Engineering Manager

Meet Method

🔮 We built Method to propel consumer finance into the next decade. Method’s APIs are redefining financial connectivity with real-time, read-write, and frictionless access to all consumer liability data with integrated payment rails. The composability of our APIs and robust integrations into 10,000+ financial institutions allows lenders, fintechs, and other financial institutions to build products that unlock a level of autonomy never before harnessed by consumers.

We have helped 2+ million users connect 30+ million liability accounts, save them millions in interest and fees, get them access to billions of dollars in personalized loans, and earn millions of points on their purchases. We have partnered with 60+ financial institutions - including Bilt Rewards, SoFi, PenFed, Figure, Happy Money and Aven - to deliver frictionless, personalized and engaging user experiences.

We are backed by investors and advisors from Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, Emergence Capital, SV Angel, Ardent Ventures, Abstract Ventures, Truist Ventures, Truebill, Upstart, and more.

About our team

As a small but fast-growing team, we value teammates who are passionate about building, scaling, all while having fun together! While we have our own roles to fill, we often find ourselves wearing multiple hats. No day is the same when you’re building from scratch. Our founding team is based across Austin and Washington D.C. and New York City.

To learn more about us, check out our blog!

The impact

As the first Engineering Manager at Method, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our engineering culture and driving technical excellence. You will be responsible for maintaining and enhancing our team’s performance, resource allocation, and technical infrastructure, and you will work very closely with the executive leadership team and cross-functionally with Customer success, Product and GTM leaders to drive strategic engineering decisions.

What you'll do

• Lead and mentor a team of ~8 engineers, conducting performance reviews and implementing talent management strategies to optimize team performance and growth.

• Oversee resource allocation across projects, ensuring efficient utilization of our engineering talent and alignment with company priorities.

• Develop and implement technical strategies to enhance our infrastructure, processes, and overall architecture.

• Drive execution speed by optimizing workflows, removing bottlenecks, and implementing best practices in engineering processes.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and execute on the product roadmap, ensuring alignment between technical capabilities and business objectives.

• Contribute to hiring and onboarding processes to build and scale a high-performing engineering team.
  

Who you are

• 6+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 2 years in a management role.

• Strong technical background with hands-on experience in full-stack development, preferably with JavaScript, React, Node.js, and NoSQL databases.

• Experience in a growth stage start-up, ideally in the Series A - D size

• Experience building out 0 > 1 engineering processes such as a release cadence or resource allocation.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Passion for staying up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends, particularly in the FinTech space.

Extra awesome

• Experience in Finance / FinTech industries.

• Knowledge of payment systems and financial regulations.

The annual US base salary range for this role is: $215,000-$250,000.