Senior Software Engineering Manager, Financial Platform

Zipline•Fort Worth, TX

5d•$200,000 - $275,000

About The Position

We are looking for a hands-on Software Engineering Manager to lead Zipline’s Financial Platform team. This role is responsible for building the layer that turns Zipline’s operational activity into accurate, auditable, scalable financial systems. As Zipline grows across commercial delivery, marketplace-style partnerships, manufacturing, inventory, and global operations, we need financial systems that can keep pace with the business. You will lead a small team of software engineers building the platforms that support pricing, billing, tax, payments, credits, refunds, partner settlement, reconciliation, financial events, inventory costing, manufacturing finance, ERP integrations, and finance data products. We are looking for someone who believes in building high-leverage custom software where it matters, integrating with third-party systems where appropriate, and creating durable platforms that help the business scale. The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineering manager who has grown from a strong software engineering background, can lead and coach a small team of engineers, and still has the technical depth to shape architecture and implementation. They bring a product mindset, finance or accounting domain knowledge, and experience building financial systems in complex operational environments. You will work directly with Finance, Commercial, Manufacturing, Operations, Data, and Software Engineering to understand the real business problems, question requirements, define the roadmap, and build the systems that allow Zipline to scale with financial accuracy and operational speed. The best candidates for this role are scrappy builders who understand enterprise complexity without being constrained by enterprise software playbooks. You should be comfortable managing a small team, writing code when needed, shaping architecture, and understanding problems deeply enough to build systems that solve the real business need, not just the stated request.

Requirements

Strong software engineering background, ideally as a senior engineer, tech lead, or hands-on engineering manager
Experience leading software engineers while staying close to architecture and implementation
Experience building custom in-house financial, commerce, marketplace, ERP-adjacent, or operational systems
Finance or accounting domain knowledge, with the ability to understand concepts like billing, revenue, reconciliation, inventory costing, COGS, close, controls, and auditability
Strong product mindset and ability to work directly with business stakeholders to define problems, outcomes, and roadmaps
Ability to challenge requirements constructively and separate the real problem from the requested solution
Strong systems thinking across operational workflows, financial data, enterprise integrations, and business processes
Comfort operating in ambiguity and building from first principles
Bias toward custom software where it creates strategic leverage, paired with pragmatic judgment about when to integrate third-party systems
Ability to move quickly while maintaining correctness in systems where financial accuracy matters
Strong communication skills with Finance, engineering, operations, and leadership stakeholders
High ownership, low ego, and a practical builder mindset

Nice To Haves

Experience building financial platforms for marketplaces, commerce, delivery, logistics, restaurant-tech, fintech, or high-volume transaction businesses
Experience with pricing, billing, tax, payments, refunds, credits, settlement, or reconciliation systems
Experience with inventory costing, manufacturing finance, cost accounting, or ERP integrations
Experience building financial event streams, ledger systems, or auditable transaction platforms
Experience supporting Finance teams through scale, close automation, audit readiness, or financial controls
Experience in high-growth, operationally complex environments where software has to reflect messy real-world workflows

Responsibilities

Lead a small team of software engineers responsible for Zipline’s financial systems
Build and evolve systems for commercial monetization, including a billing engine, pricing, fees, tax, payments, refunds, credits, partner settlement, and reconciliation
Develop financial event models and ledger-like systems that create reliable, auditable transaction records across Zipline’s operations
Partner with Finance to reduce manual workflows, improve close processes, strengthen controls, and create scalable financial operations
Support manufacturing finance needs, including inventory costing, cost accounting, COGS visibility, and ERP integration
Own the roadmap and product discovery process for Finance Systems, working directly with Finance and cross-functional business partners
Define the long-term platform vision for how financial data, financial events, and operational systems should connect across Zipline
Balance fast iteration with long-term architecture, auditability, correctness, and maintainability
Contribute hands-on technically, including code, design reviews, architecture, debugging, and implementation where needed
Build systems that integrate cleanly with a custom built ERP solution, accounting, tax, reporting, and other third-party systems