Software Engineering Manager

👋 Welcome to Glide!

At Glide we’re reimagining the banking experience for the modern world . Our embedded fintech platform empowers legacy financial institutions, like community banks and credit unions, to pioneer novel digital experiences for their customers.

You’ll be joining an all-star team with engineering, product, and growth experience from Stripe, Google, and Amazon. We’re looking for a talented Fullstack Software Engineer to help us build our initial product. We’re bringing a new perspective to the decades-old financial world , and we’re hoping you can help us do that!

Your Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering growth, collaboration, and technical excellence.

• Partner closely with product and design to define requirements, prioritize work, and translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.

• Oversee development across frontend and backend, ensuring well-tested, secure, and performant code.

• Establish and maintain best practices in engineering, including CI/CD, test automation, and code review.

• Provide long-term technical vision for the evolution of Glide’s platform and infrastructure.

• Help recruit and build a diverse, world-class engineering team.

Need-to-Haves

• Proven experience leading software engineering teams, including mentoring and performance management.

• Strong technical foundation in fullstack development (JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Node.js, Next.js).

• Experience designing and maintaining scalable, secure architectures.

• Deep knowledge of modern frontend technologies (responsive HTML/CSS, state/data fetching libraries like React Query/TanStack or tRPC).

• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices (AWS, Docker, Git, CI/CD).

• Excellent understanding of software engineering best practices: architecture, testing, and security.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to partner effectively across functions.

Nice-to-Haves

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with 2+ years in a management or team lead role.

• Experience working in fintech or other highly regulated industries.

• A passion for building products end-to-end, from concept to delivery.

• An entrepreneurial, collaborative mindset and a desire to shape company culture.

Perks and Benefits:

💸 Competitive Compensation:

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a generous equity package for joining us at Glide.

❤️ Wellbeing Credits (for US employees)

Besides stellar health, dental, and vision insurance, we offer a generous health and wellness stipend, so you can stay healthy and active.

🥗 Lunch on us (for US employees)

We love food. Every member of the Glide team gets free lunch, every day. No one goes hungry around here :)

💻 Best Tools

We want you to be happy at work. You'll get a full equipment upgrade - from a top-of-the-line computer to your preference on keyboard, mouse, and accessories.