Software Engineering Manager

Vise is a technology-powered asset manager that uses artificial intelligence to help financial advisors build, manage, and explain personalized portfolios for their clients. Vise’s mission is to create financial freedom for all with a platform that allows all investors, regardless of age, net worth, or geography, to access personalized, automated, and intelligent investments across all asset classes. The company is leading the industry-wide shift toward Wealth 3.0—the next step beyond mutual funds, ETFs, and index funds into personalized, automated portfolios. Vise has raised $128 million from investors like Sequoia, Ribbit Capital, and Founders Fund. We are based in New York, with a Hybrid Work Policy. 

We are building a technology platform that allows all investors, regardless of age, net worth, or geography, to access personalized, automated, and intelligent investments across all asset classes. Engineering at Vise has the unique opportunity to use technology to revolutionize the investment industry. Team members are given ownership and trust with the understanding that they are supported by industry experts and together can build a best-in-class product. We are a small and fast-paced team where everyone has a voice in the development of our product and technology.

We are looking for a curious and execution focused Software Engineering Manager to lead one or more teams at Vise. You will partner closely with our product & design team, investment strategy team, quantitative engineering, and product platform engineering teams  to prioritize and execute on work that provides real solutions for our customers. This includes features such as portfolio intelligence & explainability of our algorithm. Surfacing the intelligence/insights empowers advisors to have better conversations with their clients and build trust. We hold our product to a high standard valuing correctness, quality, and trustworthiness to reflect the values of the Financial Advisors we serve. Our engineering organization is built around three principles: Inclusivity, Trustworthiness, & Strive for Excellence. We embody an open, collaborative and inclusive spirit, and we value autonomy with accountability to learn & grow from both our wins and mistakes.  

What you will own

• Managing a current team of 4-8 full stack product engineers 
• Supporting your reports career growth along mastery of craft, leadership and impact
• Setting technical direction for our product through thoughtful planning with your team, cross functional and other engineering leaders 
• Cross-Functional partnership with multiple other teams outside of Tech to drive product and business opportunities through technical execution

What you will bring on Day 1

• 3+ years of engineering management experience and must have previous experience as a software engineer
• 3+ years of people management experience 
• Passion for and experience in recruiting talent and managing high performing and motivated engineers
• Demonstrated delivery of projects scoped at 3-6 month and ability to articulate technical aspects, trade offs, success metrics and operational impact
• Experience owning a production product and a love for collaboration across functions to achieve business impact
• A desire to grow you management skills in a startup environment where achieving impact through flexibility, grit, and resolve 

Vise celebrates and embraces diversity and is committed to building a team that represents a variety of experiences, backgrounds, and skills. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.