Earnest

Engineering Manager

San Francisco, CA (Remote) · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$244k-$275kDetected 7 days ago

Full-Stack DevelopmentCode ReviewProject ManagementLeadershipMentoring

About the role

Earnies are committed to helping borrowers move forward with confidence by offering smarter borrowing options with a clearer path to taking control of their debt.
While you won't be in the codebase daily, you will be responsible for ensuring the team adheres to modern best practices in performance, security, and scalability.
Where: - This role will be fully remote and based in the US. #LI-JP A little about our pay philosophy: We take pride in compensating our employees fairly and equitably.

Earnest empowers ambitious professionals to make confident financial decisions and build the life they envision.
Move beyond status reporting to deliver data-driven action plans.
You will own the end-to-end delivery of your team's roadmap, identifying and communicating technical trade-offs to ensure the team hits key business milestones.
Lead the strategic effort to reduce complexity in our primary application flows.
You will partner with Staff and Senior Engineers to implement a modular, high-observability architecture that enables smaller, faster, and safer product iterations.
Raise the technical bar for the team by participating in high-level code reviews and architectural design sessions.
Actively partner across multi-functional boundaries including Product, Design, and Operations.
You will look beyond your immediate lane to identify systemic challenges, break down silos, and drive proactive ownership across teams.
Navigate the project management Iron Triangle by balancing scope, time, and quality to deliver the best outcome for the business.
We take ownership, drive results, and move forward as a team.

You have a strong foundation in full-stack engineering patterns.
You are able to code and can dive deep into technical and architectural discussions, even if you are no longer an individual contributor.
You have experience shaping and guiding complex architectures, with a focus on system performance, scalability, and navigating zero-to-one product ambiguity.
You have a proven ability to translate complex technical gaps into clear, actionable recommendations for cross-functional stakeholders.

Speed is our competitive advantage.
Our customers need better solutions, and the faster we execute, the greater our chance of success.
If you're as passionate as we are about our mission, read more below, and let's build something great together.

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