Hi, we are ecobee.
ecobee introduced the world’s first smart Wi-Fi thermostat to help millions of consumers save money, conserve energy, and bring home automation into their lives. That was just the beginning. We continue our pursuit to create technology that brings peace of mind into the home and allows people to focus on the moments that matter most. We take pride in making a meaningful difference to the environment, all while being part of the exciting, connected home revolution.
In 2021, ecobee became a subsidiary of Generac Power Systems.Generac introduced the first affordable backup generator and later created the category of automatic home standby generator. The company is committed to sustainable, cleaner energy products poised to revolutionize the 21st century electrical grid. Together,we take pride in making a meaningful difference to the environment.
Why we love to do what we do:
We’re helping build the world of tomorrow with solutions that improve everyday life while making a positive impact on the planet. Our products and services work in harmony to provide comfort, efficiency, and peace of mind for millions of homes and businesses. While we’re proud of what we’ve done so far, there’s still a lot we can do—and you can be part of it.
Join our extraordinary team.
We're a rapidly growing global tech company headquartered in Canada, in the heart of downtown Toronto, with a satellite office in Leeds, UK (and remote ecopeeps in the US). We get to work with some of North America and UK's leading professionals. Our colleagues are proud to bring their authentic selves to work, confident that what we do is grounded in a greater purpose. We’re always looking for curious, talented, and passionate people to join our team.
Who You'll Be Joining:
The Mobile Platform team owns the core customer experiences and the overall quality and consistency of our iOS and Android apps. As the manager for the Mobile Platform team, you will be responsible for ensuring all mobile engineering teams across ecobee & Generac are productive in the shared mobile codebases by providing appropriate guidelines and governance. We need to balance the speed of releases, code maintainability, and product quality. You will have a significant influence on our overall strategy by helping define our future state, drive the system architecture, and establish scalable best practices.
How You’ll Make an Impact:
As an Engineering Manager at ecobee, you will
- Foster a positive, supportive and inclusive work environment.
- Hire and develop a team of engineers & managers - providing coaching, mentoring, motivation, and technical guidance.
- Continuously improve engineering practices - balancing speed, quality, and business impact.
- Deliver high-quality, scalable software on time and on-budget.
- Lead execution of project plans, delivery commitments and risk mitigation.
- Build strong partnerships with cross-functional teams and contribute to the overall direction of the company.
What You’ll Bring to the Table:
- Experience working as a senior engineer on mobile development teams. (Translates to roughly to 5 or more years of experience.)
- Experience as a manager of mobile engineering teams. (Translates to roughly 3 or more years of experience.)
- Expertise in one of both of Android and iOS native development. (Expertise in both is preferred, however expertise in one and demonstrable knowledge of the other works as an appropriate starting point for this role.)
- Experience working on mobile apps that have had to meet the challenge of scaling alongside large and growing user base.
- Experience delivering results in a fast-pace, demanding, high-stakes and sometimes ambiguous environment.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Experience communicating with technical and non-technical stakeholders across multiple business units.
- Experience with agile and other program management methodologies.
- You proactively identify upcoming risks, issues and bottlenecks within your team and across departmental boundaries.
- You are a smart, curious, and analytical person with a bias for action.
Just so you know: The hired candidate will be required to complete a background check.
What happens after you apply:
Application review. It will happen by an actual person in Talent Acquisition. We get upwards of 100+ applications for some roles, it can take a few days, but every applicant can expect a note regarding their application status.
Interview Process:
- Round 1: A 45-minute phone call with a member of Talent Acquisition.
- Round 2: A 1-hour virtual interview with senior members of our engineering leadership team.
- Round 3: A 1-hour virtual interview with senior members of the mobile engineering team.
- Round 4: A final 1-hour virtual interview with leaders from cross-functional teams you'll engage with regularly.
With ecobee, you’ll have the opportunity to:
- Be part of something big: Get to work in a fresh, dynamic, and ever-growing industry.
- Make a difference for the environment: Make a sustainable impact while on your daily job, and after it through programs like ecobee acts.
- Expand your career: Learn with our in-house learning enablement team, and enjoy our generous professional learning budget.
- Put people first: Benefit from competitive salaries, health benefits, and a progressive Parental Top-Up Program (75% top-up or five bonus days off).
- Play a part on an exceptional culture: Enjoy a fun and casual workplace with an open concept office, located at Queens Quay W & York St.ecobeeLeeds is based at our riverside office on the Calls.
- Celebrate diversity: Be part of a truly welcoming workplace. We offer a mentorship program and bias training.
Are you interested? Let's make it work.
Our people are empowered to take ownership of their schedules with workflows that allow for flexible hours. Based on your job, you have an option of a office-based, fully remote, or hybrid work environment. New team members working remotely, will have all necessary equipment provided and shipped to them, and we conduct our interviews and onboarding sessions primarily through video.
We’re committed to inclusion and accommodation.
ecobee believes that openness and diversity make us better. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply regardless of race, gender, age, religion, identity, or any other aspect which makes them unique. Accommodations can be made upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Our recruitment team is happy to answer any questions candidates may have about virtual interviewing, onboarding, and future work locations.
We’re up to incredible things. Come and be part of them.
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