Engineering Director (Remote optional) at Petal (Greater NYC Area, NY)
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The Petal mission
Petal’s mission is to expand access to opportunity, by making responsible, modern financial services available to everyone. Founded in 2016, Petal provides technology-enabled credit cards to consumers who are historically underserved by mainstream providers.
Petal pioneered automated cash flow underwriting, a transformative new approach to assessing consumer creditworthiness with the potential to expand access to tens of millions of U.S. consumers without credit history, or for whom traditional credit scores do not tell the whole story. Petal pairs this groundbreaking, data-driven underwriting technology with a mobile-first, digitally native product experience designed to help users manage and build credit responsibly. For Petal, it’s a mission as much as it is a business—with a goal to reimagine finance for the next generation of consumers.
At Petal, we're looking for people with kindness, positivity, and integrity. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. Your skills and potential will stand out—and set you apart—especially if your career has taken some extraordinary twists and turns. At Petal, we welcome diverse perspectives from people who think rigorously and aren't afraid to challenge assumptions.
The Engineering Director role
As Director of Engineering, you'll build and lead a team, working closely with the CTO to scale our technology and the Engineering organization. You’ll have the chance to use your strong technical chops to guide the architectural aspects of major new projects. You will be responsible for growing and mentoring your team to meet the increasing demands of the business.
We are looking for a motivated and experienced manager who knows how to get things done in a rapidly scaling environment.
Key responsibilities:
- Build a team of high-performing engineers.
- Provide technical and organizational leadership across the engineering team.
- Work closely with the CTO and other key internal stakeholders to develop and manage the product and engineering roadmap.
- Drive technical projects and planning.
- Coach team members to encourage professional and career growth.
- Grow and mentor managers to create a sustainable engineering cultureEnsure consistent quality for design and code reviews by developing team standards.
- Disseminate information across the organization, and have strategic influence.
Characteristics of a successful candidate:
- Demonstrated ability and success building and leading a product-focused engineering team.
- A minimum of 7 years experience developing production-grade systems
- A minimum of 5 years experience managing people.
- Prior experience building, releasing, and maintaining customer-facing products.
- Experience driving change through an organization.
- Proven ability to scale systems and processes.
- Strong cross-functional communication and collaboration
Nice-to-haves:
- Experience in FinTech, consumer lending, or other regulated industries.
- Experience managing remote engineers.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a team culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion. We’re proud to be different, together.
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