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<div><div><div><div><p><span><span>EverCommerce</span><span> [Nasdaq: EVCM] is a leading service commerce platform, providing vertically tailored, integrated SaaS solutions that help more than 600,000 global service-based businesses accelerate growth, streamline operations, and increase retention. Our modern digital and mobile applications create predictable, informed, and convenient experiences between customers and their service professionals. Specializing in Home & Field Services, Health Services, and Fitness & Wellness industries, </span><span>EverCommerce</span><span> solutions include end-to-end business management software, embedded payment acceptance, marketing technology, and customer engagement applications.</span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span> </span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>We are building an extraordinary company and looking for talented, energetic, and motivated people to join our team. You can learn more about our Company, Culture and Values here: </span></span><a href="https://www.evercommerce.com/about-us/careers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span><span><span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto;">https://www.evercommerce.com/about-us/careers/</span></span></span></a><span><span> </span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>We are looking for a</span><span>n </span></span><span><span>Engineering Manager</span></span><span><span> to </span><span>lead one of </span><span>the </span><span>product development squads working on our Joist product.</span><span> </span><span>Joist, an </span><span>EverCommerce</span><span> solution group, </span></span><span><span>is an </span><span>en</span><span>d to end</span><span> vertical software platform for small & medium-sized </span><span>trades</span><span> contractors. We have a simple mission: Make Contractors Heroes. Joist provides web and mobile applications for small business contractors to estimate, invoice, record, and process payments, and manage projects from anywhere. From humble beginnings, </span><span>we're</span><span> now helping over 1 million contractors across North America, the UK, and Australia, making us one of the largest trades </span><span>platform</span><span> in the world and we have major growth planned!</span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><b><span>You:</span></b><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>You are deeply experienced in both managing other engineers and building software with an Agile mindset. You care deeply about diversity, growth, and enabling success in others. You will contribute to solutions from </span><span>inception</span><span> to deployment, and everything in between. The solutions you and your team build must not only work for Joist </span><span>today, but</span><span> also support rapid iteration and innovation as we grow. Your work is going to be nothing less than redefining the home renovation industry, and your tool belt is full of tools that </span><span>assist</span><span> with software delivery, team </span><span>growth</span><span> and development, and more. </span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><b><span>Responsibilities</span></b><b><span>:</span></b><span> </span></p></div><div><p><b><span>Leadership</span></b><span><span> You have the ability to guide a team by example.</span><span> As a leader on our development team, you </span><span>are able to</span><span> instill the values of kindness, diversity, </span><span>quality</span><span> and ownership in the people around you and provide feedback on how to improve as a team.</span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><b><span>Teamwork</span></b><span><span> Many</span><span> of the problems we </span><span>encounter</span><span> require insight from many parts of the business. Your ability to coordinate and communicate with your peers is essential to our success.</span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><b><span>Architecture</span></b><span><span> You have a strong understanding of the building blocks of a robust and scalable system. You are able to dissect business problems into </span><span>well designed</span><span> systems. You have the experience to know what to build and the discipline to know what not </span><span>to</span><span>.</span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><b><span>CS Fundamentals</span></b><span><span> You have an understanding of algorithms, data structures, design patterns and data storage technologies.</span><span> </span><span>You are able to select the right tool for the right job.</span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><b><span>Delivery Focused</span></b><span><span> Code on a laptop </span><span>doesn’t</span><span> solve problems. You know that a project is only done once </span><span>it's</span><span> delivered and </span><span>validated</span><span>. Residential construction is a large problem to tackle. You are inspired to complete a project because you know that 5 more problems are waiting to be tackled, and you do it all without sacrificing quality.</span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><b><span>Passion</span></b><span><span> Hard problems are not solved overnight. It takes a special kind of attitude and hunger to disrupt an entrenched industry. Your passion is what you share with every teammate at Joist. Passion for technology, passion for working as a team, passion for change, and passion for building an industry revolutionizing product.</span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><b><span>Required Skills and </span><span>Experience</span><span>:</span></b><span> </span></p></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>2+ years of experience leading engineers as their direct manager in a product development environment, preferably managing teams that span multiple technology stacks</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>5+ years of professional industry experience as a software developer working in agile teams</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div></div><div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>A successful record of mentoring and growing other engineers during your years of experience</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Experience managing cross-functional product squads that include Product Management, Design, and QA/SDET partners</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>A proven ability to take ownership of software projects, from scoping and estimation all the way to being live in production</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Experience and passion for Agile, DevOps and Lean approaches to delivering software and value for our customers</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>You know how to join and partner with Product Management to experiment, iterate, and ship fast for customers</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>The ability to communicate clearly and concisely about deeply technical topics in an easy-to-understand way </span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>You hold strong opinions about how to build great software and products but are receptive to the views of others; you know when to be flexible and when to hold steady</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>You are an expert in agile software development processes</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p><b><span>Bonus Qualities:</span></b><span> </span></p></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Direct experience with Ruby on Rails, React, iOS (Swift), or Android (Kotlin)</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Experience managing engineers across multiple technology stacks simultaneously</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>Background managing teams in companies with multiple product squads sharing common <span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; display: inline; text-decoration: inherit; hyphens: auto;">platform/infrastructure</span></span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><p><span><span>You hold a degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or in a similar field. While not a requirement, it helps to have a common baseline of understanding of CS principles when working with other technical people.</span></span><span> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p><span><span> </span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><b><span>Where:</span></b><span><span> Remote (Joist head office </span><span>located</span><span> in Toronto, Canada). </span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>The </span><span>EverCommerce</span><span> team is distributed globally, with teams in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Jordan, New Zealand, and Australia. With a widely distributed team, we are used to working remotely across different time zones. This role can be based anywhere in the United States or Canada – if </span><span>you’re</span><span> close to one of our offices, we can set you up in-office or you can work 100% remotely. Please note that you must be eligible to work without sponsorship to qualify for this position, and this role may require travel to our Corporate Headquarters in Denver, Colorado, or to other offic</span></span><b><span>e loc</span></b><span><span>ations around North America. </span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>  </span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><b><span><span>Benefits & Perks:</span></span><span> </span></b></p></div><div><p><span><span>· Flexibility to work where/how you want within your country of employment – in-office, remote, or hybrid</span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>· Robust wellness benefits, including an annual wellness stipend</span></span><span> </span></p></div></div><div><p><span><span>· Flexible and generous (FTO) time-off</span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>· Employee Stock Purchase Program</span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>· Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) with 4% company match</span></span><span> </span></p><p></p><p></p><p><b>Compensation</b>: The target base compensation for this position is $150,000 to $165,000 CAD. Final offer amounts will be determined by a variety of factors, including candidate expertise and location, and may vary from this range. </p><p>EverCommerce is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We look forward to reviewing your credentials and getting to know more about your experience!</p></div></div></div><p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p><span>EverCommerce is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We look forward to reviewing your credentials and getting to know more about your experience!</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

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