Director of Software Engineering

About the position

EarnIn is looking for an experienced Director of Engineering to lead our growth engineering organization. The base salary range for this full-time position is $310,500 - $379,500 + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. This hybrid position requires in-person work from our Mountain View HQ 3 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Work with the leadership across EarnIn to deliver our mission: build a financial system that works for everyday people
• Be a strong partner to product and other engineering teams to drive improvements to business metrics around growing our user base and building new features.
• Create a roadmap and drive its implementation with your teams across the company
• Dig into the code when required to help your team with issues requiring senior guidance
• Recruit other great engineers for your team and help in the recruiting efforts for other teams
• Be a mentor and coach for the engineers and managers in your team and help them advance their careers
• Manage cross-functional relationships with all teams to deliver high-quality products
• Support the team in maintaining a robust level of stability while continuing to execute at great speeds
• Contribute to engineering-wide initiatives at EarnIn

Requirements

• 10+ years of development experience in software development, with at least 5+ years in a management capacity leading Growth teams
• Experience building and managing multiple teams that regularly created high-quality output on top of critical infrastructure
• Familiarity with growth hacking rapid experimentation while adhering to engineering and operational excellence
• Creative, tenacious problem solver with a get-it-done attitude
• Ability to work comfortably with a cross-functional team made up of PMs, Analysts, and both mobile and back-end-focused engineers
• Standard bearer who takes pride in work and can inspire others
• Ability to create and maintain a positive, healthy team environment
• Software engineer who became a manager because of great people skills and a desire to help others grow
• Willingness to roll up sleeves and tackle technical challenges