Director of Software Engineering

About SmartAsset:

SmartAsset is on a mission to help people get better Financial Advice. Our vision is to be the web's go to resource for financial advice powering the largest marketplace connecting consumers with financial advisors and financial products.

We have raised $110 Million in Series D Funding, bringing our valuation to over $1 Billion to further fuel SmartAsset's continued growth of its market defining SmartAdvisor platform. Today, SmartAsset reaches more than 100 million people each month through its personal finance content, custom tools and personalized calculators. SmartAsset was also named to Y Combinator's list of Top 100 Companies of all time and Forbes' list of America's Best Startup Employers in 2020.

SmartAsset has been featured in hundreds of publications, including the Wall Street Journal, CNN, TechCrunch, The New York Times, CNBC, FOX Business, The Washington Post, U.S. News World Report, TIME, Reuters, Businessweek and Barron's.

About the Team:

You'll be working as an important part of the senior leadership team crafting direction for your organization and directing improvements to our infrastructure. This team is integral in helping our advisors and consumers recognize the value of the SmartAdvisor platform. The leadership team is visionary, dives into the details when appropriate, seeks continuous self-improvement and guides the technical direction of their organizations. You'll get the opportunity to work with many other talented individuals and feel that you're making an impact in the work that you're doing.

About the Job:

Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and guidance to our engineering managers and software engineers in the development of their careers
• Collaboratively work within the technology organization and non-technical stakeholders to apply the principles of the Agile methodology in developing, executing and delivering the product roadmap
• Continuously improve the process of delivering software at scale
• Partner in the career growth our technical team, including your own
• Improve the capacity of your teams by identifying and hiring key roles
• Partner in technical decision making and provide strategic direction to your scrum teams
• Understand and anticipate the needs of engineering managers to ensure multiple scrum teams are able to perform at their peak

Skills / Experience You Have:

• 12+ years experience in a highly technical role
• 10+ years experience providing leadership and management to software engineers
• 3+ years experience in managing managers
• Demonstrated proficiency in communicating technical needs as part of collaborating with Product leaders as they define product roadmaps
• Leadership in promoting best practices and high quality code through your managers to your teams

Skills / Experience Preferred:

• Articulate in a variety of modern web and non-web technologies
• Familiarity with software architecture principles
• A love of computer programing - the role is mainly leadership but an occasional proof of concept or bug fix may be necessary
• Extensive experience in interviewing good-fit engineering candidates
• Demonstrated proficiency of planning, prioritizing and realizing technical improvements in the coordination of a technical scrum team
• Skillful in communicating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• You thrive in learning from colleagues and mentoring others

Available Benefits and Perks:

All roles at SmartAsset are currently and will remain remote - flexibility to work from anywhere in the contiguous US.

• Medical, Dental, Vision - multiple packages available based on your individualized needs
• Life/AD&D Insurance - basic coverage at 100% company paid, additional supplemental available
• Short-term and Long-term Disability
• FSA: Medical and Dependant Care
• 401K - 3% match with immediate vesting
• Equity packages for each role
• Time Off: PTO, 3 Month Paid Parental Leave, Secondary Caregiver Leave
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Employee Resource Groups supporting our underrepresented communities
• Pet Insurance
• Home Office Stipend
• Health and Wellness Stipend
• Monthly Food Delivery Stipend

SmartAsset is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at Recruiting@smartasset.com.

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Nevada, Rhode Island, Washington, and New York City residents* Minimum Salary of $146,700 - 263K + equity + benefits.

Salary at SmarAsset is determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location within the contiguous United States.