Engineering Manager Connect

(Full Time — Chicago)


The Company

At Edovo, our mission is to help everyone connected to incarceration build better lives. We’ve created a secure digital platform to expand education behind bars, reduce recidivism and to support the vocational, rehabilitation and communication needs of the 2.2 million people in jails and prisons. Users have access to thousands of hours of self-guided learning materials. Upon release, our learners have the option to continue their progress on the outside. Edovo offers courses in subjects ranging from basic literacy and GED to career exploration and cognitive behavioral therapy. We’re also building tools to keep people in touch with jobs, social services, friends, and family. Our team is committed to supporting opportunities for justice-involved people.


Don’t take it just from us. Awards, publications, grants, and partnerships all around the country are recognizing the momentum and impact of Edovo. A select few: Global EdTech Startup Champion in London out of 1,000+ competitors; GIIRS Platinum Rating for social impact; MacArthur Foundation Grant Award Winner; Forbes article feature; Chicago Community Trust grant award winner; Impact Engine portfolio member; SXSW Civic Tech Innovation Pitch Competition runner-up; Chicago Innovation "Up and Comer" Award winner; and so much more.


Check out a brief picture of our program from the perspective of the people who use it. Visit Edovo on Vimeo for more.

The Team


We’re a tight-knit bunch of software craftspeople with a passion for solving hard problems for the greater good.  We’re involved in every step of the product development process with deep ownership from first ideas through to delivery.  We’re seasoned Agile veterans who know the best teams pick from the many individual practices and tools instead of prescriptions.  We’re unafraid of new technology and happily evaluate each on its merits to the organization and our team. That said, we prefer simple solutions and tried-and-true technology over immature bleeding edge tech.  


We work full-stack and developers on the team own features end-to-end.  We happily pull in a peer when we need a pair to get through a tough problem or just for a second pair of eyes.  We carefully balance new feature development with investments in quality of life and efficiency for ourselves.


We believe that diversity of background and experience is key and work hard to build teams that reflect this.    

The Role


We’ve recently acquired a Cypress, CA (That’s Los Angeles-ish) based telecommunications company.  They operate an orthogonal platform to ours, focused on delivering high quality communications services to the incarcerated.  Their small engineering team has done a great job building the platform for today, and we are looking for a senior engineering leader to help architect the next communications platform to meet our accelerating growth.  


GENERAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES


  • Lead a team of 6 to 12 through architectural oversight, mentorship, and technical contributions.  

  • Define and lead the teams’ development process.  This includes facilitating efficient meetings such as iteration planning and retrospectives.  

  • Gain a deep understanding of the current architecture to provide a roadmap that mitigates key technical risks and delivers on important business objectives.   

  • Architect, plan, and deliver a high availability voice and video platform.  


PROJECTS YOU’LL WORK ON

  • Designing and delivering world class telecommunications services to the incarcerated and their loved ones.  These will include phone (voip), video, sms, and email.

  • Implement modern engineering practices and mentor the team in their use.  

  • Introducing modern analytics and monitoring, real time alerting, and automated repair.

  • Working with the CTO to define, interview, and hire for key engineering roles.  

Qualifications


MUST-HAVES

  • 5-10 years working in modern full-stack web-application development

  • 2-5 years managing Agile engineering teams.  

  • Experience with Microsoft .NET and associated technologies

  • Experience with VOIP and Video delivery.  

  • Experience with modern software delivery practices such as continuous integration, continuous deployment, red/green deployments, and real-time monitoring.

  • Experience working with systems serving tens of thousands of users concurrently

  • Experience building rich client web applications in Javascript (we use React.js).

  • Experience with HTML/CSS and Javascript.    


BONUS POINTS FOR

  • Experience with Java and the JVM

  • Leading Agile transformations

  • Experience working in telecommunications technology, especially Asterisk.  

Details

  • Location: Chicago, IL

  • Salary: Competitive compensation commensurate with experience

  • Department: Product and Development, reporting to the Principal Engineer

  • Travel: Up to 50% travel for the first six months, 25% travel for the following 12 months, then as needed thereafter.    

Inquiries


Edovo is an impact driven private company. We offer our employees an exceptional workplace and fully paid benefits for team members and their families. We hire tenacious, innovative and passionate people and give them opportunities to grow and succeed.


If you've had the chance to read all the way through this job description, after you've applied, send an email to Tyler Jennings at tyler@edovo.com. Please include "[Unlock Potential]" in the subject of your email and a brief statement of 1) why you're excited about this opportunity and 2) why you'd knock it out of the park. No formal cover letter required, just tell us a bit about you!


Teams with bold missions need diverse ideas to generate the most impact. For that reason, Edovo is committed to building diverse and inclusive work spaces. We don't discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. And yes, we believe in second chances.


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