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Ansa is building a branded wallet solution to increase customer retention and unlock new growth opportunities.\nAnsa helps innovative and growing companies by providing an enterprise-grade, white-label stored value wallet platform paired with incentive tooling. Our platform enables our customers to turn stored value and loyalty programs into a powerful growth engine that increases customer retention, drives repeat purchases, and boosts margins, all without the cost and complexity of building it in-house.\nWe’re seeking a dynamic Engineering Manager to lead our growing engineering team, build and scale high-availability payment infrastructure, and champion our core values. You’ll work hand in hand with our founder and CEO to define and shape our product roadmap, define and champion engineering excellence, and grow our organization! \nWhat you will be doing?\nLead a first-class engineering team, proactively identifying and addressing gaps as we scale.\nFoster a supportive, collaborative, high-performance in-person culture.\nCollaborate with leadership to set the direction for the broader eng team, balancing strategic and company scaling challenges with thoughtful long-term product & infra planning.\nOwn and expand recruiting efforts while maintaining a high technical bar.\nBuild diverse, inclusive teams and help team members grow through coaching, mentoring, and direct feedback.\nServe as a sounding board for architectural and strategic technical decisions.\nManage the day-to-day operations of the engineering team, unblocking progress.\nCollaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to rapidly innovate and execute company priorities and maintain efficiency.\nAbout you\n6+ years of software engineering experience, with significant experience in leading and scaling engineering teams during periods of high growth in early/mid-stage startups.\nHave a proven track record in attracting, hiring, and nurturing top engineering talent, with 2+ years in people-management roles.\nPossess deep knowledge of modern software development practices, architecture, and infrastructure, with a background in building and scaling complex, high-availability systems.\nCan drive technical strategy and make informed decisions that balance immediate needs with future goals.\nDemonstrate profound thoughtfulness around engineering culture, process, and identity.\nPossess a clear and engaging communication style with a track record of navigating ambiguity, managing stakeholders, and building positive relationships across a broad, diverse organization.\nBased in the SF Bay Area (or willing to relocate).\nNice to haves \nSolid understanding of payments technology - payment acquiring, processing, and schemes; mobile, online, and offline payment platforms, models, and flows.\nExperience working within fintech.\nOur culture\nWe’re a small team with a big mission. 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