Engineering Manager

at  TheGuarantors

TheGuarantors is a cutting edge fintech company setting the standard in rent coverage with unrivaled insurance products, with a deep understanding of owner, operator, and renter needs. We believe renters deserve better access to the home of their dreams and operators deserve greater protection and growth opportunities. That’s why we’re leveraging our expertise in real estate and using AI-based technology to help operators qualify renters faster while mitigating the risk of rental income loss. With $2B+ in rent and deposits guaranteed, we have been named one of Inc. 5000’s fastest-growing companies, one of Forbes’ Best Startup Employees, and one of Deloitte’s 2022 Technology Fast 500.
As an Engineering Manager, you will be the leader of full stack, cross functional engineering teams, taking on the role of tech lead and people manager. This role will unblock your teams’ potential in terms of day to day processes and long term success.
Additionally, this role will partner with other leaders to define best practices regarding code, systems design, CI/CD, observability, and reliability across the Engineering department.
We aim to foster an Engineering culture that emphasizes full-stack development teams that are empowered to make as many decisions as possible in their technical direction and processes.

REQUIREMENTS

• BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering
• 7+ years of relevant production work experience in back-end, web or mobile development; preferably in GoLang or Typescript.
• 3+ years of people management experience
• Track record of success in terms of ability to execute projects.
• Willingness to work with and mentor other members of the engineering team.
• Willingness to partner with Product to understand upcoming projects, and weigh decisions in terms of scope and business objectives.
• Willingness to champion team needs, and get involved with strategic decisions in terms of personnel, business needs, and technical projects.
• Deep understanding of API technologies.
• Deep understanding of SQL technologies.
• Deep understanding of system design, data structures, and algorithms, and experience creating and evaluating technical design documents.
• Align with our core values: Ownership, Drive, Openness, and Quality

• Be a hands-on part of a multidisciplinary team to build next-generation software products (full-stack) and solutions
• Be accountable for delivering well-architected, scalable designs and solutions
• Mentor Engineers on architecture, coding and systems design best practices
• Keep the engineering organization aligned on OKRs and other business objectives
• Author technical documents and artifacts for all stages of the software development life cycle