Engineering Manager, Credit Building & Spend
The Petal mission
Petal’s mission is to bring financial opportunity and innovation to everyone.
We're pioneering a new approach to credit, enabling Petal Card* applicants to leverage their banking history, in addition to their credit history, to establish their creditworthiness. Our proprietary Cash Scoring technology takes applicants’ income, spending, and savings into account and is helping traditionally underserved consumers across the United States access honest, simple and responsible credit, even if they’ve never had it before.
We bring the same ingenuity to Petal Card products. Our simple and intuitive app gives members access to credit score tracking, budgeting tools, subscription management, and automated payment options—everything they need to make financial progress.
Now more than ever, Americans need help improving their credit safely, responsibly, and affordably. If this sounds like something you’d like to be a part of, apply now, and let’s change this trillion-dollar industry together.
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.
*Petal Cards are issued by WebBank, Member FDIC
Engineering Manager
As an Engineering Manager for the Credit Building & Spend pod, you'll build and lead a team of exceptional software engineers, working as part of the engineering leadership team to scale the organization. You will also roll up your sleeves and use strong technical chops to guide the architectural aspects of major new projects and contribute code when required.
What You'll Do
- Build a team of high-performing engineers.
- Develop and execute the product and engineering roadmap, particularly around functionality that boosts our members' creditworthiness and Petal's share of spending.
- Drive technical/scalability projects and planning.
- Mentor team members and encourage professional and career growth.
- Lead technical discussions and design system architecture.
- Role model cultural values, effective practices, and exert strategic influence.
Experience and Qualifications
- Demonstrated ability and success building and leading an effective product-focused engineering team.
- A minimum of 5 years experience developing production-grade systems (may overlap with management experience).
- Prior experience building, releasing, and maintaining complex customer-facing products. Bonus points for experience in a regulated industry.
- Fluency in full stack development with a focus on backend.
- Strong cross-functional communication and collaboration while driving engineering efforts.
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience in FinTech, consumer lending, or other regulated industries.
- Experience managing remote engineers.
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