Engineering Manager

The role

You will lead a team of 6 to 10 engineers, guiding them to take full ownership of their projects. You will also help develop the engineering organization, including hiring, performance reviews and project management.

What you will do

• Lead a team of 6-10 engineers in execution and operational excellence
• Collaborate with tech leads and other functions (product management, design, product support, brokerage operations) to respond to changing priorities
• Monitor and improve team productivity, remove roadblocks, 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 organizational improvement within engineering or Wealthfront
• Evaluate engineers' technical abilities and match them with projects that build on their strengths and stretch them to grow
• Partner with Recruiting to build well-rounded, effective, and inclusive engineering teams
• Identify, develop, and coach engineers who take ownership of their projects

Required qualifications

• 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

Benefits

• Medical, vision and dental insurance
• 401K matching
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Generous time off
• Parental leave
• Wellness reimbursements
• Professional development
• Employee investing discount

About the company

Wealthfront builds low-cost, easy-to-use financial products, including automated investing, a cash account, a zero-commission brokerage account and a digital mortgage experience. The company says it has over 1.5 million funded clients and more than $100 billion in client assets on its platform.