Engineering Manager - Platform Team

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Alloy is where you belong!

Alloy is a leading provider of digital identity management and supports innovative fintech companies and banks to manage KYC, AML, and other components of client onboarding. Alloy’s single API enables its clients to access over 50 third party data sources in real-time to improve decision-making and streamline client experiences. We're backed by venture capital firms that have taken countless companies to IPO like Bessemer Venture Partners, Primary Venture Partners, Eniac Ventures, and others and well positioned to bring on incredibly talented individuals to help take us to the next level!

Why we’re hiring

This position is very exciting - we're looking for someone to come build out and manage a new "Platform Team." As Alloy grew, we wanted to keep our engineers as close to our users and product as possible, so the engineering team has become more and more product-focused. The downside of that has been a lack of focus or ownership of the engineering platform and architecture. We want to give that a home in... *the platform engineering team!*

This will be a big project, but it will set the foundation of everything we do here as engineers. You will have the flexibility and budget to recruit the people you need both internally and externally to staff up to achieve your goals. Come join an exciting startup company in the fintech space named one of Forbes Cloud 100 Rising Stars 2019: 20 Up-And-Comers! 

What you’ll be doing

The Engineering Manager's responsibility is primarily their team. They need to be able to balance their three key responsibilities: recruiting and hiring great people, developing and mentoring each person that reports into them, and assisting their team to build and ship the best product in whatever means possible.

For the Platform Team specifically, we've written this doc to detail the exact background, goals, and example projects your team could take on: https://www.notion.so/alloy/Platform-Squad-Proposal-6d4ceee7515a4e3f81c3d44f5031105e

As the Engineering Manager you’ll:

  • Hire an incredible team that lives our values
  • Improve the happiness and productivity of the team
  • Create, track, and manage our engineering team's metrics and KPIs - think Accelerate's "Four Key Metrics"
  • Hold weekly 1:1's and support the professional development of team members
  • Drive code review, QA, release, and continuous deployment processes
  • Manage agile projects in conjunction with our CTO to improve the platform our product is built on
  • Communicate technical and product decisions to the right people, resolve blocking issues, and keep our development machine humming
  • Embody technical ownership and spread that through your team to ship great features that everyone can be proud of
  • Improve the quality, security, and performance of the product through the work your team does and how you prioritize work that isn't directly client-facing

Who we’re looking for

Engineering Managers at Alloy are facilitators, not dictators. You need to have the technical and managerial knowledge to help your team succeed and foster a collaborative work environment across all the other teams, both in engineering and elsewhere. We think the best way to set you up for success in this position, you should have:

  • 6+ years of engineering experience, at least 2 of which should be in an engineering leadership position
  • Agile project management skills: experience leading sprint planning and execution
  • Experience with mentorship and helping engineers grow to achieve their career goals
  • Technical credibility: intermediate-to-expert capability writing Javascript and/or Python (our core languages), ability to give thorough code reviews and help engineers solve bugs
  • Experience recruiting and hiring
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Humble - agrees with the philosophy of servant leadership; you lead by pointing people in the right direction and being there to help support them along the way, not by micromanaging or demanding
  • Extra credit:
  • Experience in high-growth product companies

We're a lean team, so your impact will be felt immediately. If this all sounds like a good fit for you, why not join us?

Benefits and Perks!

  • Unlimited PTO and we are remote until 2021*
  • Company Paid Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
  • 401k with 100% match up to 4%
  • $500 to just set up your WFH space - a one time thing
  • Annual Professional Development Budget
  • Annual Citi Bike Membership
  • Monthly Commuter Budget 
  • Monthly stipend for groceries from Public Goods
  • Weekly lunch allowance on Seamless
  • Contribution to Lifetime, NYSC, or ClassPass
  • Four Free Therapy Sessions

How to Apply

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Alloy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and employer. We’re committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, gender identity, parental or pregnancy status, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or veteran status.

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Technology we use

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • Sales & Marketing
    • JavascriptLanguages
    • PythonLanguages
    • RLanguages
    • SqlLanguages
    • ReactLibraries
    • DjangoFrameworks
    • Node.jsFrameworks
    • PostgreSQLDatabases
    • RedisDatabases
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    • IllustratorDesign
    • InVisionDesign
    • PhotoshopDesign
    • SketchDesign
    • TrelloManagement
    • NotionManagement
    • SalesforceCRM
    • SendGridEmail
    • MarketoLead Gen

Location

Located in a perfect spot downtown, Alloy HQ is in the midst of all that NYC has to offer with endless lunch spots, things to do, and plenty of happy hour options. We're a 3-minute walk from Union Sq, a central hub for convenient commutes.

An Insider's view of Alloy

What’s the vibe like in the office?

The best way I can describe it is a silly encouraging family who happens to love KYC. I am surrounded by supportive, brilliant co-workers, who are all very much themselves with an undisputed passion for the company as well as a leadership team that genuinely cares about the well being of their employees.

Leigh

Software Engineer

What's the biggest problem your team is solving?

