Engineering Manager

New York City, Remote. Posted a month ago

The role

You will build a Financials team and product line from the ground up. This player-coach role involves leading a small engineering team while shipping new financial products on top of Miter's construction platform.

What you will do

Build and hire the Financials team
Onboard, coach, and run performance for engineers
Ship 0->1 financials products
Operate as a hands-on engineer on hard problems
Set the roadmap, architecture, and quality bar for Financials
Own reliability for business-critical systems
Partner with the CEO and early customers to discover product needs

Required qualifications

Significant hands-on engineering career at senior or staff level
First or second management role
Experience taking 0->1 products or new product lines from scratch to shipped
Experience in a complex, high-correctness domain such as fintech, payments, or payroll
Ability to design and evolve correctness-critical transactional systems at scale
Track record of attracting and hiring strong engineers
Ability to raise a small team's level through direct feedback and technical mentorship
Decisiveness under ambiguity
Credibility with executives and demanding customers

Nice to have

Vertical SaaS
Construction or field-services
Workforce and payroll experience
Direct experience building financial systems
Comfort with the latest AI developer tooling
A good eye for UX

Benefits

Competitive salary, commission, and equity packages
Comprehensive medical, dental, FSA, and vision plans
401(k) Retirement Plan with company-matched contributions
Flexible PTO
16-week paid parental leave for all parents
Annual educational allowance
Snacks, coffee, lunch, and commuter benefits
Company-wide and team-specific off-sites per year

Before you apply

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About the company

Miter uses AI and embedded payments to rebuild core HR, finance, and operations systems for construction contractors. The company has grown to thousands of customers and tens of millions in ARR since launching in 2021.