Engineering Manager, EC Card

About the Role

Dave is looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to join our EC Card team. This squad is building a new charge card product that expands how members access ExtraCash — giving them a physical card they can use for everyday purchases. This is a zero-to-one product with meaningful technical and business complexity. You’ll lead a team of engineers building systems that are reliable, scalable, and deeply connected to the member experience. You’ll partner closely with Product, Design, Risk, and peer Engineering teams to shape both the product roadmap and the engineering approach behind it. This role reports to the Senior Engineering Manager.

The Opportunity

As an Engineering Manager at Dave, you’ll help create the environment where strong engineering work and thoughtful collaboration can thrive. You’ll support engineers in their growth while guiding the team through product decisions, technical trade-offs, and evolving priorities. You’ll play an active role in shaping how the EC Card platform is built — from architecture and delivery practices to long-term maintainability and product quality. Not everything will be fully defined, and that’s part of the opportunity. You’ll help connect day-to-day execution to broader member impact and company goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and support a team of engineers, helping them grow technically and professionally
• Partner with Product Managers and cross-functional stakeholders to shape roadmap priorities and product direction
• Drive delivery of scalable, reliable systems that support a high-quality member experience
• Collaborate with Lead and Staff Engineers on architecture decisions, engineering standards, and thoughtful prioritization of technical debt
• Help the team balance short-term execution with long-term platform health
• Create clarity around priorities, trade-offs, and business context so the team understands both the “what” and the “why”
• Remove technical and operational blockers that slow down team progress
• Contribute to technical discussions and code reviews when needed, maintaining a strong understanding of the systems your team owns
• Partner closely with peer Engineering Managers to coordinate launches, experiments, and shared platform investments
• Use data and operational metrics to guide decision-making around product performance, reliability, and engineering effectiveness

The Impact

The EC Card team is building a foundational product that expands access to Dave’s financial tools in a more flexible and everyday way. Your work will directly influence how members interact with Dave and help shape the future of our lending and payments ecosystem.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Information Systems, or a related technical field
• 6+ years of software development experience
• 1.5+ years of engineering management experience
• Experience building highly available, scalable, low-latency systems
• Strong technical judgment and ability to guide architecture discussions across large projects
• Experience hiring and building inclusive, high-performing engineering teams
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to navigate both technical and business conversations with clarity and context
• Experience working in a fast-growing startup environment

Nice to Have

• Experience working in fintech
• Experience with mobile development
• Familiarity with our tech stack:
  • Typescript / Node.js
  • MySQL
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • React Native / React
  • GraphQL
  • Docker / Kubernetes

What Makes Someone Successful Here

You take ownership of outcomes, not just deliverables. You think beyond individual tickets or short-term fixes and understand how engineering decisions affect members, operational scale, and the broader business. You care about building systems that hold up over time and know how to make thoughtful trade-offs between speed, quality, and long-term maintainability. You also work well across functions and perspectives. You collaborate closely with Product, Design, and partner teams, communicate clearly through ambiguity, and use feedback to sharpen both technical and team decisions. You help create an environment where engineers can do strong, sustainable work together.

What To Expect

Dave moves quickly, but we value thoughtful execution over constant urgency. Priorities evolve as we learn from data, member behavior, and business needs. In this role, you’ll have meaningful autonomy and influence, along with strong partnership from experienced leaders and cross-functional teams. You’ll be trusted to help shape both the product and the way the team operates.

Why Join Dave

• Build products that directly improve financial access for millions of members
• Work on meaningful technical challenges with real business impact
• Join a collaborative, high-performing engineering organization that values sustainable execution
• Help shape a zero-to-one product with significant growth potential
• Partner with thoughtful teammates who care deeply about craft, ownership, and member experience

Benefits

• 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

Pay

Compensation Range: $174K - $224K