Software Engineering Manager, Empower Finance
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Credit health & financial management app
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Credit health & financial management app
101-200 employees
Open for applications
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
To expand access to fair credit to give anyone in the world the opportunity to improve their financial security and mobility.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor degree or greater within Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related subject
- 6+ years developing web APIs
- 3+ years in a technical leadership role
- At Empower, we hire for people that push themselves to understand others and seek out ways to challenge their personal assumptions
What the job involves
- As a Software Engineering Manager, you’ll work on the systems and processes that enable Empower's apps and business
- You’ll engage with a collaborative, high powered team to deliver solutions on projects with a reach of millions
- The solutions you’ll build will be robust, secure and easy to understand both for our users and your engineering peers
- You’ll take end to end ownership of new features and product lines shaping work in early stages, building, deploying and running post deployment analysis to ensure we’re hitting our goals
- Line management of engineering (3-15 staff)
- Hiring technical talent across backend, web and mobile
- Delivery management of high profile initiatives
- Develop and execute strategic investments in technical infrastructure
- Mentoring and coaching both technical and delivery within the delivery team
- Management of high severity operational incidents
- Management of a platform's technology roadmap
- Hands on technical support (as required)
- Analysis and specification of technical initiatives as a Technical Product Owner
- System operational performance management
- Participate in on-call schedule and escalations
- Reporting of operational metrics
- Process analysis, design and execution
Our take
An individual’s credit score greatly influences their life, affecting their ability to rent, receive loans, buy a house, and access affordable interest rates. But you have to have credit to build credit, leaving a lot of people in a catch-22 situation. Empower is a mobile-only app that makes credit more inclusive and accessible, helping customers achieve their credit health goals regardless of their credit history (or lack thereof).
Though other FinTech companies such as Mint or Personal Capital also offer impressive financial tracking for their customers, Empower’s comprehensive set of personal finance features including cash advance and automatic savings offerings make it a better choice for people who want to use a single app to manage their finances.
By empowering people to take control of their money through its range of financial services, Empower is working to break the cycle of paycheck-to-paycheck living. Backed by Blisce, Defy Ventures and Quiet Capital, the company has been significantly growing its revenue in recent years and was recognized in the 2022 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing companies in the US.
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back within 2 weeks
45% employee growth in 12 months
Trustpilot (1.9)
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Sep 2022
$75m
LATE VC
Mar 2020
$20m
SERIES A
Total funding: $99.5m
Company benefits
- Generous equity package
- Full healthcare benefits
- Unlimited personal vacation
- Technology expense reimbursement
- Work from anywhere
Company values
- Great Expectations - We come up with bold, audacious goals for ourselves and go all out for impact
- Owner Mindset - We give every employee latitude to act independently, make smart choices, and move the business forward
- Spirited Debate - We love skeptics and seek counter opinions to challenge our personal assumptions and expand our view
- Customer Obsession - We listen to understand, empathize, and create a memorable and rewarding experience for our community
- Inclusive Collaboration - We believe diverse teams make the best decisions — and strive to give diverse voices a seat at the table
- No Jerks Allows - We value our relationships and take the time to build trust and connection and communicate respectfully
Company HQ
Mission District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Warren Hogarth
(CEO)Previous Partner at Sequoia Capital and is an Early Investor/Company Builder for multiple companies.
Justin Ammerlaan
(CTO)Founder of Ammerlaan Initiatives and Co-Founder of White Room Trading. Previously worked as a Senior Software Engineer at SDM and a Technical Architect at Fujitsu.
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