Oportun is hiring a
Senior Engineering Manager

Summary

Join Oportun's team and be part of a mission-driven fintech that empowers members with financial goals within reach. As an engineer, you'll create innovative solutions, lead software development, and foster a diverse and inclusive culture.

Requirements

• 12+ years of overall experience in engineering with Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science. Computer Engineering or related technical discipline
• 5+ years of recent management experience, managing more than one team during that time with 15+ team members
• 5+ years experience in relational DBs like MySQL
• Experience working with version control using GIT/BitBucket, Docker containers, Kubernetes
• Good understanding of Linux and AWS Networking concepts
• Experience in the design of new systems or redesign of existing systems to meet business req’s, changing needs, or newer technology
• Strong foundation in software engineering, particularly in cloud computing environments like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud

Responsibilities

• Responsible for creating and influencing innovative solutions that meet not only functional, but also performance, scalability and reliability requirements
• Highly motivated self-starter who loves ownership and responsibility while working in a collaborative and interdependent team environment
• Lead the development and implementation of groundbreaking software solutions, focusing on cloud technologies
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code / Platform-as-a Service(e.g.,Terraform/Ansible/Cloud Formation) Kubernetes
• Ensure the craftsmanship, security, availability, resilience, and scalability of solutions developed by the teams
• Evolution of the software engineering practice within the organization, including better reporting, tools, and evolution of development methodology
• Effectively communicate and build alignment up, down and sideways across the organization
• Be a champion for Diversity and Inclusion by sourcing, hiring, and advocating for a diverse group of engineers
• Responsible for creating and influencing innovative solutions that meet not only functional, but also performance, scalability and reliability requirements
• Continue to build an effective development organization by developing and managing the group, and conducting performance reviews of team members
• Work with multiple teams of engineers to design, develop, and test major software and systems components using an agile, scrum methodology
• Translation of complex functional and technical requirements into detailed execution plans and schedules; manage the day-to-day activities of the engineering team by defining, implementing and maintaining a coherent, progressive development strategy for our product line