Software Engineering Manager

Summary

Join Branch, a leading financial services company, and become an Engineering Manager leading a team focused on core platform technology and new Africa-focused product initiatives. You will contribute to team growth, foster a strong engineering culture, and drive the product and technical vision. This role involves collaborating with stakeholders globally, building a collaborative culture, recruiting and empowering engineers, crafting a long-term technical strategy, and acting as a hands-on technical contributor and mentor. The ideal candidate possesses 2+ years of engineering management experience, significant software engineering experience, and excellent communication skills. Branch offers a competitive salary, equity, comprehensive benefits, and a collaborative work environment.

Requirements

• 2+ years of engineering management experience, preferably in an established technology firm or a product-focused high-growth startup
• Experience handling performance reviews, and must have handled at least 1 performance review cycle independently
• Significant experience (4+ years) as a software engineer, ideally across organizations, industries, and technology stacks
• Hands on project management experience ensuring timelines and quality within other constraints as necessary
• Great communicator

Responsibilities

• Help build a culture of collaboration that embodies our values and helps us achieve our goals as a distributed team
• Work with other stakeholders to recruit, grow, and empower a team of driven engineers who have high expectations around ownership, impact, and technical excellence
• Collaborating with your team, you will craft a thoughtful, long-term technical strategy that anticipates future needs while being pragmatic about what’s needed today
• You will be a hands-on technical contributor and mentor for your team, one who is not afraid to roll up their sleeves and do actual technical work when appropriate
• You will work with other engineering managers and functional leads to set direction and ambitious goals for your team, Engineering, and Branch as a whole

Preferred Qualifications

• A record of mentorship and helping others in their career growth
• Experience and excitement for recruiting, combined with a thoughtful approach to team growth

Benefits

• Work in a mission-driven, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment
• Competitive salary and equity package
• A collaborative and flat company culture
• Fully paid life and health insurance benefit with Axa Mansard
• 28 days of annual leave, 30 days of sick leave and 7 days of bereavement leave
• Fully paid parental leave - 6 months maternity leave and 3 months paternity leave
• $500 Annual professional development budget
• Pension benefit
• A one-time home office set-up budget
• Team meals and social events (Hybrid for now)
• Flexible working hours
• Opportunity to work and interact with a global team