Engineering Manager

Forward Financing•Boston, MA

11d•$160,000 - $235,000•Remote

About The Position

Forward Financing is a financial technology company based in Boston, Massachusetts with team members throughout the United States, Dominican Republic, and Canada. The company is on a mission to unlock the capital that fuels small businesses across America. Recognized as a Best Place to Work by Built In Boston and certified as a Great Place To Work®, Forward is investing in its employees, technology, and customer experience – with long-term success in mind every step of the way. Our Engineering team serves as a key driver of innovation at Forward Financing. We build the software that powers a FinTech product that serves Small Businesses across the country. We’re looking for an experienced, hands on Engineering Manager to lead our Funding scrum team. The Funding team owns the business critical services responsible for all of the money movement that keep our business running. As the leader of this team, you will be responsible for the uptime of these business critical services as well as the successful delivery of strategic projects.

Requirements

Experience managing a full-stack engineering team
Experience building API-driven backends, efficient and responsive front-ends, and leveraging SaaS solutions
Deep understanding of software architecture and design patterns
Demonstrated track record of delivering projects on time in partnership with business stakeholders
Demonstrated ability to evolve a platform while continuously delivering business value and adhering to SLAs
Experience managing data and application security requirements (including solid SQL or PostgreSQL/relational DB experience)
Typically has 8 or more years of experience in Agile software development
Typically has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field or additional relevant experience

Nice To Haves

Experience with Kubernetes and service-oriented architecture is preferred

Responsibilities

Provide hands on management to your team and maintain a high bar of technical excellence through code reviews, goal setting and 1 on 1 feedback
Own the overall quality of the services in your area of ownership through effective prioritization and management of the technical backlog
Partner closely with product managers and stakeholders on scope, sizing and prioritization to maximize the on-time delivery of business value
Orchestrate cross-team planning for complex, multi-scrum team features
Maintain active engagement from your team and encourage a culture of creative problem solving as well as a bias towards action
Boost engineering productivity through ownership of the SDLC, coding standards, and best practices
Act as a technical and cultural leader for the engineering team