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CardlessCardlessSan Francisco, CA

Engineering Manager

Leads a backend engineering team building high-scale payments and financial infrastructure systems. Requires engineering management experience in fintech, strong system design skills, and hands-on technical leadership with AI tooling integration.

230k – 300k/yr
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About the role

Responsibilities

  • Lead and grow a high-performing engineering team working at the intersection of payments, money movement, and financial infrastructure.
  • Own the technical health, execution, and culture of your team — from sprint planning to architectural direction.
  • Be a hands-on technical partner: go deep on system design and complex technical decisions when it matters, while also stepping back to implement frameworks and processes that help the team operate autonomously at scale.
  • Partner closely with the Head of Engineering on hiring strategy, technical roadmap, and organizational planning.
  • Work directly with external partners, compliance, and cross-functional stakeholders to translate complex requirements into reliable, high-quality systems.
  • Bring clarity to ambiguous situations — define the right problems, set technical standards, and build a team that can move fast without breaking things that matter.
  • Champion the thoughtful use of AI tooling across the team — from developer productivity to how we design and build systems — and help set the standard for how engineering at Cardless evolves alongside these tools.

Requirements

  • Several years of engineering management experience, ideally leading backend teams building complex, high-scale systems.
  • Strong technical depth — you can credibly engage in system design discussions, challenge architectural decisions, and earn the trust of senior engineers.
  • Experience in fintech, payments, credit or debit card infrastructure, or money movement. You understand the compliance and regulatory realities of building in this space.
  • A track record of scaling teams as well as systems — you've grown people, defined processes, and built cultures that ship.
  • Strong cross-functional instincts. You're comfortable navigating ambiguity alongside product, compliance, operations, and external partners.
  • High standards and a commitment to quality — in code, in communication, and in outcomes.
  • Excitement about how AI is reshaping software development and a track record of putting these tools to work — whether for developer productivity, system design, or building smarter products.

Compensation

  • Annual starting salary range of $230,000-$300,000 + equity + benefits.

Skills

System DesignBackendFintechPaymentsMoney MovementAI ToolsCredit Card InfrastructureComplianceArchitectural DesignScaling Systems

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