Senior Engineering Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 20, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 16, 2026.
About the Role
Lead an engineering pod of approximately 6 to 8 engineers at an AI-enabled fintech mortgage technology company. You will guide team health and delivery while staying hands-on with production software, partnering closely with Product and Technical Leads in a complex, high-stakes domain.
What You'll Do
Manage and support engineers through regular 1:1s, continuous feedback, performance reviews, hiring, and career development.
Own planning, retrospectives, delivery health, and early identification of execution risks for your pod.
Spend approximately 10% to 20% of your time coding, contributing regularly to production work.
Partner with Product Managers and Technical Leads on priorities, architecture decisions, and cross-functional alignment.
Improve onboarding, documentation, and clear ownership boundaries across the team.
What We're Looking For
8 or more years of software engineering or engineering management experience, with a progressive path from individual contributor work into management.
Experience managing 5 or more direct reports, including hiring, performance management, and career growth.
Recent hands-on experience shipping production software as an engineering manager, with strong backend engineering experience.
Strong TypeScript skills and the ability to contribute code directly.
Experience with modern web and backend technologies such as React, Node.js, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, and AWS.
Comfort using AI tools in engineering workflows, with familiarity in AI product development practices such as evaluations, experiment design, and dataset curation.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary: $225,000 to $300,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location
Remote within the United States.