environment and values work-life balance. The company is committed to connecting people with their next great opportunity.

Requirements

• 2+ years of engineering management experience
• 5+ years of experience in a fast-paced software development environment at scale
• Strong track record of delivering high-quality software while leading teams of 3 to 5 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
• Experience developing high traffic full stack web or data applications
• People person - being able to lead a team of engineers and mentor them to grow and fulfill their career goals

Responsibilities

• Own the mission, execution, morale, and code quality of your team
• Partner effectively with product managers 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

Preferred Qualifications

• BS/MS thematics, Computer Science, Physics, related technical field
• 3+ years of engineering management experience
• Experience in leading Backend teams with technologies such as: Scala, Java
• Some experience with Big Data tools: Spark (preferred), Kafka, Elasticsearch
• Demonstrated experience innovating novel approaches and solutions to ambiguous problems
• Experience managing offshore development teams or projects

Benefits

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