About the team and role:
Dave is looking for an experienced and motivated Engineering Manager to join our Banking team. As an Engineering Manager at Dave, you will play an instrumental role in leading and inspiring our Bank Squad to develop cutting-edge Banking solutions while maintaining the highest standards of scale and quality. You'll be responsible for fostering a collaborative and innovative environment, overseeing project delivery, and driving excellence in engineering practices. The Bank Squad owns all customer-facing components of Banking product lines and supports functionality like Checking, Goals, BillPay, RoundUps, and Interest. This role reports to the Senior Engineering Manager.
What you’ll do:
Hire, lead, mentor, and motivate talented engineers and help them grow professionally.
Collaborate with the Product Manager and business stakeholders to come up with the roadmap, vision and purpose.
Bring forward creative technical solutions to handle complex business requirements by collaborating with engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders.
Facilitate and contribute to conversations with Lead and Staff Engineers to come up with scalable architecture, and better engineering practices and prioritize tech debt.
Communicate the purpose and “why” behind the current and future priorities to the squad and stakeholders.
Remove roadblocks for team members, both technical and otherwise.
Know your domain and code in depth that will empower you to review code and contribute when necessary.
Be the bridge between the squad and the rest of the engineering org and leadership by making sure that information flows both ways.
Be a spokesperson and champion for changes initiated by peers, managers, and leadership.
Co-own and measure metrics to enable data-driven decision-making around product health and code health (educated prioritization of tech debt, product features, and product debt) in collaboration with product managers, business stakeholders, and engineers.
Work closely with peer Engineering Managers and their teams to prioritize and juggle support of new feature launches and experiments.
What you’ll need:
6+ years of software development experience
1.5+ years of engineering management experience
Experience creating platform products - highly available, scalable, and low-latency services
Ability to collaborate well and come up with technical vision for larger projects
Experience hiring and building diverse and inclusive high-performing teams
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to engage in technical and business discussions from both tactical and strategic viewpoints
Experience in a fast-growing startup
Nice-to-have:
Experience working in Fintech
Experience in mobile development
Experience with the Dave Tech Stack is a plus: Typescript (Runs on Node.js), MySQL, Google Cloud Platform, React Native, React
Technologies we use:
React/React Native
GraphQL
Typescript
NodeJS
MySQL
GCP
Docker
Kubernetes
Don’t let imposter syndrome get in your way of an incredible opportunity. We’re looking for people who can help us achieve our mission and vision, not just check off the boxes. If you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.
Why you’ll love working here:
At Dave, our people are just as important as our product. Our culture is a reflection of our values that guide who we are, how we work, and what we aspire to be. Daves are member centric, helpful, transparent, persistent, and better together. We strive to create an environment where all Daves feel valued, heard, and empowered to do their best work. As a virtual first company, team members can live and work anywhere in the United States, with the exception of Hawaii.
A few of our benefits & perks:
• Opportunity to tackle tough challenges, learn and grow from fellow top talent, and help millions of people reach their personal financial goals
• Flexible hours and virtual first work culture with a home office stipend
• Premium Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance plans
• Generous paid parental and caregiver leave
• 401(k) savings plan with matching contributions
• Financial advisor and financial wellness support
• Flexible PTO and generous company holidays, including Juneteenth and Winter Break
• All-company in-person events once or twice a year and virtual events throughout to connect with your team members and leadership team
Dave Operating LLC is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is dedicated to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants and do not discriminate on any basis protected by federal, state, or local law, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance relating to an applicant's criminal history.
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