Engineering Manager, ModernFi
$150-240k
+ Offers Equity
Deposit management for financial institutions
Be an early applicant
Deposit management for financial institutions
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$150-240k
+ Offers Equity
21-100 employees
Company mission
To increase the stability and performance of US financial institutions and the communities they serve.
Role
Who you are
- 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 ModernFi’s engineering culture
What the job involves
- As an Engineering Manager at ModernFi, 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 ModernFi matters
- Our platform helps banks and credit unions better serve their communities and improve financial stability at scale
- The 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 ModernFi 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
Application process
- 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 ModernFi can accelerate your personal and professional growth
Our take
Rising interest rates and the recent collapse of prominent banks have triggered a mass exodus of deposits from smaller institutions. This "deposit runoff" has left community and regional banks scrambling to retain funds, impacting their growth and stability.
ModernFi offers an end-to-end deposit management platform to address this very issue. Its "deposit network" connects smaller banks with high-value depositors, facilitating deposit sourcing, automated fund sweeping, and enhanced security for depositors. This network acts as a lifeline for smaller banks, helping them attract and retain crucial funding.
2024 investment will fuel the company's expansion in several areas, with the ultimate goal of becoming a one-stop shop for bank CFOs, offering a comprehensive suite of solutions for managing the entire deposit lifecycle. With strong market demand and a clear roadmap for expansion, especially off the back of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, ModernFi appears well-positioned to navigate the shifting landscape of banking and become a vital resource for community and regional banks in the years to come.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Aug 2025
$30m
SERIES B
Jan 2024
$18.7m
SERIES A
Total funding: $57.7m
Company benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- Premium health, dental, and vision insurance
- Company equity
Company HQ
Civic Center, New York, NY
Leadership
Paolo Bertolotti
(Co-Founder & CEO)Graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a PhD in Complex Systems and Statistics. They are currently a Lecturer in Statistics at Columbia University.
Adam DeVita
(Co-Founder & COO)Graduated from Columbia University with a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Mathematics. Previously a Product Manager at Citi.
Bennett Johnsen
(Co-Founder & Chief Compliance Officer)Graduated from Princeton University with a Degree in Economics and Finance. Previously worked at Texas Exchange Bank as a Chief Credit Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
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