Engineering Manager at Brigit

New York, New York, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Fintech, Financial ServicesIndustries

Requirements

  • 10+ years of hands-on professional software development experience
  • 3+ years of software engineering management and mentorship experience
  • A desire to build an inclusive, diverse, and high performing team (even better if done many times already in a startup environment)
  • Experience regularly collaborating with product and design teams
  • You've built large and complex projects at scale, and maintained them over many release cycles
  • Experience with Java running in GCP, and React Native (preferred, but not strictly necessary)

Responsibilities

  • Lead and grow a high performance and diverse team of engineers and technologists of varying seniority levels
  • Support engineers in their career development through regular 1:1s, feedback, and coaching
  • Collaborate with product, design, data, and business counterparts to shape roadmap, define scope, and make tradeoffs
  • Structure and improve your team’s processes to enhance execution velocity, making tactical tradeoffs between business priorities and resources
  • Drive sprint planning, capacity allocation, and prioritization to ensure timely and high-quality delivery
  • Ensure technical architecture and delivery meet quality standards, with strong monitoring, testing, and scalability built in
  • Contribute to technical direction by evaluating large strategic decisions, and by evaluating design documents for engineering initiatives

Skills

Team Leadership
Career Coaching
1:1 Meetings
Performance Feedback
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Roadmap Planning
Process Optimization
Inclusive Team Building

Brigit

Financial services for improving financial health

About Brigit

Brigit provides financial services aimed at helping everyday Americans improve their financial health. The company offers transparent and fair financial products that assist users in managing their finances effectively and avoiding unnecessary fees. Brigit's services are designed to promote wise spending and financial stability, ensuring that users can keep more of their money. Unlike many competitors, Brigit's business model aligns with the interests of its customers, focusing on putting money back into their hands rather than imposing high fees. The team at Brigit consists of experts from top institutions, bringing valuable experience in tackling financial insecurity. The company's goal is to enhance the financial well-being of its members through accessible and straightforward financial solutions.

New York City, New YorkHeadquarters
2017Year Founded
$107MTotal Funding
ACQUISITIONCompany Stage
Fintech, Financial ServicesIndustries
51-200Employees

Benefits

Medical benefits
Generous PTO
Paid parental leave
Phone/wifi stipend
401k
Snacks & more

Risks

FTC action against Brigit could lead to regulatory challenges and fines.
Acquisition by Upbound Group may disrupt Brigit's business model and customer relationships.
Brigit Premium may face adoption challenges if value isn't clearly communicated to users.

Differentiation

Brigit offers transparent, fair financial products focused on improving financial health.
The company aligns its business model with customer interests, avoiding unfair fees.
Brigit's team includes experts from Amazon, Deutsche Bank, and Palantir.

Upsides

Brigit has helped members save over $250 million in fees since launch.
The launch of Brigit Premium caters to growing demand for financial literacy tools.
Brigit's Credit Builder product targets the rising popularity among younger demographics.

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