Manager, Engineering

Prosper•San Francisco, CA

5d•$200,000 - $220,000

About The Position

Prosper is seeking an engineering leader to foster people growth, platform advancement, and organizational development. The Manager, Engineering will lead a team building Prosper’s credit card and personal loan experiences. Teams own customer-facing web and mobile applications, card products, payments, shared product platforms, and tools and AI/ML systems supporting customer service operations. The role guides the design, development, and delivery of high-quality software that meets business objectives. It includes mentoring engineers, managing project execution, promoting engineering best practices, and creating a collaborative, innovative environment. The manager will oversee the full software development lifecycle, partner with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders, and ensure safe, reliable software delivery. The Technology team supports Prosper’s financial products and uses a progressive, test-driven Agile development methodology emphasizing communication, teamwork, sound design, and clean implementation. The team is looking for someone eager to learn the fintech domain and deliver high-quality solutions to business problems.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
At least 3 years of technical management experience.
At least 3 years of experience working with remote teams.
At least 8 years of hands-on engineering experience, with depth in either back end (for example, Java/Spring Boot) or front end (for example, React/GraphQL) and working fluency in the other.
Experience managing teams that deliver both back-end services and customer-facing web or mobile experiences.
Proven track record of creating and managing high-performing teams.
Excellent project management skills, including experience with tools such as Jira.
Demonstrated creative problem-solving and analytical skills.
Ability to make sound technical decisions and guide teams through complex technical challenges.

Nice To Haves

Experience with cloud platforms; GCP is highly preferred.
Experience with distributed systems.
Experience using AI-assisted development tools and leading teams in adopting them.
Experience with modern monitoring, logging, and observability tools.
Strong understanding of software architecture principles, including microservices and cloud-native design.
Growth mindset and commitment to continuous learning and improvement.

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor a scrum team of 6–10 software engineers.
Oversee the full software development lifecycle, from planning and design through deployment and maintenance.
Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and other stakeholders to define project scope, requirements, and timelines in line with product vision and business goals.
Drive project execution, monitor progress, identify and mitigate risks, and deliver high-quality software releases on time.
Own the quality and safety of shipped software through automated testing, rigorous code review, and controlled rollouts such as feature flags and staged releases.
Champion operational excellence through monitoring and observability, proactive incident management, and swift resolution of production issues.
Guide modernization of the team's systems, including retiring legacy services and technical debt while continuing delivery and moving toward scalable, reliable, cloud-native architecture.
Lead adoption of AI-assisted development tools, establishing practices for code review, security, and data privacy.
Foster a positive, inclusive, high-performance team culture that encourages innovation and continuous improvement.
Communicate project status, technical challenges, and team performance to team members, peers, and leadership.
Contribute to quarterly and sprint planning to develop actionable, high-quality roadmaps.