Job Description

About Us
Eightfold was founded with a vision to solve for employment in our society. For decades, the connection between individuals and opportunities has been based on who they are and their network's strength vs. their potential. Eightfold leverages artificial intelligence to transform how to think about skills and capabilities for individuals and how jobs and career decisions are made. Eightfold offers the industry’s first AI-powered Talent Intelligence Platform to transform how organizations plan, hire, develop and retain a diverse workforce, enabling individuals to transform their careers.

To date, Eightfold AI has received more than $410 million in funding and a valuation of over $2B from leading investors to further our mission of finding the right career for everyone in the world. If you are passionate about solving one of the most fundamental challenges of our society - employment, working on hard business problems, and being part of an amazing growth story - Eightfold is the place to be!

Founders

Varun Kacholia (https://www.linkedin.com/in/varunkacholia/) &

Ashutosh Garg (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashutoshgarg893/)

Our Engineering Leaders

Vineet Abraham (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vineet-a-9264707/)

Vinodh Ravindranath (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinodhkumarr/)

Chandra (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sivasankaran-chandrasekar-31803624/)

About The Team
You will be joining a pivotal team at Eightfold responsible for our flagship Talent Acquisition (TA) product line, a major revenue generator that has been integral to our success from the start. Our prestigious global clients rely on this product, and our engineering team is at the heart of all product development activities. Key outcomes for this team include:

Reducing time-to-hire for our customers.

Innovating and enhancing product capabilities, from new feature development to improving existing features' maturity and performance.

Integrating cutting-edge technologies such as Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI into our product architecture.

Building new product lines as needed to deliver a robust and comprehensive customer experience.

The work done by this team is directly tied to Eightfold's overall success. If you're eager to be part of a dynamic, high-impact product development environment and grow with the team, this is the perfect opportunity.

What You’ll Do

• Lead a team of high-caliber engineers, driving excellence in predictability, quality, and velocity.
• Mentor team members, fostering their growth and helping them achieve their career aspirations.
• Serve as a hands-on technical leader in architecture, design, and code reviews, contributing to the codebase when necessary.
• Develop end-to-end development strategies in close collaboration with product managers and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Generate and implement ideas for new and improved product experiences (e.g., new products, better UX, improved supportability) and lead the team in these initiatives.
• Attract and retain top engineering talent.
• Establish and maintain best-in-class engineering practices and processes.

What We Need

• A resilient leader with the ability to navigate uncertainty, the curiosity to discover new paths, and the drive to guide the team to success.
• Preferably 10+ years of experience in the product industry, including at least 1+ years as an Engineering Manager.
• Strong technical skills with a solid understanding of frontend and backend development, distributed systems, APIs, and web services.
• A willingness to innovate and manage the company's most revenue-generating product.
• A passionate engineer at heart who tackles tough problems head-on and is willing to wear multiple hats as needed.
• Experience with SaaS products and startup environments is a plus.
• Proven ability to build, scale, and maintain a high-performance engineering team.