Technical Lead, Software Engineering #47
Bullhorn is the leading global software provider for the staffing and recruitment industry. More than 10,000 companies rely on Bullhorn’s cloud-based platform to power their staffing processes from start to finish. Through our incredible products and services, we create raving fan customers, resulting in company growth that consistently offers new opportunities for our talent to advance their careers. 25% of our global workforce gets promoted or moves into a new role every year, expanding their skills and working with new people. Bullhorn is large enough to provide these exciting opportunities but small enough to maintain the energy of a startup, and we’re consistently ranked as a great place to work for our strong culture and rewarding career opportunities.
Our commitment to our employees: Every Bullhorn employee has a sense of belonging, a voice that is heard, and a clear path to success. Bullhorn offers unlimited planned vacation, great opportunities for career development, quarterly paid volunteer days through its philanthropic group Bullhorn Cares, and an open invitation to Bullhorn Allies groups, which celebrate and cultivate diversity and inclusion for all employees.
Our in-office employees enjoy a casual, collaborative environment with weekly catered-in lunch and breakfast, and quarterly social events. While working from the comfort of their own homes, our remote employees are provided a full equipment package with all the tools they need to perform their role. We use Zoom, Slack, and other tools to stay connected while we are remote.
As a Technical Lead, Software Engineering at Bullhorn, you will work closely with the product and development leadership team to drive development best practices and lead the execution of product delivery teams at Bullhorn. You will be the primary leader and coach for the development and testing resources on the teams you oversee providing technical coaching and oversight to help individual contributors meet delivery targets and grow in their careers.
As a Technical Lead, Software Engineering, a typical day might include:
Coaching and mentoring individual contributors on technical skills and career development
Working closely with other development leadership to define and implement best practices
Collaborating with product leadership on aligning resources for executing on roadmap
Attending team ceremonies including daily standups, retrospectives, grooming , and sprint planning meetings
Participating in regular team collaboration meetings at the product directive and product line level
Helping other leaders in Bullhorn drive cross-team objectives and technical initiatives
Collaborating with Bullhorn leadership teams in strategic decisions on technical stacks, team priorities, and team structure
Sharing knowledge and best practices across various teams and disciplines within Bullhorn
This job might be for you if:
You have 6+ years of experience building and delivering software using Java technologies
You have experience with modern Angular (2+) and/or React
You have 1+ years in a management role with a proven track record of leading effective teams, particularly with distributed teams.
You have a passion for quality and continuous improvement across all areas of software development.
You have demonstrated success in mentoring development teams in development best practices
You have led Agile teams and are comfortable guiding teams toward continuously improving processes.
You are comfortable communicating and debating technical and leadership ideas both in writing and in person.
You are dedicated to effective hiring, creating staffing plans, writing job descriptions, attracting talent, hiring and retaining great employees You dig deep into issues and ensure you're fixing the root of every problem to minimize chances of encountering that type of issue again.
Bonus point for:
You've earned a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field
Understanding and experience with CI/CD pipelines (using Git, Jenkins)
Exposure to application containerization (Kubernetes, Docker, etc.)
Deep experience with software delivery on cloud platforms (like AWS) with an understanding of economic and business models for software in the cloud
Expertise in designing SaaS systems for fault tolerance and high availability, including the systems that monitor and alert for issues
Bullhorn is committed to our core values and we are looking for people who exhibit these traits:
- Service - You go beneath the surface to solve problems.
- Energy - You build up your teammates and leave people positively charged.
- Ownership - You take action and own up to your mistakes.
- Speed & Agility - You go around obstacles and demonstrate urgency.
- Being Human - You consider other people's perspectives, laugh, and have fun.
Bullhorn is fully committed to equal opportunities. We aim to create a working environment free from discrimination. This means all job applicants and employees will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy, race, religion, or belief, gender or sexual orientation.