Engineering Manager, Developer Experience

Alloy Inc.; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 222,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Employee stock options

Medical, dental, vision plans with HSA

401k with match

Parental leave

Home office stipend

Learning & development stipend

Well-being benefits

Hybrid in NYC with 3-4 days in office

Job summary

Alloy is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Developer Experience team. You will own the APIs, webhooks, and tooling that power external integrations, guiding architectural decisions and a great developer experience.

You will recruit and mentor engineers, partner with product and stakeholders, and drive delivery for scalable, reliable developer-facing infrastructure in a hybrid NYC work environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in engineering with at least 3 years in an engineering leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and mentor a team of engineers through weekly 1:1s, career conversations, and hands-on technical guidance.

Skills

APIs

Developer experience

API platform engineering

Developer tooling

TypeScript/Node.js

REST/webhooks

Async messaging

Sprint planning

Communication

Hiring/onboarding engineers

Servant-leader mindset

Job description

Engineering Manager, Developer Experience

New York City

Alloy is where you belong!

Alloy is the AI-powered identity and fraud prevention platform that accelerates onboarding, stops fraud, and scales compliance across the customer lifecycle so financial organizations can grow without limits. More than 900 of the world's leading financial institutions and fintechs trust Alloy for smarter risk management that drives growth.

Through our values: Be Bold, Go Fast, Collaborate, and Celebrate Our Differences, we are creating a workplace where you can grow, thrive, and belong. See how we’ve been continuously recognized and named one of Inc.Magazine’s Best Workplaces , Forbes America’s Best Startup Employers , Best Fintech to Work for by American Banker , year after year.

Check out our investors and read more about us here .

About the team

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our Developer Experience team within the Connection organization. This team owns Alloy's external-facing integration surface - the APIs, webhooks, and tooling that developers and partners use to connect with Alloy and build on top of our platform.

In this role, you will lead a team responsible for the systems and experiences that make Alloy easy to integrate with: our Events API, Outgoing Webhooks Service, partnership data feeds, external developer documentation, and the integrations that power Alloy's channel partner ecosystem. You will own the technical and strategic vision for how data flows in and out of Alloy at scale, and how external developers experience the platform - from first API call to production.

Alloy operates in a hybrid-work environment. We look to foster collaboration and community by having our local employees onsite three days a week.

What you'll be doing

The Engineering Manager's primary responsibility is their team. You will balance three key areas: recruiting and growing great engineers, supporting each person's development, and partnering with product and stakeholders to ship high-quality, high-impact work.

As the Engineering Manager, you will:

• Lead, develop, and mentor a team of engineers through weekly 1:1s, career conversations, and hands-on technical guidance.
• Own the roadmap and delivery for Alloy's developer-facing infrastructure — APIs, webhooks, data ingestion, and outbound data flows - ensuring reliability, scalability, and a great developer experience.
• Partner closely with product, design, partnerships, and customer-facing teams to shape what gets built and why.
• Drive technical strategy for the team's systems, including API design standards, event delivery guarantees, and integration patterns used by external developers.
• Track and improve engineering health using DORA metrics and team-level KPIs; establish release and monitoring standards that keep quality high.
• Recruit and hire strong engineers; own onboarding and ramp for new team members.
• Communicate clearly across the organization — surface risks, resolve blockers, and keep stakeholders aligned on progress and trade-offs.

Who we’re looking for

We are looking for an Engineering Manager who has built and led teams working on developer-facing products, APIs, or platform infrastructure. An ideal candidate has::

• 8+ years in engineering with at least 3 years in an engineering leadership role.
• A strong background in developer experience, API platform engineering, or developer tooling - you have shipped products that external developers integrate with and build on top of.
• Deep familiarity with API design and HTTP/event-based integration patterns (REST, webhooks, async messaging); you can credibly lead technical discussions on API contract design, delivery guarantees, and integration reliability.
• A track record of building and shipping high-quality systems at scale, with clear accountability for outcomes.
• Technical fluency in modern backend stacks - strong with TypeScript/Node.js; comfortable reviewing code, debugging production issues, and contributing to architectural decisions.
• Experience working with external partners or customers on integration work; you understand what makes a platform easy (or hard) to integrate with.
• Experience leading sprint planning, goal-based project tracking, and cross-functional delivery.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to translate technical complexity for non-technical stakeholders and advocate for the team.
• Experience recruiting, hiring, and onboarding engineers.
• A servant-leader mindset - you lead by removing obstacles, pointing people in the right direction, and investing in the people around you.
• Must be local to New York City and attend the office 3-4 days per week.

Nice to have:

• Experience in high-growth product companies or startups.
• Experience in fintech, financial services, or other regulated industries.

We're a lean team, so your impact will be felt immediately, and opportunities will grow as the company scales up. If this all sounds like a good fit for you, why not join us?

Alloy is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Below is the anticipated starting base compensation range for this role; however, pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, in-demand skills, relevant experience, and/or geography. In addition to a competitive base salary, this position is also eligible for equity awards in the form of stock options (ISOs) as well as a competitive total benefits package. Your recruiter will be happy to walk you through the details and what compensation could look like for you specifically!

This position has a salary range of $222,000 - $285,000.

Benefits and Perks

• Unlimited PTO and flexible work policy
• Employee stock options
• Medical, dental, vision plans with HSA (monthly employer contribution) and FSA options
• 401k with 100% match up to 4% of annual employee compensation
• Eligible new parents receive 16 weeks of paid parental leave
• Home office stipend for new employees
• Annual Learning & Development annual stipend
• Well-being benefits include access to ClassPass, OneMedical, UrbanSitter, and Spring Health
• Hybrid work environment: employees are expected to work Tuesdays through Thursdays from our HQ in Union Square, Manhattan. Tasty lunches catered from a variety of local restaurants and frequent employee-organized cultural events contribute to our positive office energy. On Monday/Friday most employees Zoom into work from home while some take advantage of the quieter office.

Alloy is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and employer. We’re committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, parental or pregnancy status, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or veteran status. We are committed to an inclusive interview experience and provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with visible and invisible disabilities. We encourage applicants to share needed accommodations with their recruiter.

All Alloy jobs are listed on our careers page. Any communication during the recruitment process, including interview requests or job offers, will come directly from a recruiting team member with an alloy.com email address. We do not use outside applications or automated text messaging in our recruiting process. We will not ask for any sensitive financial or identification information during the recruiting process. If you’re ever unsure, please contact us directly via our website before sharing personal information.