Senior Engineering Manager, Betterment
Growth
$200-228k
+ Equity package
More information about location
3 days a week in office
Banking and investment app
Be an early applicant
Banking and investment app
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$200-228k
+ Equity package
More information about location
3 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make people’s lives better.
Role
Who you are
- Extensive experience in object-oriented programming, preferably Ruby on Rails, with strong architectural and technical leadership. Familiarity with React, GraphQL, or mobile engineering is a plus
- Proven experience in managing, mentoring, and inspiring a diverse team of engineers, staff engineers, and engineering managers
- Ability to balance hands-on contributions with leadership, actively working alongside your engineering team while guiding and supporting managers within your area
- Proven track record of delivering high-quality, production-grade software with a focus on accuracy, reliability, and performance in an agile environment
- Strong collaboration skills, with experience working alongside engineering teams, product managers, subject matter experts, and non-technical stakeholders
- Skilled at making informed decisions while managing stakeholders in a fast-evolving product landscape
- A solid track record of hiring, onboarding, and developing engineers, while consistently maintaining high performance standards
- Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks effectively and keep projects on track
What the job involves
- At Betterment, the Growth teams drive the funnel for investors across all our product lines, including retail, Betterment Advisor Solutions (BAS), and Betterment for Business (B4B)
- We drive business growth by optimizing user acquisition, streamlining marketing enablement, delivering targeted in-app messaging, and improving account activation
- As we continue to invest in expanding our business, we are growing our teams to maintain a strong, sustained focus on these key areas to accelerate user acquisition
- We’re looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Growth area
- In this role, you’ll work closely with product management and cross-functional teams to define a mission-driven roadmap and oversee its successful execution
- In partnership with engineers and engineering managers within the team, you’ll help shape and deliver technical strategies to accelerate our business growth
- Your impact will be pivotal in driving the roadmap’s success, collaborating with recruiting to build a high-performing team, and working with stakeholders across the organization to deliver key solutions that drive Betterment’s growth
- If you're passionate about leading teams, driving growth through technology, and making an impact in a mission-driven company, we want to hear from you
- Lead, grow, and manage a team of full-stack engineers to develop innovative technology that attracts and retains users on the Betterment platform
- Build and lead a high-performing team, while mentoring and guiding other leaders within the growth area
- Develop in-depth expertise in the domain to enhance team collaboration and effectively engage with stakeholders across the organization
- Foster a team culture that emphasizes engineering excellence, customer satisfaction, and accountability in all projects
- Drive the career development of your team by aligning roadmap initiatives with the professional growth goals of your direct reports
- Implement agile engineering practices that ensure your team delivers high-quality, scalable solutions to market quickly
- Create an environment of open communication and innovative problem-solving, empowering engineers to propose and execute ideas that contribute to company objectives
Application process
- We’ll take a few weeks to review all applications. If we’d like to spend more time with you, we’ll reach out to arrange next steps, which will include 3-4 sets of meetings with your future colleagues
- In the interview process, we’ll look to learn more about your skills, experiences, capabilities, and motivators. Many of our questions will be aimed at understanding how you might operate here at Betterment
- Depending on the role, we may ask you to complete a case study exercise or technical assessments, as we want to collect a robust set of data points to better inform our decisions
- On average, it takes us around 3-5 weeks to make a hiring decision, depending on your availability and sense of urgency
- As a best practice, we aim to interview at least 2-3 final round candidates before making a hiring decision
- Please note that, as we usually receive an overwhelming number of applications for open positions, we’re unable to offer individual feedback during the interview process
Our take
Betterment is an app-based investment platform that provides personal finance data and guidance to retail users through a range of real-world data and AI analytics to deliver investment advice to customers.
The company has become the largest independent digital investment advisor in the U.S. Having expanded its 401k business, Betterment has entered the world of Crypto, partnering with Gemini to offer customized crypto portfolios and its "Crypto Investing by Betterment" platform.
Betterment has a wealth of competition in this increasingly crowded space. Other robo advisors offering similar services include Moneyfarm, Wealth Simple, M1 Finance and Personal Capital. Going forward, Betterment hopes to further distance itself from rivals as it further innovates its platform.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Sep 2021
$60m
SERIES F
Jul 2017
$70m
SERIES E
Total funding: $335m
Company benefits
- Health and wellness: Get comprehensive medical, dental, and vision, plus a free subscription to One Medical.©
- Generous time off: We encourage you to take time off (seriously) and get the rest you need to do your best work.
- Paid parental leave: We welcome new additions to your family with 12-18 weeks of parental leave.
- Matching benefits: We offer a 401(k) match and a match on qualified student loan payments
- Equity: Gain stake in Betterment’s success with company equity grants.
- Free food: Snacks, beverages, and catered lunches at our NYC HQ
- Long-term health resources: We provide LGBTQIA+ transition and fertility support.
- Find your community: Make connections through seven employee affinity groups and a social calendar of hybrid events.
Company HQ
Flatiron District, New York, NY
Leadership
Jonathan Stein
(Board Member)After studying Economics at Harvard, Jonathan worked as a Consultant at First Manhattan Consulting Group for over 4 years. He founded Betterment in 2007, serving as CEO until 2020 when he stepped down to Chairman of the Board.
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