Engineering Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing engineering team, fostering growth, accountability, and technical excellence
• Drive end-to-end delivery of high-impact engineering initiatives - from concept to architecture, implementation, testing, and launch
• Partner closely with Product, business stakeholders, and leadership to define scope, align on priorities, and ensure ModernFi ships high-quality features quickly and reliably
• Establish and continuously improve engineering best practices, tools, and processes for a rapidly scaling organization
• Own all the code your team produces. Review all code and not be afraid to hop into it and help push things over the line
• Support hiring, onboarding, and leveling efforts to help build a diverse, exceptional engineering team
• Ensure strong execution through clear goal-setting, effective sprint planning, and proactive risk mitigation
• Maintain a high technical bar by participating in architecture discussions, reviewing code, and guiding engineers in solving complex technical problems
• Collaborate cross-functionally to translate client feedback and business needs into scalable technical solutions
• Promote a culture of extreme ownership, thoughtful iteration, and high accountability within the engineering organization
• Contribute to long-term technical strategy, system design, and infrastructure decisions as we scale to serve increasingly sophisticated institutions

Tech Stack: Python (FastAPI, SQLAlchemy), Typescript Retool (React, Vite, Tailwind) PostgreSQL Database AWS / Pulumi IaC Tools: Auth0, Datadog, Fern

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 2+ years in an engineering leadership or tech lead role
• Strong technical foundation - capable of diving deep into architecture, system design, and debugging across the stack
• Experience scaling an Engineering org. We are one team today, but just at the boundary, and will soon need to split into multiple squads
• Proven ability to lead teams through ambiguity and guide engineers toward clear outcomes
• Comfortable in a fast-moving startup environment with evolving priorities
• Strong communicator who can articulate technical concepts clearly across engineering, product, and leadership
• High EQ, trustworthy, calm under pressure, and committed to developing others
• Experience hiring, coaching, and conducting performance management in a high-expectation environment
• Bias for action, strong ownership mentality, and passion for building mission-critical systems
• Interest in (or experience with) fintech, banking, financial systems, or highly regulated environments is a plus
• Energized by life-changing work at an early-stage company and motivated to help shape ModernFi’s engineering culture

Benefits

Generous salary, unlimited PTO, 401(k), and premium health, dental, and vision insurance. Meaningful equity as an early hire.