Engineering Manager

About the role

Join us in building a better financial system. Wealthfront is continuing to grow and needs managers who are excited to lead talented teams of engineers to improve and expand our products, while maintaining a commitment to high engineering quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 6-10 engineers in execution and operational excellence
• Collaborate with the tech leads and other functions (product management, design, product support, brokerage operations) to understand and respond to changing priorities
• Monitor and improve team productivity, remove roadblocks, identify and implement improvements to our process, and act as scrum master for the team
• Facilitate the exchange of information among all Wealthfront employees in a systematic manner
• Lead or contribute to effective organizational improvement within the engineering organization or Wealthfront
• Combine data-driven process and human empathy to iteratively develop and assess our collective teams and individual team members
• Evaluate technical abilities of individual engineers, in order to match them with projects which demonstrate their strengths and stretch them to grow
• Partner with Recruiting to build well-rounded, effective, and inclusive engineering teams

Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• 4+ years as a software engineer developing and operating systems within the core business
• 1+ years engineering management experience
• Track record of leading productive engineering teams
• Experience hiring, mentoring, coaching and developing engineers into top performers
• Understanding of successful team dynamics and how your role as a manager fits into this process
• Passionate about collaborative problem solving
• Eagerness to solve challenging problems

Pay

Estimated annual salary range: $208,000 - $260,000 plus equity and a discretionary bonus.

Schedule

N/A

Benefits

• Medical
• Vision
• Dental
• 401K plan
• Generous time off
• Parental leave
• Wellness reimbursements
• Professional development
• Employee investing discount

Qualifications

Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.