VP of Engineering

| Greater NYC Area | Hybrid
Sorry, this job was removed at 7:09 a.m. (EST) on Friday, January 21, 2022
Find out who's hiring in Greater NYC Area.
See all Developer + Engineer jobs in Greater NYC Area
Apply
By clicking Apply Now you agree to share your profile information with the hiring company.

Hi, we're Brigit! A holistic financial health company helping every American build a brighter financial future. With a business model that is aligned with our customers, we create transparent, fair, and simple financial products that put money back in the hands of our members, help them spend wisely, avoid unfair fees and build their credit quickly. We're backed by leading VC's including Lightspeed Venture Partners and DCM, a number of the world's most influential social impact investors like Flourish and Sound, and several mission driven celebrity investors like Kevin Durant and Will Smith! If autonomy, ownership, and having meaningful input at the company you work for is important to you, come join our growing team!


We're looking for a VP of Engineering to join Brigit's leadership team. Reporting to the CTO, you'll develop a compelling and strategic technical vision and determine how engineering will contribute to achievement of the Company vision and goals. You know what it means to be a leader at a startup in the middle of hyper growth and take a deeply values-driven approach to your work. You're technical, but you achieve true professional bliss through building a strong engineering culture, attracting and developing top talent, and overseeing the overall health of a mission driven team. This is a huge opportunity to join our journey early, assume a leadership role, and make a lasting impact as we scale.

What You Have

  • 10+ years of experience building and leading Engineering teams from 10 to 50+
  • Strong technical foundations, especially with microservices architectures
  • Experienced with product management
  • You excel at analyzing deep technical problems and coaching teams to the best solutions
  • You are Self-driven and tireless in the pursuit of high-quality results
  • Ability to communicate plans, challenges, and updates to other functional heads
  • Eagerness to understand challenges facing other departments or the company at large and able to provide input, advice and/or possible solutions
  • You have a bias towards action and experimentation
  • You have experience with all phases of technical recruiting - evangelism, sourcing, interviewing and closing 
  • You have exceptional communication skills with extensive experience collaborating with non-technical stakeholders 

What You'll Be Doing

  • Develop 6-12 month plans and roadmaps, working closely with Product and the larger Leadership Team
  • Communicate plans, challenges, and updates to other functional heads
  • Determine necessary headcount/skills/structure to achieve current and future goals
  • Lead the development of interview process for ICs and managers alike Instill a hiring culture on the team, including adhering to the hiring process and maintaining a high bar
  • Manage/coach Engineering managers and other senior Engineers
  • Ensure everyone on the team has the resources and opportunities to learn and grow — formal/informal training, mentorship, stretch goals, attendance at conferences
  • Develop the staffing logic and execute it, factoring in engineering preferences and professional development
  • Regularly evaluate team structure to ensure the organization can move quickly
  • Devise methods to measure output and effectiveness week over week and present findings and bottlenecks
  • Inspire and motivate the team to strive for excellence
  • Develop and promote processes which ensure timely delivery of products
  • Fill in the blanks and verify that the Engineering team has right tools, technology, and processes to build quality, scalable and reliable systems
  • Codify and disseminate best practices (i.e. testing, code reviews, pair programming)

Our Benefits & Team

-Help hard working Americans build a brighter financial future

-High-growth company at an early stage

-Equity participation

-A dynamic, flexible and collaborative start-up work environment with a highly talented team

-Minimum 3 weeks PTO

-401k Plan

-Paid Parental Leave

-Monthly reimbursements to use against wifi and cell phone bills


At Brigit, we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.


Read Full Job Description
Apply Now
By clicking Apply Now you agree to share your profile information with the hiring company.

Technology we use

  • Engineering
  • Product
    • JavaLanguages
    • JavascriptLanguages
    • KotlinLanguages
    • TypeScriptLanguages
    • ReactLibraries
    • CircleCIFrameworks
    • JestFrameworks
    • SpringFrameworks
    • Google AnalyticsAnalytics
    • AmplitudeAnalytics
    • AbstractDesign
    • FigmaDesign
    • IllustratorDesign
    • PhotoshopDesign
    • SketchDesign
    • ZeplinDesign
    • AsanaManagement
    • ConfluenceManagement
    • Google DriveManagement
    • Google DocsManagement
    • JIRAManagement

Location

Our office is conveniently located in the Flatiron District, close to plenty of great restaurants and walkable to all the main subway lines.

An Insider's view of Brigit

What are some social events your company does?

One of my favorite events that Brigit has is employee-run quarterly breakfasts. The staff running the breakfast attempt do their best in impersonating a New York deli - making breakfast sandwiches on griddles and pourover coffee to order. We also try to encourage a no meeting and laptop policy during the breakfast hour to spend some quality time.

Jeremy

Engineering Manager

What's the biggest problem your team is solving?

Our goal on Data Science is to strike the right balance between helping more users and minimizing losses. Most users need money to purchase food, gas, or even buy a meal. The credit underwriting models we use allow us to help as many people as we can and improve our user retention over time in order to achieve a competitive advantage.

Madhu

Senior Data Science Manager

How has your career grown since starting at the company?

I joined Brigit after graduating from college. During my 2.5 years at Brigit, my career has grown in ways I would not have expected. Six months into my time at Brigit, I began doing more backend work and moving into a Full-Stack role. After 1.5 years, I took on the role of technical lead on our Membership team.

Avery

Software Engineer -- Tech Lead

How do you make yourself accessible to the rest of the team?

I'm always available via slack and then I work to schedule skip levels with everyone on engineering, as well as with folks outside of engineering on occasion throughout the month to make sure I have a pulse on how folks are doing. Additionally I try to solicit feedback through our culture & development platform and use that to spur conversations.

Hamel

Co-Founder & CTO

What are some things you learned at the company?

In my time at Brigit I've been able to learn how not to just build a brighter future for others but for myself as well. Each and every day here I have had the opportunity to improve my problem-solving skills, adapt to meet the needs of our users, and provide them the information they need to build the lives they want for themselves.

Ethan

Customer Care Associate

What are Brigit Perks + Benefits

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Pair programming
Open office floor plan
Employee resource groups
Quarterly engagement surveys
Hybrid work model
In-person all-hands meetings
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Documented equal pay policy
Highly diverse management team
Mandated unconscious bias training
Mean gender pay gap below 10%
Diversity employee resource groups
Hiring practices that promote diversity
Health Insurance & Wellness Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Pet insurance
Wellness programs
Mental health benefits
Transgender health care benefits
Abortion travel benefits
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
Company equity
Pay transparency
Child Care & Parental Leave Benefits
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Vacation & Time Off Benefits
Unlimited vacation policy
Generous PTO
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Flexible time off
Bereavement leave benefits
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Some meals provided
Free lunch on Thursday!
Company-sponsored happy hours
Happy hours are hosted on occasion
Pet friendly
Brigit's pet policy is dog friendly daily
Fitness stipend
Home-office stipend for remote employees
Professional Development Benefits
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Continuing education stipend
Customized development tracks
Personal development training

More Jobs at Brigit

Apply Now
By clicking Apply Now you agree to share your profile information with the hiring company.
Learn more about BrigitFind similar jobs like this