Engineering Team Lead

| Chicago, IL
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Jellyvision is hiring an Engineering Team Lead

Jellyvision’s headquarters is in Chicago, and, post-COVID, many of us will be returning to the Chicago offices (by choice, not requirement -- our philosophy is “Flexible First”).  But this position is also eligible for work by a remote employee out of CA, FL, GA, IL, KY, MA, MI, MN, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TX, UT, WA, or WI.

What we do

We’re the proud parents of ALEX®, an interactive employee communications platform that makes choosing (and using) employee benefits easier and more enjoyable. Our credo is a simple one: be helpful. And we think the best way to achieve that is with a staff that reflects the vast range of ideas, perspectives, and experiences of the millions of people who use our products.

Who we are

Jellyvision is committed to continuous evolution and to fostering a more diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is welcomed, valued, and respected. It doesn’t matter your race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity, sex, or country of origin...we just want amazing people who are willing to grow along with us.

How you’ll help

Jellyvision’s Engineering organization prides itself on building cross-functional teams capable of solving a variety of technical problems, while also providing an environment for developers to grow their skills. As a Team Lead, you'll provide leadership for a cross-functional team consisting of junior and senior application and test engineers. You’ll use your technical experience and interpersonal savvy to collaborate with your team on writing and shipping straightforward and maintainable code, while reserving time to guide and support the team, both as a unit and as individuals.

What you’ll do

Our Team Leads are equally as excited about writing quality, clean code, as they are about helping grow and mentor their team. A strong Team Lead at Jellyvision will help their team navigate technical, interpersonal, and cross-team challenges. Responsibilities include:

  • Design and implement straightforward solutions to problems
  • Write maintainable, reliable, and performant code
  • Participate in thoughtful and constructive code reviews
  • Help translate business requirements into actionable, efficient software
  • Manage 2-3 direct reports, including regular 1-1’s
  • Coach, mentor, and pair with less experienced team members
  • Foster an inclusive team environment
  • Identify and create learning opportunities for direct reports to learn and grow
  • Advocate for the team’s time and developer experience
  • Collaborate with product and creative staff, as well as other engineering teams
  • Evaluate build vs. buy decisions to help ensure tech savvy decisions

Experience & skills you’ll need

  • 3+ years of experience developing and delivering software solutions in a team environment
  • Experience with both standing up net new products, as well as developing new functionality on existing products and systems
  • Experience working with Agile methodologies: you understand that Agile is a set of principles, not a fixed process, and can advocate for adapting those principles to fit the team’s needs
  • Proven communication skills, showing the ability to collaborate within and across teams
  • A commitment to mentoring and teaching other, less experienced team members (previous managing experience a plus, but not required)
  • An excellent giver and receiver of constructive code review feedback
  • Docker and DevOps skills (not required, but definitely a plus)
  • Experienced developing software with Git (familiarity with git-flow would be another bonus)
  • Horrified at the thought of working without Source Control

In addition, looking for experience with:

  • Designing and developing full-stack web applications using Ruby, JavaScript and modern front-end frameworks like Next.js, React, Vue, or Angular
  • Unit testing and test automation
  • Relational databases
  • AWS (DevOps experience is a bonus)
  • Containerization / Docker

Skills

  • Communicates Effectively
  • Decision Quality
  • Develops Talent
  • Tech Savvy
  • Drives Engagement
  • Manages Conflict
  • Persuades

Thanks for your interest in Jellyvision!

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An Insider's view of Jellyvision

How would you describe the company’s work-life balance?

When the company culture from top-down is set to take accountability and pride in your work, when leadership trusts and empowers employees to do the right thing and gives them flexibility as Jellyvision does, it motivates employees to give their very best to the organization. Work-Life Balance is not just a buzzword at Jellyvision.

Rajal

Senior Product Management, Benefits Engagement

How do you collaborate with other teams in the company?

If I’m coordinating, I absolutely love ending a meeting by summarizing action items any teams are accountable for before everyone leaves. Especially with so much information to keep track of, it helps me to pinpoint the important bits. Making sure there is clarity all around is the best and most efficient way that I can collaborate with teams.

Ashleigh

Talent Sourcer

What makes someone successful on your team?

Our team scales across Jellyvision, with a mix of curiosity, humility, and helpfulness. We willingly lean in to support the products that help people protect their health and well-being. And while a wicked sense of humor is in no way a requirement, we’ve lucked out with truly interesting, funny folks.

Chrissy

SVP Product Marketing

What unique initiatives do you have that encourage innovation?

Implementation is a team of ballers, constantly impressing me with new ideas. Our most recent ideas are new classes around Professional Development and a pilot approach to quickly implement customers. These ideas came from folks on the team. When my coworkers have these ideas, my job is to give them the support and resources to run with them.

Alex

SVP of Customer Operations

What are Jellyvision Perks + Benefits

Jellyvision Benefits Overview

We are currently redefining the way we will be returning to an office setting. To ensure the health and safety of our employees, Jellyvision will be working remotely until Summer 2021. Going forward, we will be focused on a “flexible first” approach where office space is available for those who wish to use it.

*5% Match on 401k

*Unlimited PTO

*Remote work stipend

*HSA & FSA Contribution

*14 Weeks Maternity Leave - 6 Weeks Paternity/Non-Gestational

*Gender Transition Assistance

*Education Reimbursement

*Medical, Vision & Dental - Multiple Plans

*Hilarious Slack Channels/Community Engagement Groups

*Membership to the Jellyvision Band - they Rock! (pun intended)

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Pair programming
Open office floor plan
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Although we have an HQ in Chicago that we're able to work out of, every employee (remote or local) has the option to work off-site as much as they'd like.
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Highly diverse management team
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
We have an HSA and a transit FSA!
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
Transgender health care benefits
Wellness days
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Charitable contribution matching
At Jellyvision, we have a charity allowance, which does not require our employees to make any contribution. Just choose your charitable organization and let Jellyvision know where to send the money.
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Childcare benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Adoption Assistance
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Generous PTO
Paid volunteer time
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Onsite office parking
Recreational clubs
Fitness stipend
Home-office stipend for remote employees
All employees, whether remote or local to Chicago, receive a home office stipend.
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Tuition reimbursement
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Continuing education stipend

Additional Perks + Benefits

We check in with our employees regularly to make sure our perks and benefits stay relevant to what is being asked for. At Jellyvision, we understand that every human is unique and we want to make sure that everyone feels supported.

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