Engineering Manager (Ads)

Summary
Yelp engineering culture is driven by our values: we’re a cooperative team that values individual authenticity and encourages creative solutions to problems. All new engineers deploy working code their first week, and we strive to broaden individual impact with support from managers, mentors, and teams. At the end of the day, we’re all about helping our users, growing as engineers, and having fun in a collaborative environment.

As an Engineering Manager on Ads you’ll contribute to our mission to balance the interests of Yelp users, business owners, and Yelp’s revenue across a dynamic market that is constantly evolving. The teams work together to decide what, where, and when to show ads to users both on and off Yelp. We are driven to deliver the best value possible to small and large businesses across the country and help users meet their everyday needs.

As a manager within Ads, you will lead, grow, and inspire a team of skilled engineers to meet the challenges of Yelp’s ever-changing ads landscape. You’ll collaborate closely with a cross-functional group of product managers, business analysts, data scientists, and members of our executive team to strategically balance shorter-term wins and longer-term investments.

This opportunity requires you to be located in the Republic of Ireland. We’d love to have you apply, even if you don’t feel you meet every single requirement in this posting. At Yelp, we’re looking for great people, not just those who simply check off all the boxes.
What you’ll do:

• Lead a team of engineers of all experience levels, coaching and mentoring them to grow and develop their overall ability.
• Remove obstacles and optimize processes to help keep the team productive.
• Work with the team to craft a vision and help fulfill it.
• Partner closely with product managers, business analysts, data scientists, and Yelp’s executive team to deliver revenue growth.
• Participate in the recruiting process, from scouting potential candidates to interviewing and helping close new hires.
• Foster and build a fun, diverse, and inclusive culture that reflects Yelp’s values.

What it takes to succeed:

• Previous experience as a manager with the empathy and communication skills to match.
• A “people first” approach and a deep care for healthy team culture.
• Experience with building highly available, scalable, extendable, and maintainable systems.
• You think strategically, balancing near term product benefits with longer term research/infrastructure investments.
• A strong technical background to guide the team’s technical roadmap and vision.
• Comfortable in your favorite modern programming language: Python, Ruby, Java, Objective-C, Swift, C++, etc.

What you’ll get:

• Full responsibility for projects from day one, a collaborative team, and a dynamic work environment.

• Competitive salary, a pension scheme, and an optional employee stock purchase plan.

• 25 days paid holiday (rising to 29 with service), plus one floating holiday.

• €150 monthly reimbursement to help cover remote working expenses.

• €95 caregiver reimbursement to support dependent care for families.

• Private health insurance, including dental and vision.

• Flexible working hours and meeting-free Wednesdays.

• Regular 3-day Hackathons, bi-weekly learning groups, and productivity spending to support and encourage your career growth.

• Opportunities to participate in digital events and conferences.

• €95 per month to use toward qualifying wellness expenses.

• Quarterly team offsites.