Basic financial services should be safe and seamless for EVERYONE to sign up for. With every client my team (sales) brings on, we’re making financial products more accessible.

Monica

Senior Mgr Business Dev (Partnerships)

What makes someone successful on your team?

Curiosity and grit will set you up for success on our team! When I joined Alloy, I learned about the relationship between identity and bank applications. From there, I created a knowledge base for clients, and today I manage our support team.

William

Manager, Client Support

What is your vision for the company?

Alloy wants to enable fair, safe and seamless financial services for better identity decisions and more inclusive banking.

Laura

Chief Revenue Officer

How do you empower your team to be more creative?

One of Alloy’s values is to “be bold”. This helps the team to have a go-getter, proactive attitude towards challenges big and small as we scale. We also feel supported by our team to try out new strategies, set 1:1 time with SME's across the org. for advice, and be encouraged to fail because we learn so much and grow in that experience.

Priscilla

Sr Tech Recruiter

What are Alloy Perks + Benefits

Alloy Benefits Overview

Perks & Benefits
- Unlimited PTO plan encourages team members to take time off so they come back refreshed
- FSA/FSA Dependent/HSA with $100/mo employer contribution
- Premium medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents
- Care Teams that provide integration of COVID-19 screening and testing, 24/7 primary care both virtually and in person in our offices, mental health, benefits navigation and more
- $200 matching donations for employee's choice of non-profit
- $250 home office stipend to get your remote working environment up to par
- $150/mo wellness benefits contribution to spend as you'd like on gym memberships or ClassPass
- $50/mo employee appreciation fund - spend it on anything from groceries, wfh supplies, netflix, spotify, etc.
- $1000/yr annual Learning & Development stipend - for anything that will make you better at what you do.
- $5,000 employee referral program ($1,000 charitable donation to employee's choice of a non-profit + $4,000 directly to the employee)
- Free therapy sessions through our healthcare partners for every team member to support your mental health
- Up to 16 weeks parental leave options and support in returning to work
- Flexible work hours to accommodate your needs
- Memorable team events, retreats, and off sites throughout the year like visiting a goat sanctuary bee farm, plant propagating class
- In office Mother's rooms
- In office massages to help relax
- Conveniently located office (New York’s Union Square)
- Pet-friendly work environment
- And oh so many snacks & beverages

Culture
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Pair programming
Open office floor plan
Employee resource groups
Employee-led culture committees
Hybrid work model
Employee awards
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Our remote work program includes work from home until at least 2021
Diversity
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Mandated unconscious bias training
Mean gender pay gap below 10%
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Inclusive candidate experiences Hiring and unconscious bias training
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Wellness programs
Team workouts
Alloy's team fitness initiatives include weekly remote workout or yoga sessions.
Mental health benefits
Four free therapy sessions!
Wellness days
Abortion travel benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
Alloy's 401(k) retirement plan offers a broad selection of stocks, bonds and international index funds to choose from with low expense ratios and fees.
401(K) matching
Alloy provides employees with a 401(k) matching plan. We match 100% of contributions up to 4% of an employee's annual gross pay.
Company equity
Alloy offers stock options, including vesting over a three-year period with a standard one year cliff.
Performance bonus
Charitable contribution matching
Alloy matches up to $200 per employee charitable contributions.
Pay transparency
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
We provide up to 16 weeks of parental leave for the primary caretaker. Alloy. also provides 16 weeks of leave for the secondary caretaker.
Family medical leave
Return-to-work program post parental leave
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Generous PTO
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Employees receive 40 hours per year of paid sick leave.
Flexible time off
Bereavement leave benefits
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Alloy has a fully stocked kitchen including unlimited snacks, coffee, tea and all of the flavored LaCroix + Spindrift you can handle.
Some meals provided
We provide free breakfast on Monday. Employees get free lunch on Monday, Wednesday.
Company-sponsored happy hours
Happy hours are hosted once per month with memorable events throughout the month held virtually.
Onsite office parking
We offer employees parking for bikes in our office!
Pet friendly
Alloy's pet policy is dog friendly daily
Relocation assistance
Fitness stipend
Home-office stipend for remote employees
$500 no questions asked stipend
Mother's room
Professional Development Benefits
Job training & conferences
Tuition reimbursement
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Continuing education stipend
We offer $1000 annually for continuing education.
Customized development tracks

Additional Perks + Benefits

Our culture and community supports team members to feel appreciated, motivated, and pride in their work. Alloy works tirelessly to provide team members with meaningful and thoughtful benefits & perks whether if it is to support those big moments in life like birthdays, anniversaries or new additions to the family or to celebrate company milestone like our recent Series B raise! We love to show gratitude for hard work and successes through things like CEO Care Packages, a shoutout in the #props slack channel or by an Executive Leader in company-wide meetings for a job well done, pick me up gestures, and other fun surprises. We care a lot about our team members, which is why we also conduct an annual survey to assess our benefits offerings. Because of that, we're continuously making improvements to things like our health insurance plans, 401k matching program, or HSA employer monthly contributions to name a few. In addition, every employee receives stock options in the company sharing in the company's success.

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