Engineering Manager

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionEngineering Manager – Fintech Startup (Series A)

Location: Palo Alto, CA (Hybrid)
Industry: Fintech | Venture-Backed | Rapid Growth
Job Type: Full-Time | On-Site / Hybrid

About the Company

Our client is a Series A, venture-backed fintech startup at the forefront of modernizing financial services. With a mission to revolutionize the way businesses and consumers interact with financial products, they are scaling rapidly and building a world-class engineering team to tackle complex, high-impact challenges.

Backed by top-tier investors, this is an opportunity to be a foundational engineering leader in a high-growth, fast-paced environment.

About the Role

As an Engineering Manager, you’ll lead a team of talented engineers in designing, building, and scaling the company’s core platform. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll set technical direction, mentor engineers, and collaborate cross-functionally to deliver robust, scalable fintech solutions.

This is a high-impact position for someone who thrives in a startup environment, enjoys solving technical challenges, and is excited to help shape the future of a fast-growing company.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a high-performance and collaborative culture.
• Own and drive technical initiatives, architecture decisions, and best practices to scale the fintech platform.
• Collaborate with product, design, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality, user-centric solutions.
• Hire, develop, and retain top engineering talent as the company scales.
• Balance hands-on coding (as needed) with strategic leadership.
• Implement best practices for software development, including CI/CD, security, and performance optimization.
• Ensure the team delivers on critical projects in a fast-moving startup environment.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 2 years in an engineering leadership or management role.
• Strong background in backend or full-stack development (experience with Python, Go, TypeScript, Next.js, or similar is a plus).
• Experience in a fintech, payments, or financial services startup is strongly .
• Proven ability to scale engineering teams and build high-quality, scalable systems.
• Strong communication skills and a passion for mentoring engineers.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and modern DevOps practices.
• A hands-on approach with the ability to dive into technical challenges when needed.

Why Join?

• Ownership & Impact: Be part of the leadership team in a high-growth, fast-paced fintech startup.
• Innovative Work: Solve complex problems in financial infrastructure and payments.
• Equity & Compensation: Competitive salary, meaningful equity, and strong benefits.
• Growth & Learning: Opportunity to shape the company’s technical direction and scale a world-class engineering team.