TheGuarantors · 20 hours ago
Senior Engineering Manager
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$230K/yr - $260K/yr
8+ years expTheGuarantors is a cutting edge fintech company setting the standard in rent coverage with unrivaled insurance products. They are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead and grow engineering teams, ensuring timely execution of quarterly roadmaps and fostering a culture of accountability and excellence.
CreditFinTechInsurTechPropTechReal Estate
Responsibilities
Manage and coach engineers across multiple pods; build a high-trust, high-performance environment
Own hiring, onboarding, performance management, feedback, and career development
Develop future leaders (senior ICs to leads; leads to managers) as your org scales
Own execution against quarterly roadmaps for your pods: planning, sequencing, tradeoffs, risk management, and delivery
Establish and reinforce consistent practices across pods (planning rituals, estimation hygiene, retrospectives, delivery reviews, release confidence)
Create accountability mechanisms (clear goals, milestones, metrics, ownership, escalation paths)
Define and track meaningful metrics (velocity, quality, delivery predictability, engineer satisfaction)
Create processes that scale i.e. systems and practices designed to work as you manage more pods
Communicate progress and risks clearly - up, down, and sideways, so there are no surprises
Partner with Chief Architect and Tech Leads on architecture, design reviews, and technical strategy
Ensure quality and operational excellence: reliability, observability, incident learnings, and sustainable engineering practices
Balance short-term delivery needs with long-term platform health (tech debt, resiliency, security)
Position yourself to grow into a Director role by demonstrating your ability to scale processes and coach other managers
Take on cross-team initiatives that build management and organizational leadership skills
Provide input on engineering strategy and organizational structure
Qualification
Required
8-10+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3-4 years managing engineering teams
Track record of scaling teams and establishing operational practices in growing companies
Experience managing 10+ engineers across multiple team structures
Experience collaborating with Product, QA, Infrastructure, and Design as a trusted partner and liaison, shaping shared priorities, influencing roadmaps, resolving tradeoffs, and driving alignment from strategy through execution
Demonstrated success improving delivery predictability (quarterly planning, execution cadence, dependency management)
Strong technical foundation with hands-on experience in our tech stack: React and Next.js (frontend), Node.js and Golang (backend), and AWS
Comfortable reviewing code, providing architectural guidance, and making technical decisions across both frontend and backend systems
Experience with modern software development practices (CI/CD, testing strategies, deployment patterns)
Excellent people management instincts; ability to attract, develop, and retain strong engineers
Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
Ability to set clear expectations, track accountability, and deliver feedback
Bias toward action and problem-solving rather than process overhead
Hungry to grow into a Director role within 2 years
Interested in building organizational structures and scaling processes
Collaborative with peers; takes initiative to raise the entire engineering function
Self-aware about areas for development and coachable
Preferred
Experience in fast-moving startup environments preferred
Benefits
Medical, dental, & vision insurance, beginning day one
Health savings account with employer contribution
Flexible spending accounts (healthcare, dependent care, commuter)
401(k)
Generous PTO and paid holidays
Flexible working hours
Paid parental leave
Company sponsored short and long term disability
Company
TheGuarantors
TheGuarantors is a FinTech company that offers innovative risk and financial solutions for the real estate ecosystem.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$111.72MKey Investors
CIBC Innovation BankingPortage VenturesGlobal Founders Capital
2023-04-26Debt Financing· $35M
2022-04-25Series C· $50M
2019-02-25Series B· $15M
Leadership Team
Julien Bonneville
Founder and CEO
Bob Schmidt
Chief Revenue Officer, Co-Founder
Recent News
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2025-01-13
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