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Our mission is to enable advisors to make a profound difference in the lives of their clients. Over 10,000 advisors partner with AssetMark for our investment offerings, innovative technology, advanced services, and expertise-using our platform to delight clients and grow their businesses.\nWe can only consider candidates for this position who are able to accommodate a hybrid work schedule and are close to our Concord, CA office.\nThe Job / What You’ll Do\nWe are looking for a Director, Engineering Manager to lead our Enrollment and Servicing frontend team-owning the mission critical user interfaces relied on by our financial advisor clients and our operations professionals to open and enroll in accounts and provide servicing on the same.\nThis is a frontend-first leadership role. We are specifically seeking a leader deeply committed to frontend engineering craft and user experience. The right candidate is passionate about the frontend domain and wants to advance their career and team there.\nThis is a player-coach role (~40% hands-on) that will lead a multi-squad team. The ideal candidate insists on staying close to the code, product, and user experience.\nThis role is fundamentally about building great product -executing against a significant, highly commercial roadmap that directly impacts advisor productivity, client experience, and business growth.\nYou will partner deeply with Product and Design, operating in durable, embedded team structures with strong 1:1 relationships across disciplines.\nYou will help AssetMark build out our new Global Capability Center (GCC) in Hyderabad, India. You will help hire and bootstrap the next generation of front end engineers for AssetMark and build a global engineering culture based on pride of craft and partnership around purpose.\nWhat You’ll Do\nBuild and Ship High-Impact Product\nLead the team in delivering against a large, complex, and commercially critical product roadmap\nOwn execution quality-ensuring teams ship reliably, quickly, and with high standards\nTranslate product priorities into clear engineering plans, sequencing, and trade-offs\nDrive a culture of accountability for outcomes, not just output\nContinuously improve how the team delivers-balancing speed, quality, and scalability\nLead, Coach, and Build Talent\nLead and develop a multi-squad frontend engineering team, with a strong emphasis on growing junior and mid-level engineers into exceptional talent\nEstablish a culture of craft excellence, mentorship, and continuous improvement\nAct as a hands-on technical leader, contributing meaningfully to the codebase (~40%+)\nHire and retain engineers who care deeply about UX, performance, and code quality\nBuild out our Global Capability Center in Hyderabad\nChampion the Frontend Craft\nChampion frontend patterns (component-driven design, declarative approaches, state management discipline)\nShape how we leverage AI-assisted development in all aspects of the SDLC\nDrive consistency in design systems, UI frameworks, and shared components\nEnsure high standards for performance, accessibility, and usability\nPartner with platform teams on BFF integration patterns, while maintaining clear frontend ownership boundaries\nBuild Exceptional User Experiences\nLead teams building intuitive, performant, and elegant applications for advisors and investors\nRaise the bar on interaction design, responsiveness, and perceived performance\nEnsure tight alignment between design intent and engineering execution\nPush teams to think beyond features-to end-to-end experience quality\nPartner Deeply with Product & Design\nOperate in tight, durable partnerships with Product and Design leaders embedded in your teams\nContribute to product strategy with a strong point of view on what great experiences look like\nTranslate ambiguous product goals into clear technical direction and execution plans\nFoster a culture of shared ownership across Engineering, Product, and Design\nDrive Execution Across Multiple Squads\nOwn delivery across a portfolio of frontend teams, balancing speed, quality, and sustainability\nEstablish clear engineering standards, patterns, and ways of working\nGuide teams through complex cross-application workflows and shared dependencies\nLead through ambiguity while maintaining high velocity and high standards\nWhat You Bring\nFrontend Leadership & Craft\nDeep expertise in modern frontend development (React, TypeScript, mobile frameworks, etc.)