Engineering Manager

Comply; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Comply is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing software team delivering scalable, cloud-native compliance software for thousands of clients. You will own people management and technical direction, collaborating with product, QA, and business stakeholders across time zones, including India, while maintaining sustainable working hours for managers.

You will grow engineers, shape architecture, and drive the roadmap, with direct impact on delivery velocity and product strategy in

Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering leadership experience including people management.
• Strong full-stack development background with C#/.NET.
• Ability to lead through ambiguity and drive a long-term technical roadmap.
• Proficient in communicating with technical and non-technical audiences and senior leadership.
• Experience building and deploying scaled cloud platforms and applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-functional engineering team, including QA and offshore engineers.
• Own sprint planning, code reviews, deployment, and production reliability.
• Set and uphold the technical bar with coding standards and secure, scalable solutions.
• Collaborate with product and business to define and prioritize delivery and roadmap.
• Foster ownership, inclusion, and continuous learning within the team.
• Coach engineers at all levels and partner with recruiting to bring in talent.
• Balance near-term delivery with platform health, innovation, and debt reduction.
• Champion modern practices: CI/CD, agile, and Bitbucket version control.
• Collaborate with other business units to inform product and commercial decisions.

Skills

C# & .NET

Cloud platforms

Leadership

Communication

CI/CD

Agile

SQL/NoSQL

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Bitbucket

Job description

Comply is the leading provider of compliance SaaS and consulting services for the global financial services sector. With more than 5,000 clients and hundreds of employees across the globe, Comply empowers Chief Compliance Officers and their teams to proactively manage regulatory obligations, mitigate risk, and scale with efficiency and confidence.

Comply serves thousands of global financial services clients including broker-dealers, insurers, investment banks, private funds, RIAs, and wealth managers who rely on Comply offerings to power their compliance programs. To learn more about Comply, visit comply.com

About the role

Comply is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead and grow a high-performing software engineering team, shipping reliable, scalable software that powers compliance programs for thousands of financial services clients worldwide. In this role, you’ll own both the people and the technical direction of your team, partnering closely with product, QA, and business stakeholders to deliver against an ambitious roadmap. You’ll report to the Senior Director of Software Engineering and lead engineers based in India. Flexibility for cross-timezone collaboration is part of the rhythm, balanced by Comply’s commitment to sustainable, predictable working hours for managers.

You’ll love this role if

You’re energized by growing engineers, thrive in a fast-moving product environment, and want to shape the architecture of a cloud-native SaaS platform at real scale.

What you’ll do

• Lead a cross-functional engineering team, including QA and offshore engineers in India.
• Own everything from sprint planning and code review through deployment and production reliability.
• Set and hold the technical bar by establishing coding standards, conduct meaningful code reviews, and keep the team’s work secure, scalable, and aligned to architectural best practices.
• Partner with product and business stakeholders to define and prioritize delivery, ensuring every sprint connects back to customer value and product strategy.
• Build and sustain a team culture of ownership, inclusion, continuous learning, and craft where engineers feel accountable and supported in equal measure.
• Coach and develop engineers at all levels, run meaningful 1:1s, manage performance, and partner with recruiting to bring in the right strategic talent.
• Drive the technical roadmap by balancing near-term delivery commitments with long-term platform health, innovation, and technical debt reduction.
• Champion modern engineering practices across the team: CI/CD pipelines, agile methodologies, version control (Bitbucket), and AI-assisted development tools.
• Collaborate across business units to provide engineering perspective on product and commercial decisions and contribute to the broader direction of Comply’s software platform.

What success looks like in your first 90 days

• You’ve built strong working relationships with your team and key cross-functional partners, and have a clear picture of team health, delivery velocity, and near-term roadmap priorities.
• You’re running sprints confidently, have had substantive 1:1s with every direct report, and have identified and started addressing at least one gap in process, quality, or team structure.
• You’ve shipped at least one meaningful technical milestone, made a measurable improvement to team process or tooling, and have a 6-month team development plan underway.

What you’ll bring

Must-have

• 5+ years of engineering leadership experience, including direct people management: coaching, performance management, and team development.
• Deep full-stack development background, with particular strength in C# and .NET.
• Proven ability to lead through ambiguity - you can set clear goals, drive accountability, and build toward a long-term technical roadmap without waiting for perfect information.
• Strong communication skills: you translate fluently between technical and non-technical audiences and can hold your own in strategic discussions with senior leadership.
• Experience building and deploying scaled platforms and applications in cloud environments.
• Proficiency with modern engineering practices: CI/CD pipelines, agile methodologies, and version control systems (e.g., Bitbucket).
• Familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases (SQL Server, MySQL, Postgres, Elasticsearch).
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field — or equivalent experience.

Nice-to-have

• Experience in financial services or other regulated industries.
• Cloud certifications: AWS (preferred), Azure, or GCP.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Redis, or Jenkins.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor.ai, or AWS Bedrock.

The all-in total compensation for this role is $165,000 and $176,000 , and is specific to the United States. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range would be $150,000 - $160,000 plus applicable bonus/benefit offerings, etc., as those similarly situated within the Company. It takes into account a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including, but not limited to, skill sets, training, licensure and certification, and experience.

Comply is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Nothing in this job posting should be construed as an offer or guarantee of employment.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.