Engineering Manager - II

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Your Role

Engineering Manager II

Your Responsibilities

• Leadership & Strategy: Inspire and guide a group of senior engineers, setting a clear direction that aligns with the company vision. Drive alignment between technology goals and product priorities, advocating for long-term technical quality alongside short-term delivery.
• People Leadership & Development: Develop both direct reports and skip-levels for future leadership roles. Create growth opportunities for senior engineers, mentor those aspiring to become Engineering Manager I's, and support the success of new managers. Drive team structure decisions, hiring plans, and succession planning while effectively managing performance across all levels.
• Technical Excellence: Lead architectural discussions for your team's systems. Drive continuous improvements to system reliability, performance, and scalability. Monitor technical health and ensure the team maintains a healthy balance between new feature delivery and technical investment.
• Execution & Delivery: Define and own the delivery plans for initiatives that span multiple teams. Own resource allocation and hiring strategy for your area. Proactively identify and resolve complex cross-team delivery challenges, making strategic trade-offs between short- and long-term value. Provide clear visibility to leadership on project status, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Product & Business Partnership: Partner directly with Product and business leadership to influence medium- and long-term product strategies. Ensure your teams are focusing on measurable outcomes and ROI, and encourage a culture of thoughtful experimentation aligned with strategic goals.
• Team Health & Collaboration: Build a healthy, inclusive environment of trust, ownership, and accountability. Foster a strong collaboration and knowledge-sharing culture. Work closely with peer Engineering Managers and the architecture board to ensure alignment and drive standards across the engineering organization.

Your Expertise

• You have at least 4+ years of experience managing one or more engineering teams, with a proven track record of managing senior individual contributors and leading projects of medium-to-high complexity.
• Demonstrated experience owning delivery for initiatives spanning multiple teams or complex product domains.
• Strong technical background in modern software development (e.g., Java/Go, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Messaging Queues, Cloud Services), with experience leading architectural discussions and driving technical strategy.
• Experience partnering with product managers to influence product roadmaps and align technical strategy with business objectives.
• Proven ability to develop engineering talent, including mentoring senior engineers and aspiring managers.
• Expertise in Agile methodologies and experience resolving complex, cross-team delivery challenges in a fast-paced environment.
• Fintech or eCommerce experience is a strong plus.