Engineering Manager

In the Engineering group, we are accelerating the product vision by building solutions in a fun, collaborative, efficient, and adaptive team. As an Engineering Manager on the Yes AI initiative, you will build and lead the Bucharest engineering team responsible for bringing this product to life. You will collaborate with leaders in technology, data, and energy to build and deliver solutions and tools for handling the highly complex problems posed by the evolving power grid. You will also work directly on projects to integrate systems and serve energy data to customers. We are curious people who take pride in our work, value high-quality communication, and strive to improve continuously.

Responsibilities

Build and lead the Yes AI engineering team in Bucharest — hire, onboard, and grow engineers passionate about AI and data; Coach engineers on technical craft and career development; maintain a culture of psychological safety and continuous improvement; Collaborate with engineering leadership to define the team roadmap, delivery standards, and Agile process for the Yes AI initiative; Serve as the primary bridge between the Bucharest team and cross-functional stakeholders (product, data, domain experts, sales enablement); Stay close enough to the technical work to contribute meaningfully to architecture discussions and remove blockers quickly; Own team health metrics: delivery predictability, quality, and engineer satisfaction

Requirements

3+ years as an engineering leader with a servant leadership mindset; 2+ years managing engineers and shipping complex products in an agile environment; Hands-on software development background — comfortable reviewing code and discussing architecture; Passionate about creating and improving efficient software development practices; Track record of growing engineers' careers and building high-trust team dynamics; Strong communicator; proven ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical stakeholders; Track record of collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders to deliver great products; Experience with Agile Software Development methodologies

Nice to have

Experience with Lean Software Development, DevOps, and CI/CD is a plus; Energy industry experience or experience in equities/commodities trading is a plus; Developing People: Holds an intentional focus on uncovering motivators, providing constructive feedback, and supporting engineers to help them grow along their career path; Sets Vision & Purpose: Articulates a clear, compelling direction that inspires confidence and connects day-to-day agile engineering tasks to broader organizational goals; Efficiencies: Strives for operational excellence by refining CI/CD, DevOps, or Lean software processes to eliminate waste and drive sustainable growth; General Subject Matter Expertise: Possesses sufficient technical fluency in Java, Python, SQL, or cloud systems to evaluate risks, guide technical execution, and represent the team; AI & Data Platforms: Experience leading engineering teams on AI, LLM, or complex data platforms using RAG, MCP, LangChain, or Snowflake infrastructure; Energy Industry Understanding: Prior experience in the electricity sector, utilities, energy markets, or equities/commodities trading environments

Benefits

Real bonuses that are achievable and that you can impact; Private medical insurance; Wellness/gym benefits; Flexible vacation; Flexible work schedules; Investment in formal and informal professional development