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
Requirements
- B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- 4+ years as a software engineer developing and operating systems within the core business
- 1+ years engineering management experience
- Track record of leading productive engineering teams
- Experience hiring, mentoring, coaching and developing engineers into top performers
- Understanding of successful team dynamics and how your role as a manager fits into this process
- Passionate about collaborative problem solving
- Eagerness to solve challenging problems
Benefits
- Equity
- Discretionary bonus
- Medical insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- 401K plan
- Generous time off
- Parental leave
- Wellness reimbursements
- Professional development
- Employee investing discount
