Engineering Manager, Novata
ESG
$115-130k
Plus stock options
More information about location
1-5 days a week in office
ESG platform for private markets
Job no longer available
ESG platform for private markets
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
$115-130k
Plus stock options
More information about location
1-5 days a week in office
101-200 employees
Company mission
To empower private markets to achieve a more sustainable and inclusive form of capitalism.
Role
Who you are
- 8 or more years of demonstrable experience developing testable, modular, and extensible code that covers that entire web application stack using TypeScript/JavaScript, React, and Node.js
- 1-3 years of experience building and leading high-performance engineering squads
- You are interested in (or have recently moved into) an eng management role
- You have experience leading teams in the successful delivery of high-impact initiatives
- You have a product mindset, are passionate about customer outcomes, and want to make data-informed decisions
- You have a start-up mentality and are responsible, energetic, ambitious, and adaptable
- You are hands-on and able to jump in on technical challenges to support your team
- You aren’t afraid to make decisions, have good judgment, and act with purpose and intention to progress our mission
- You like to approach problem-solving pragmatically and appreciate the importance of building the right thing vs building the thing right
- You have a keen attention to detail, you care about the operational aspects of software delivery
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a hands-on Engineering Manager to join a newly formed squad with the goal of developing a new sustainability reporting platform that meets the needs of what we call ‘private companies’
- This is very much a ‘startup within a startup’ squad, hence you’d be a key driver in helping the organization expand into a new market segment
- The squad is still forming and for now, is composed of a Product Manager and another Engineer, but success dependent could grow quickly in the future
- This role is ideal for an engineering manager who likes to get hands-on with products in their infancy
- You’ll get to work across the full stack, building frontend components, creating API endpoints, and stitching together cloud services to deliver real end-user value, fast
- In addition, you’ll also be responsible for managing the workstream and backlog to ensure things flow effectively and efficiently through the squad, alongside some people management duties helping guide and coach your reports to unlock their potential
- Applying your skills, knowledge, and experience to develop and maintain a new sustainability reporting platform targeting individual companies
- Leading the members of your squad, supporting them in breaking problems down into value-focused deliverables
- Ensuring the squad maintains a high level of performance, whilst fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement
- Contributing to our guilds, sharing what you’ve learned, and ensuring that knowledge and best practices are socialized throughout the collective
- Line managing your reports, setting clear goals and objectives, and managing individuals' performance through coaching and continuous feedback
- Fulfill additional duties as requested
- We use and teach
- TypeScript, React and Node.js for our platform
- Postgres, Metabase and Snowflake for data storage
- GitHub for source control and Jira for change management
- Docker to package our services into containers
- Harness, GitHub and Argo CD for CI/CD
- DataDog for monitoring and observability
- AWS for infrastructure, specifically EKS, RDS and S3
- Terragrunt and Terraform for infrastructure orchestration
Salary benchmarks
Our take
ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) investment has been on a remarkable rise, increasing by over 50% in recent years and pulling in nearly $500B annually. This surge is driven in part by a growing collective pressure to invest in companies that prioritize sustainability and ethical practices.
With this trend accelerating, there's a clear need for better tools to track and analyze ESG data. That's where Novata comes in. The company offers robust solutions that allow investors to monitor and assess the ESG performance of their portfolios, helping them make more informed, responsible investment decisions.
Backing Novata is an impressive list of investors, including the Ford Foundation, Omidyar Network, S&P Global, and Hamilton Lane. The company's first funding round raised a staggering $21M - one of the highest ever for a public benefit corporation. This momentum continued in 2024 when the company attracted new investors and strengthened its financial backing, positioning itself to expand its sustainability solutions and enter expand its geographies while securing its place as a key player in the ESG space.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Feb 2023
$30m
SERIES B
Nov 2021
$21m
SERIES A
Total funding: $51m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive health benefit packages (medical, dental, vision and pension)
- Robust leave policies (PTO, parental leave, VTO)
- Opportunities for personal and professional development
Company HQ
Civic Center, New York, NY
Leadership
Alex Friedman
(Co-Founder & CEO)Former White House Fellow in the Clinton Administration and an Assistant to the Secretary of Defense. Co-founder of Jackson Hole Economics, a non-profit research organization in economics, politics, the environment and finance. Served as CEO, CIO & CFO for a number of publicly listed financial services companies including GAM Investments, UBS, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Josh Green
(Co-Founder & COO)Prior to co-founding Novata, spent 15 years as CEO of trade data insights platform Panjiva (acquired by S&P Global in 2018). Former assistant CEO at growth investment firm the iFormation Group, created by technology VC Boston Consulting Group.
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