Engineering Manager: Lead 6–10 Engineers to Build Scalable Systems

Wealthfront; New York (NY); On-site; USD 208,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) plan

Generous time off

Parental leave

Wellness reimbursements

Professional development

Employee investing discount

Job summary

Wealthfront is seeking an engineering manager to lead a team of 6-10 engineers, driving execution and operational excellence in a fast-growing engineering organization.

You will work closely with tech leads, product management, design, and brokerage operations to adapt to changing priorities, improve productivity, and remove roadblocks. You’ll coach engineers, promote automation, and help build a high-performing, inclusive culture.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in CS or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years as a software engineer developing and operating systems.
• 1+ years engineering management experience.
• Track record of leading productive engineering teams.
• Experience hiring, mentoring, coaching and developing engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 6-10 engineers in execution and operational excellence
• Collaborate with the tech leads and other functions (product management, design, product support, brokerage operations) to understand and respond to changing priorities
• Monitor and improve team productivity, remove roadblocks, identify and implement improvements to our process, and act as scrum master for the team
• Facilitate the exchange of information among all Wealthfront employees in a systematic manner
• Lead or contribute to effective organizational improvement within the engineering organization or Wealthfront
• Combine data‑driven process and human empathy to iteratively develop and assess our collective teams and individual team members
• Evaluate technical abilities of individual engineers, in order to match them with projects which demonstrate their strengths and stretch them to grow
• Partner with Recruiting to build well‑rounded, effective, and inclusive engineering teams

Skills

Team leadership

Engineering management

Hiring & mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

BS/MS in CS or equivalent experience

Job description

Wealthfront is seeking an engineering manager to lead a team of 6-10 engineers, driving execution and operational excellence in a fast-growing engineering organization.

You will work closely with tech leads, product management, design, and brokerage operations to adapt to changing priorities, improve productivity, and remove roadblocks. You’ll coach engineers, promote automation, and help build a high-performing, inclusive culture.