Senior Engineering Manager
About The Position
The Tight Embedded Accounting HQ is in Washington, DC, in the renowned Dupont Circle neighborhood, directly across the street from the Dupont Circle Metro Station. We are in our high-energy office 5 days a week, and we’re looking to bring on an Engineering leader who embraces the opportunity to collaborate with high-trajectory teammates in our HQ. Tight is growing at a rapid pace, with 50% year-over-year employee growth, and we’re looking for a leader who not only embraces the growth but also is excited by the amount of change that comes with this growth. Many financial technology (FinTech) platforms are building products that leverage Tight's Embedded Accounting UIs, APIs and SDKs; over 1.3M users are leveraging said products. Tight's team aids these FinTechs in how to leverage its Embedded UI, APIs and SDKs to build these products. Tight's Customer Partnerships team interfaces directly with the FinTech's product/engineering teams, soliciting and obtaining critical product feedback that drives the direction of Tight’s products. As a product-led organization, 80% of Tight’s team is composed of engineers. Engineering leaders (CTO, Head of API, Head of Embedded UI, and Senior Engineers), many of whom began their careers at Tight as individual contributors, have historically managed engineering talent. Now, Tight is looking to bring on a talented and experienced Engineering Manager, which will encapsulate the following areas: Execution Maintaining timeline Leading team to execute against timeline Hustling to notice and alleviate bottlenecks Engineering/process efficiency Iterating the way our humans and AI agents interact, as the team continues to scale Talent growth Monthly check-in with each direct report Active coaching to level up entry-level developers into senior-level talent We're looking for an enthusiastic, quick, and passionate leader who is an expert at: Coordinating with Product to prioritize, break down, and delegate work Owning engineering as a player-coach Eventually building out an Engineering Management team Importantly, at Tight, we are looking to utilize your existing skills to improve our Engineering operation, and then the sky's the limit responsibility/growth-wise based on where your skill development and interests lead.
Requirements
- 3 to 10 years of experience managing engineers
- Engineering background (academic and professional)
- Experience managing high-growth team members in addition to liaising with leaders
- Strong writing skills
Responsibilities
- Execution Maintaining timeline
- Leading team to execute against timeline
- Hustling to notice and alleviate bottlenecks
- Engineering/process efficiency Iterating the way our humans and AI agents interact, as the team continues to scale
- Talent growth Monthly check-in with each direct report
- Active coaching to level up entry-level developers into senior-level talent
- Coordinating with Product to prioritize, break down, and delegate work
- Owning engineering as a player-coach
- Eventually building out an Engineering Management team
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
