Engineering Manager

EXTEND OVERVIEW 

Extend makes it easy for businesses to connect their credit cards and get instant access to powerful spend controls and expense workflows to save time, improve security and visibility, and better manage company spending. Our primary product is a spend and expense management platform that allows SMBs to create on-demand virtual cards, automate reconciliation, and manage employee expense reports. We have built the first virtual card platform of its kind, directly integrated with processors, networks, and the technology that supports banking across the industry. We offer several virtual card products including an app-as-a-service that banks can offer business customers with their existing credit cards, a suite of virtual card APIs for those looking to build custom payment solutions, and we also offer secure connectivity to key banking and payment services that enable 3rd-parties to integrate and embed payments into their software.

Founded in 2017 by 3 industry experts with experience at Fortune 500 companies, including American Express and Capital One, Extend is headquartered in Manhattan and has recently raised $40m in venture capital from top fintech investors. With 65 passionate team members and exciting momentum, there’s never been a  better time to join our team! 

For more information visit paywithextend.com

ABOUT THE ROLE

As Engineering Manager, you’ll play a critical leadership role in shaping how we build. You will be responsible for the performance and well-being of two product development teams, ensuring they deliver high-quality, impactful, timely software that moves our product and technology roadmaps forward. Your focus will span people, process, and technology – balancing mentorship with execution, planning with adaptability, and velocity with predictability. This is a highly collaborative role that will partner closely with Product, Design, and other stakeholders across the business. 

This role is open to candidates across the U.S. and may be performed remotely, with quarterly travel to our NYC headquarters to facilitate in-person relationship building and strategic planning activities.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• People
  • Hire, develop, and retain top engineering talent
  • Provide feedback, mentorship, training and career development opportunities that help Engineers grow at Extend and beyond 
  • Foster a culture of ownership, inclusion, and high performance
• Projects/Planning 
  • Collaborate with Product Management, Design, and other teams to define and deliver on product and technical roadmaps
  • Drive the level of project visibility, clarity and predictability we need to run our business
• Practice/Technology
  • Plan, design, communicate, and implement reliable, scalable, and extensible software systems
  • Establish a collaborative work environment that fosters autonomy, transparency, a high degree of craftsmanship, and personal growth
  • Evangelize software development best practices and set exceptional standards for the team
  • Lead technical discussions and plans to improve the company’s overall software quality

ABOUT THE CANDIDATE

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, or equivalent training, fellowship, or work experience
• Proven management track record of working with interdisciplinary product teams (web, mobile, design) in a position of either an Engineering Manager or Tech/Team Lead
• Prior experience managing a fullstack team including mobile, web, and backend engineers.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to form relationships across the business
• Experience running and mentoring cross-functional teams
• Empathetic and outcome-oriented leader who leads with clarity, not control
• Capable of driving outcomes as well as output

TECH STACK

• Java/Springboot/Hibernate
• Javascript/Typescript/React
• Kotlin/Functional programming
• Swift/Objective-C
• AWS
• RabbitMQ
• PostgreSQL

WHAT WE OFFER

• A competitive compensation package
• Equity for all–our success is your success
• Unlimited vacation–and we want you to use it
• 401K matching
• Flexible work options
• Comprehensive health coverage for you and your family, effective day one of employment
• Maternity and paternity leave benefits
• Reimbursement for gym memberships
• $5K referral bonus–bring your friends!
• Work with and learn from functional experts across disciplines

To all recruitment agencies, Extend does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Extend employees or any other company location. Extend is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes

Extend is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other status protected by law.