Engineering Director, Systems

Rocket Money; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance

Long/Short Term Disability

Competitive Pay

401k Matching

Tuition Reimbursement

Unlimited PTO

Daily Lunch, Snacks & Coffee

Commuter benefits

Job summary

A financial technology company based in New York is seeking a leader for its Systems Group to enhance infrastructure and empower engineering teams. This role demands expertise in consumer-facing applications and a strong background in team leadership. Responsibilities include maintaining product quality and guiding the execution of strategic initiatives. Ideal candidates are hands-on engineers who thrive in dynamic environments. The position offers competitive salary and benefits, including a potential earning range of $200,000 - $240,000 plus bonuses and equity.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team of engineers.
• Experience with consumer-facing applications supporting millions of users.
• Eagerness to engage with code and system architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Systems Group’s Engineering Leaders.
• Ensure product quality, reliability, and performance.
• Collaborate with leaders to execute on business objectives.
• Accountable for executing the Systems Group’s roadmap.
• Attract and retain engineering talent.

Skills

Leadership

Building consumer applications

Support and grow teams

Engineering best practices

Technical problem-solving

Job description

Overview

Rocket Money’s mission is to empower people to live their best financial lives. Rocket Money offers members a unique understanding of their finances and a suite of valuable services that save them time and money – ultimately giving them a leg up on their financial journey.

Rocket Money’s Systems Group is responsible for building and maintaining the foundational infrastructure that powers Rocket Money, and builds the tools that enable our Product Engineering teams to build the best-in-class financial companion.

Responsibilities

• Frontend Design Systems
• Developer Experience & Enablement
• IT & Information Security
• Release Engineering

In this role, you’ll

• Be a leader of leaders, supporting and growing the Systems Group’s Engineering Leaders, empowering them to support and grow their own teams.
• Take responsibility for the quality, reliability, and performance of a product that is used by millions of people. You’ll be a critical escalation path for production incidents in addition to a guiding voice as the team works to resolve them.
• Understand big-picture business objectives, and partner with other leaders throughout the company to ensure that they have the infrastructure and tools necessary to successfully execute on their own roadmaps.
• Distill those requirements into the Systems Group’s own roadmap, and be accountable for its execution. You’ll collaborate with our team of Program Managers to implement cross-cutting organization-wide projects.
• Identify, attract, empower, and retain top engineering talent to build an organization that can execute against an ambitious roadmap.
• Hold a high bar for your teams, ensuring that Engineers are supported, heard, and shipping great software. You’ll coach other leaders to provide this same level of support to their teams.
• You have experience leading a team of engineers.
• You have experience building high-quality consumer-facing applications and systems that operate at scale, supporting millions of users.
• You’re a generalist who can participate in conversations across the stack, from React application logic through what’s happening on the backend and into the underlying infrastructure on which the code is deployed.
• You’re eager to dig into code, systems, and architecture to understand how the system works and where it can be improved. You’re an engineer who leads, not just a leader of engineers; opportunities to look at the code and talk through it with someone on the team are cherished.
• You build observable systems and enjoy digging into the details to solve performance and user experience issues.
• You understand the value of pursuing tooling and automation that allows Engineering teams to remain small, nimble, and high-performing.
• You see enablement as a strategic lever, knowing that a 10% improvement across every team member creates exponential value for the business
• You're both a student and a teacher, continually seeking to grow as an engineer and help those around you grow as well. You meet your engineering peers where they are, showing – not telling – them a better way.
• You thrive in a growing organization, and are not afraid of a challenging problem. In fact, you confront problems head on and take the lead on the solution.

Benefits

• Life Insurance
• Long/Short Term Disability
• Competitive Pay
• 401k Matching
• Team Member Stock Purchasing Program (TMSPP)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Unlimited PTO
• Daily Lunch, Snacks & Coffee (in-office only)
• Commuter benefits (in-office only)

Additional information: Salary range of $200,000 - $240,000 + bonus & equity + benefits. Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Rocket Money, Inc. is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.