Engineering Manager

The Opportunity

As an Engineering Manager at Modern Fi, you will play a pivotal role in building and scaling the technology that powers our platform for banks and credit unions nationwide. You'll work directly with our leadership team to guide engineering execution, elevate technical rigor, and empower a world-class team of engineers. Your work will directly impact how financial institutions operate and serve their communities, strengthening the financial health of millions of Americans.

We believe in hiring exceptional people and giving them the autonomy, ownership, and trust to build. You'll collaborate with a deeply skilled team that values technical excellence, knowledge-sharing, and continuous learning. This is a rare opportunity to shape the engineering culture, practices, and systems of a fast-growing fintech from the ground up.

Your work at Modern Fi matters. Our platform helps banks and credit unions better serve their communities and improve financial stability  systems you build will have an outsized impact on the U.S. financial ecosystem.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing engineering team, fostering growth, accountability, and technical excellence
• Drive end-to-end delivery of high-impact engineering initiatives - from concept to architecture, implementation, testing, and launch
• Partner closely with Product, business stakeholders, and leadership to define scope, align on priorities, and ensure Modern Fi ships high-quality features quickly and reliably
• Establish and continuously improve engineering best practices, tools, and processes for a rapidly scaling organization
• Own all the code your team produces. Review all code and not be afraid to hop into it and help push things over the line. At this stage, we are all ICs regardless of title and do whatever it takes to move towards our goals.
• Support hiring, onboarding, and leveling efforts to help build a diverse, exceptional engineering team
• Ensure strong execution through clear goal-setting, effective sprint planning, and proactive risk mitigation
• Maintain a high technical bar by participating in architecture discussions, reviewing code, and guiding engineers in solving complex technical problems
• Collaborate cross-functionally to translate client feedback and business needs into scalable technical solutions
• Promote a culture of extreme ownership, thoughtful iteration, and high accountability within the engineering organization
• Contribute to long-term technical strategy, system design, and infrastructure decisions as we scale to serve increasingly sophisticated institutions

• Python (FastAPI, SQL Alchemy), Typescript
• Retool (React, Vite, Tailwind)
• PostgreSQL Database
• AWS / Pulumi IaC
• Tools:
  Auth0, Datadog, Fern

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 2+ years in an engineering leadership or tech lead role
• Strong technical foundation - capable of diving deep into architecture, system design, and debugging across the stack
• Experience scaling an Engineering org. We are one team today, but just at the boundary, and will soon need to split into multiple squads.
• Proven ability to lead teams through ambiguity and guide engineers toward clear outcomes
• Comfortable in a fast-moving startup environment with evolving priorities
• Strong communicator who can articulate technical concepts clearly across engineering, product, and leadership
• High EQ, trustworthy, calm under pressure, and committed to developing others
• Experience hiring, coaching, and conducting performance management in a high-expectation environment
• Bias for action, strong ownership mentality, and passion for building mission-critical systems
• Interest in (or experience with) fintech, banking, financial systems, or highly regulated environments is a plus
• Energized by life-changing work at an early-stage company and motivated to help shape Modern Fi's engineering culture

The caliber and character of the Modern Fi team set us apart. We value competence and drive over credentials and look for compassionate, thoughtful people with diverse backgrounds. We appreciate technical skill, dedication, and humble confidence.

Above all, we value respect - for our colleagues, our clients, our partners, and ourselves. Because we are a close-knit team of high performers, we are selective and intentional with every hire. The people at Modern Fi could be doing anything in the world, yet they choose to be here.

We offer generous salary, unlimited PTO, 401(k), and premium health, dental, and vision insurance. As an early hire, you will also receive meaningful equity at a critical stage in the company's growth.

During the interview process, you'll meet members of our leadership and engineering teams. If conversations progress, you'll be invited for an onsite technical discussion and team presentation.

We look forward to getting to know you, learning what motivates you, and determining how Modern Fi can accelerate your personal and professional growth.