\nStrong point of view on UI patterns, state management, and performance optimization\nPassion for design systems, usability, and interaction quality\nYou care not just about what you build-but how it feels to the user\nPeople Leadership & Talent Development\nProven ability to develop junior and mid-level engineers into high performers\nExperience leading multi-team / multi-squad teams\nYou view management as a craft of talent stewardship and growth\nYou create environments where engineers learn fast and do their best work\nPlayer-Coach Mindset\nYou are hands-on by choice, not by necessity\nComfortable contributing to production code, code reviews, and design discussions\nYou lead through example, not just direction\nProduct & Execution Mindset\nYou think like a product partner, not just an engineering leader\nYou ask why before what, and what before how\nYou are highly focused on execution and delivering business impact\nYou thrive in environments with meaningful scope, urgency, and accountability\nEducation & Experience\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field\n~10-15+ years of software engineering experience, primarily in frontend development\nExperience leading frontend teams in high-scale, product-driven environments\nExperience in fintech or regulated industries is a plus\nWhy Join AssetMark?\nOwn and shape the advisor and client experience at a leading wealth platform\nLead a frontend team with direct product and business impact\nBuild and develop a next-generation engineering team\nDeliver against a high-visibility, commercially critical roadmap\nOperate in a growth-oriented, high-impact environment\nCompensation: The Base Salary range for this position is between $206,000-$258,000.\nThis information reflects a base salary range that AssetMark reasonably expects to pay for the position based on a number of factors which may include job-related knowledge, skills, education, experience, and actual work location. This position will also be eligible for additional variable incentive compensation and competitive benefits.\nCandidates must be legally authorized to work in the US to be considered. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.\nWho We Are & What We Offer:\nWe are AssetMark, a company on the move, shaping the future of financial services. Growth is in our DNA. Every day, we combine technology, insight, and collaboration to create new possibilities for advisors, for our people and for our investors. At AssetMark your ideas matter; they’re heard, valued, and drive meaningful change. Join a team that sets new standards and creates space for you to thrive and do your best work.\nOur Mission\nOur mission is simple: to help our 10,500+ financial advisors make a meaningful difference in their clients’ lives. We do this by combining powerful technology, holistic support, and expert consulting to help advisors run stronger, more efficient businesses. Backed by a comprehensive suite of investment solutions and a trust company that boasts of $150B+ AUM, our platform empowers advisors to deliver exceptional service and an outstanding client experience.\nOur Values\nHeart. Client Success. Integrity. Respect. Excellence. Our values are how we show up every day.\nWe believe in:\nLeading with Heart, in truly making a difference in the lives of others: teammates, clients, investors and communities.\n\nObsessing over Client Success, bringing a relentless focus on what matters to clients that sets us apart and creates loyal, lasting relationships.\n\nUnyielding Integrity, doing what’s right, always. Even when it’s hard.\n\nCollective Respect, in being authentic, inclusive and valuing all voices while winning together.\n\nOperating with Excellence, in learning fast, continuously improving, innovating and collaborating to find new and better solutions.\n\nThese values shape our culture, guide our decisions, and define what it means to be part of the AssetMark family.\nOur Culture & Benefits\nOur culture brings our mission and values to life. Here, we do what’s right, embrace diverse ideas, and innovate together. We also offer a wide range of benefits to support you and your family-because thriving at work starts with thriving in life.\nFlex Time or Paid Time Off and Sick Time Off\n\n401K - 6% Employer Match\n\nMedical, Dental, Vision - HDHP or PPO\n\nHSA - Employer contribution (HDHP only)\n\nVolunteer Time Off\n\nCareer Development / Recognition\n\nFitness Reimbursement\n\nHybrid Work Schedule\n\nAs an Equal Opportunity Employer, AssetMark is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued.","description_format":"text","description_chars":9140,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["401k plan","Hybrid work"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Asset Management & Funds","Financial Software & Embedded Finance"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-17T16:37:13Z"}],"liveness":{"score":20,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.702,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":76,"expected_fill_days":34,"reasons":["conf:2","velocity","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-09-28T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":258000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/assetmark-director-engineering-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/assetmark-director-engineering-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-29T01:28:12Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1086,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":3914,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-30T00:00:00Z"}}}