Senior Manager, Software Engineering

DebtBook is an industry-leading fintech software platform that revolutionizes the way local governments, higher education, healthcare organizations and their finance teams work. Our powerful, cloud-based software helps these organizations manage all aspects of their debt, leases, and subscriptions, streamline financial reporting, and share information simply with others.

We are looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a team of 4-8 engineers.  The size of your team will vary as we grow and onboard new engineers and managers.  We are looking for a manager who has significant engineering experience and will be a great coach for their team.  Our managers focus on delivering results by improving our processes and helping our engineers grow.  This manager will not have a lot of time to write code, and will not be expected to complete development tickets, but will be expected to pair and provide technical guidance to engineers on their team.  Each team is expected to frequently and incrementally deliver improvements to our application.  We are collaborative and lean heavily on our engineers to help improve processes, but managers are responsible for the decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Meet frequently with members of your team.  Know what they are working on and help them move forward.  Review their work and provide guidance.
• Ensure your team is delivering improvements to our application and shipping code frequently (at least weekly).  Scope down work to fit into small frequent deliveries.
• As an Engineering Manager you will be expected to help facilitate and guide technical decisions, and you will have ownership and responsibility for the final decisions.  
• We expect each team to have good processes that help ensure they are highly effective, and our managers are responsible for improving the processes on their team.
• Your team will start with a few engineers from our team, and you will help hire more engineers to expand your team.

• 8+ years professional experience in Software Engineering
• 2+ years experience as an Engineering Manager
• Professional experience with Ruby on Rails, React, and SQL

• Our tech stack includes Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, and React
• Our app is hosted in AWS and we have CI/CD pipelines and deployments in GitLab

• 30 min - Introduction Call
• 1 hr - Management Interview with an Engineering Manager
• 90 min - Pair with an engineering for code review, pair programming, and schema design
• 2 hr - Group Interview w/ Engineering Team and Product Team
  • 45 min - Engineering interview with 2 engineers from the team
    
  • 30 min - Interview with the group Product Manager
  • 45 min - Interview with an Engineering Manager(s)

At DebtBook, we dream big, move fast, make an impact, and bring joy to everything we do. Our core values drive our success as an organization, and we are looking for talented teammates who share our passion for challenging the status quo, innovating in all we do, and wanting to make a difference. We are growing fast, but our people aren’t just a number -- everybody has the opportunity to shape our culture and the future of the company. 

Proud to be named one of the “Best Places to Work” by Charlotte’s Business Journal, DebtBook is a fast-growing company where we dream big, move fast, make an impact, and bring joy to everything we do. Our core values drive our success as an organization, and we are looking for talented teammates who share our passion for challenging the status quo, innovating in all we do, and wanting to make a difference.  

When it comes to benefits and perks, we are committed to supporting our employees’ well-being to make their lives better, both in and out of the office. We offer:

• Competitive salaries plus equity (stock options) for all employees
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with 4% employer match 
• Flexible work schedules and generous leave policies (including unlimited PTO) 
• Professional development opportunities and tuition reimbursement
• Family and wellness perks
• Stipends for remote workers to set up their ideal work space

Compensation

• Annual salary range is: $160,000-$190,000 based on experience
• This role is eligible for an up to 10% annual bonus

DebtBook is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and prohibit discrimination and unlawful harassment in the workplace. All applicants will receive consideration for employment based upon their qualifications without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, marital status, genetic information, political affiliation, National Guard or veteran status, disability, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law. We welcome and encourage applicants with disabilities to contact our team for assistance during the application and hiring process. We are committed to expanding accessibility and making reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable law.