Director of Engineering, TheGuarantors
$250-275k
Financial & insurance solutions for renters and landlords
Be an early applicant
Financial & insurance solutions for renters and landlords
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$250-275k
201-500 employees
Company mission
TheGuarantors' mission is to unlock opportunity and financial advantage for everyone involved in residential and commercial leasing.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for an experienced engineering leader who is technically credible, deeply systems-oriented, and able to help teams translate complex business problems into pragmatic, scalable solutions
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, including experience leading Engineering Managers or multiple teams
- Strong technical judgment and credibility, with the ability to guide architecture and technical strategy
- Proven track record in building high-performing teams that deliver business-critical systems reliably
- Experience partnering closely with Product to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions
- Strong execution skills, including risk management, prioritization, and driving accountability
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Demonstrated ability to coach managers and develop engineering leaders
- Ability to thrive in a high-growth environment with ambiguity and competing priorities
What the job involves
- The Director of Engineering, Landlord Solutions, will lead a group of engineering teams responsible for building and scaling the products, tools, and workflows that serve landlords and multifamily operators across TheGuarantors ecosystem
- This is a leadership role for someone who can operate at the intersection of people management, technical strategy, execution discipline, and product partnership
- You will be accountable for the effectiveness of multiple engineering teams and the Engineering Managers who lead them
- Your success will be measured by the quality, predictability, and business impact of the teams you develop
- You will own the health, effectiveness, and delivery outcomes of our Landlord Solutions group, which consists of 3 engineering teams
- This includes leading Engineering Managers, strengthening team execution, guiding technical direction, partnering with Product during discovery and roadmap planning, and ensuring teams are focused on the highest-value work
- You will help shape the tools, workflows, and operational capabilities that enable landlords and multifamily operators to manage leasing, qualification, and risk more effectively. You will also play a key role in ensuring that engineering work is well-scoped, technically sound, aligned with business priorities, and delivered with urgency and quality
- Lead and develop Engineering Managers across multiple teams
- Drive predictable delivery of high-impact business outcomes with strong quality and ownership
- Partner with Product to shape roadmaps, evaluate tradeoffs, and align engineering investments with business priorities
- Provide technical leadership on architecture, platform strategy, and cross-team decisions
- Improve execution through better planning, risk management, dependency coordination, and accountability
- Ensure teams focus on the highest-value work while balancing speed, reliability, and long-term maintainability
- Support organizational growth through hiring, performance management, and leadership development
- What Success Looks Like
- In this role, success means building teams that consistently deliver high-impact engineering outcomes while improving the long-term strength of our platform and organization
- Within your first 90 days, we expect you to develop a deep understanding of our Landlord Solutions teams, current technical landscape, delivery commitments, team health, leadership structure, and key product priorities. You will build strong relationships with Engineering Managers, Product leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders while identifying the highest-impact opportunities to improve execution, clarity, and technical direction
- Over time, you will improve delivery predictability, strengthen Engineering Manager capability, reduce cross-team friction, help teams make better technical decisions, and ensure Landlord Solutions becomes a strategic driver of value for our operator customers and the broader business
Our take
Home rental rates across the US are soaring. On average, rent went up by over 10% in a single year between 2021 and 2022, while in some cities that increase is as much as 40%. Renters are now struggling more than ever to qualify for homes and afford security deposits, which also impacts landlords who lack security.
TheGuarantors, which is a licensed insurance agent and broker bridges this gap by acting as a co-signer, then offering to cover and underwrite security deposits if necessary in exchange for a percentage fee of the monthly rent.
There’s been a lot of movement in the rental startups space of late, with venture capital being poured into companies like rent-to-own Divvy and rent now, pay later startup Jetty.
TheGuarantors, however, has seen immense user uptake on its platform and has won the capital backing of Portage Venture, which it intends to use to scale both its product offering and staff headcount. This, plus B Corp certification awarded in 2024, will help TheGuarantors expand its market visibility.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Apr 2022
$50m
SERIES C
Dec 2021
$50m
SERIES C
Total funding: $138.3m
Company benefits
- Remote work: All our roles are 100% remote which allows the flexibility for our employees as we navigate the recent changes to our work environments.
- Opportunities to make an impact within a fast growing company
- Medical, Dental, & Vision insurance (beginning day one)
- 401(k)
- Competitive salary
- Generous PTO and paid holidays
Company HQ
World Trade Center, New York, NY
Leadership
Julien Bonneville
(Co-Founder & CEO)Was a Founding Partner of consulting and market data firm Sanisphere, which provided health and pharmaceutical intelligence in developing countries, then an Associate at McKinsey & Company before joining IMS Health as a Consultant.
Bob Schmidt
(Co-Founder & CRO)Founded and led Donnin Publishing from 1990-2013, before founding Rentassure Agency where they served as CMO, CEO, and Chairman. Before TheGuarantors they were a Leasing Manager in the Long Island City Project for TF Cornerstone.
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