Engineering Manager

Lead Bank • San Francisco, NY

33d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a highly skilled and proven engineering manager to lead a very experienced engineering team to deliver new banking services for enterprise customers, and to expand the depth of existing services. This position requires exceptional technical and people management skills and the ability to form strong partnerships with product managers and stakeholders across the organization to define and execute on a roadmap that addresses both product goals and customer needs. The ideal candidate has led highly effective development teams of engineers and architects, grown teams via mentorship and leadership, and demonstrated extensive technical prowess in the cloud-native space, with experience operating at scale across a diverse set of technologies with a focus on performance, reliability and scalability.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with demonstrated success designing and building large scale distributed systems.
• 2+ years of engineering management, with a proven track record of delivering high quality products, hiring, and leading teams
• Experience building products from the ground up
• Ability to define and effectively communicate technical vision, and inspire the team around a shared vision for success
• Experience building and nurturing cultures of operational excellence and a track record of successfully scaling teams
• Ability to set a roadmap and goals for a team and every one of its members, delegate intelligently, offer engineering advice, deliver frequent and transparent feedback, work with team members to grow in their careers, and ensure everyone delivers quality results
• Exceptional written and verbal communication and ability to communicate directly and clearly, with a strong emphasis on careful listening
• Previous exposure to making business-level tradeoffs, balancing the needs of our customers with those of our business and clearly communicating the rationale behind your decisions
• Good instincts matched with deep analytical thinking. You're comfortable defining and tracking key business and usage success metrics, but also recognize that metrics never tell the whole story
• Real passion to understand customer needs and a strong motivation to solve their problems rather than focusing on technology as an end in itself

Nice To Haves

• Experience in building financial systems or platforms is a huge plus.

Responsibilities

• You will be leading and expanding a rapidly growing team, building a team culture of collaboration, quality, innovation, and efficiency, with a relentless focus on customer needs.
• You will collaborate closely with product and business teams, setting the roadmap, ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality software solutions, and driving the continuous improvement of our engineering practices
• You’ll merge your real-world business instincts and understanding with technical skills to innovate and impact the company
• You will be working across multiple disciplines within a dynamic, fast-growing company to deliver impactful outcomes.
• You'll bring order and focus while leaving room for flexibility and innovation

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including opportunities for equity grants, based on experience, geographic location, and role
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, 401k Matching, and other wellness benefits, including FSA, HSA and HRA
• Paid parental leave
• Flexible vacation policy, including PTO and paid holidays
• A fun and challenging team environment in a dynamic industry with ample opportunities for career growth

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees