Engineering Manager

Fora Financial; New York (NY); Remote; USD 225,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K Match

Life Insurance at No Cost

Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending

Opportunity for Advancement

Year End Bonus Eligibility

Job summary

A finance technology company is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead Agile teams and deliver interconnected solutions that drive success for small business owners. The role demands strong leadership skills and technical expertise, and involves collaborating with various stakeholders to achieve high-quality outcomes. This is a remote position for candidates in the United States, offering a chance to make a tangible impact in the industry.

Qualifications

• Experience managing engineering teams and conducting performance reviews.
• Strong foundation in software engineering and assessing technical work.
• Proven success in leading engineering projects and ensuring timely delivery.
• Skilled at aligning engineering with cross-functional needs.
• Passion for developing engineers and fostering a high-performing environment.
• Comfortable running Agile processes and improving team planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead two Agile engineering teams in project planning and delivery.
• Develop and manage talent through coaching and performance reviews.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product and Design teams.
• Connect engineering work to business impact and customer value.
• Contribute code when necessary and drive architectural excellence.
• Facilitate team effectiveness by removing blockers and upholding Agile practices.

Skills

Leadership

Technical Depth

Delivery & Execution

Stakeholder Partnership

Coaching

Operational Mindset

Growth Mindset

Tools

.NET

Azure

Git

Agile methodologies

Job description

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The Engineering Team at Fora Financial

The Engineering team at Fora Financial builds the systems that help small business owners turn their dreams into reality. Every line of code we write directly impacts real entrepreneurs — the restaurant owner expanding to a second location, the contractor hiring their first employee, the retailer stocking up for their busiest season.

You’ll lead engineering teams across multiple product streams, collaborating with 2+ product managers and diverse business stakeholders to deliver interconnected solutions that create an inclusive, high-trust culture where everyone can thrive. You’ll partner closely with product managers, scrum masters, and business stakeholders across Underwriting, Direct Sales, Business Development, Operations, Finance & Accounting, and Legal to deliver high-quality functionality with real-world impact. This is a remote role open to candidates based in the United States and reports to the VP of Engineering.

Tech Stack Snapshot
• .NET (C#) • .NET Core • ASP.NET Core • Angular (TypeScript) • React • SQL Server • Entity Framework • Azure Functions • Azure App Service • Azure Service Bus • Azure API Gateway • Azure DevOps (ADO) • Visual Studio • Git • Snowflake • REST APIs • Microservices
AI-Powered Development Tools: • GitHub Copilot • Cursor • Claude • ChatGPT
While this is our current stack, we welcome Engineering Managers with experience in similar modern technologies — for example, Java, Python, or Ruby, and cloud environments such as AWS or GCP.

A Day in the Life of an Engineering Manager

• Lead two Agile engineering teams through project planning, execution, and delivery — ensuring alignment between business goals and technical outcomes.
• Develop and manage talent through coaching, performance reviews, difficult conversations with empathy, and strategic hiring decisions that strengthen team capabilities and culture.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, and business stakeholders to scope projects, balance technical tradeoffs with user needs, and translate between technical and business requirements.
• Connect engineering work to business impact — help teams understand how their code directly affects small business owners and drive decisions that prioritize customer value alongside technical excellence.
• Act as a player-coach — contribute code when needed, review pull requests regularly, and drive technical excellence through hands-on involvement in architecture, system design, and engineering standards.
• Facilitate team effectiveness by setting clear goals, removing blockers, upholding Agile practices, and championing modern development tools including AI-powered solutions.

What You Bring

• Leadership & People Development: Direct experience managing engineers — conducting performance reviews, delivering constructive feedback, and creating growth plans that balance empathy and accountability.
• Technical Depth: Strong foundation in software engineering with the ability to assess technical work, contribute to design discussions, and guide architectural decisions.
• Delivery & Execution: Proven success leading engineering work across multiple product streams or initiatives, coordinating with 2+ product managers, and ensuring timely, high-quality delivery.
• Stakeholder Partnership: Skilled at aligning engineering priorities with cross-functional needs (Product, Design, and Business). You know how to navigate competing priorities and build consensus.
• Coaching & Feedback: Passion for developing people — you build trust, foster learning, and help engineers perform at their highest level.
• Operational Mindset: Comfortable running Agile processes, setting measurable goals, and continuously improving how teams plan and deliver work.
• Growth Mindset: You stay curious about new technologies, development tools, and ways to create a more collaborative and effective engineering culture.

Visa Sponsorship: This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. All applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the US. Fora Financial is unable to provide or assume sponsorship of employment-based visas (e.g., H‑1B, L‑1, O‑1, etc). In addition, Fora Financial cannot commit to the administrative and compliance requirements associated with CPT, OPT, STEM OPT, or similar training programs, including completion of form I‑983 for STEM OPT.

Our Commitment to Inclusion: We know that confidence gaps and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting amazing candidates. Please apply even if you don’t meet every single listed qualification. If you’re excited about Fora’s mission and believe you can make an impact, we want to hear from you. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds — whether you’re self‑taught, a career changer, a military veteran, a bootcamp graduate, returning to the workforce after caregiving, or a former founder.

Benefits:

• A good work/life balance
• 401K Match
• Life Insurance at No Cost to Employees
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending
• Opportunity for Advancement
• Year End Bonus Eligibility

About Fora Financial: Fora Financial is a technology-enabled leading provider of flexible financing to small and medium sized businesses. Since our inception in 2008, we have supported more than 55,000 merchants nationwide with over $4 billion of capital used for a variety of purposes, from funding everyday operating expenses to managing cash flow gaps to facilitating business expansion. Leveraging our proprietary technology, Fora Financial delivers capital to our customers via a streamlined and simple process that can be completed in as little as 24 hours, compared with the weeks or even months it often takes for a business to receive a bank loan.

Equal Opportunity Statement: Fora Financial is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, or any other legally protected status under local, state, or federal law. Fora Financial provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or accommodations due to a disability during the application process, please contact [e-mail].