Engineering Manager, Banking

AngelList•San Francisco, CA

3d•$240,000•Hybrid

About The Position

AngelList is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead and grow the Nova Foundations team. This is a hands-on, player-coach role responsible for the core money-movement and identity system of Nova, a banking and payments network for private markets. The manager will focus on team growth, roadmap development, and technical vision, while remaining close to the code to support the team. The role reports to the Head of Nova Engineering.

Requirements

2+ years of engineering management experience, including hiring, developing, and motivating engineers.
Experience with fintech, payments, banking, ledgers, KYC or compliance systems, or another high-stakes domain.
A proven track record of shipping and operating backend or platform systems where correctness and reliability are critical.
Experience with Ruby on Rails and service-oriented systems, or the ability to learn them quickly.
Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to implement appropriate processes without over-engineering.
Strong startup judgment.

Nice To Haves

Direct experience with payments or financial systems.
A strong senior or lead engineer moving into management with a clear record of technical leadership.
A more experienced manager with the right background.

Responsibilities

Own the results of Nova Foundations, including the ledger, bank and payment integrations, KYC, and PII systems.
Grow the team from approximately 4 engineers to 5-7 and facilitate the split into two focused teams: money movement and risk and compliance.
Collaborate closely with product managers, stakeholders, and Product engineering teams to advance the roadmap.
Establish a clear technical direction with the team's senior and staff engineers.
Ensure the team ships with urgency while upholding high standards for correctness, auditability, security, and reliability.
Remain hands-on to unblock the team and maintain sufficient technical context for informed decision-making and trade-offs.