Engineering Manager, Integrations - Pinwheel

Pinwheel - Helping banks win primacy with frictionless account activation solutions

Pinwheel helps banks win primacy by making switching direct deposits easy. Through exclusive and first-of-its-kind partnerships with payroll providers, Pinwheel can instantly authenticate consumers without credentials. This new product provides best-in-class conversion, greater security, better insights, and a seamless UX for switching direct deposits at the world's leading financial institutions. 

Pinwheel's platform has enterprise-grade security protocols to power connections to over 1,800 platforms (covering up to 100% of US workers paid via direct deposit) and over 1.5 million employers. From that point of connectivity, leading fintechs and financial institutions (such as Block's Cash App, Citizens Bank, Acorns, Credit Karma, and more) leverage us to power direct deposit switching, earned wage access, income & employment verification, and build innovative new products. 

Pinwheel is trusted and funded with $77M by top-tier investors such as Notable, Coatue, First Round Capital, and more.

Who are we looking for?

Reporting to our Head of Engineering, we are looking for a Tech Lead Manager to build and lead a group of engineers on our Integrations team. This team oversees the core business function of building and maintaining code that interacts with thousands of different platforms, merchants, and payroll providers. You'll be in the code every day while also helping to develop the systems and people around you.

What will you do?

• Overcome technical challenges. Build and maintain integrations that require deep technical understanding of APIs, authentication, and web security.
• Monitor and maintain integrations at scale. 
• Prioritize work to maximize the impact your team can have.
• Build a powerhouse team through coaching, career development, and hiring.
• Represent your team in planning and leadership meetings.
• Help us to enhance our great engineering culture.

What qualifications are necessary?

• 1+ years as a tech lead or engineering manager
• 3+ years as a software engineer
• Proficient in writing backend code in python or similar server-side programming language
• Strong communication skills that can be used up, down, and across the org
• Team player attitude - we are building this together!
• Willing to work onsite at NYC headquarters 3 days a week

Why join Pinwheel?

Best Time to Join - We are small but well-funded, meaning you get the upside of starting on the bottom floor with minimal risk.

Be a Cultural Founder - You will have an active hand in molding our culture and being a part of the growth journey.

Build Something Revolutionary - Help build the consumer data infrastructure of the future.

Belong - Join a community that is passionate and relentless about building fairer financial systems for all.

Benefits included:

• Great compensation & equity packages
• Full medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Life & short-term disability insurance
• Unlimited vacation
• Paid parental leave
• 401K for retirement planning
• Mentorship opportunities
• Free Citibike membership
• Pet friendly offices and Zoom spaces

At Pinwheel, total compensation is made up of salary + equity + benefits. We recruit motivated and high performing talent, and work to compensate people in line with the value they can bring to the organization in delivering outsized results. The talent market is competitive, and maintaining our ability to recruit and retain the best team possible is a top priority for Pinwheel. When creating an offer, we consider interview performance, candidate experience, external market competitiveness, and internal equity in thoughtfully assessing compensation. The expected salary range for this role is $160,000 to $220,000 base.

Diversity & Inclusion at Pinwheel

At Pinwheel, we are committed to building an environment that is diverse and inclusive. We believe that having people across different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives enables us not only to build the best financial products, but to help us realize the best versions of ourselves. Pinwheel is an equal opportunity employer, and we aim to be an open and supportive place to work.

As part of our commitment to health and safety, Pinwheel requires employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as permitted under applicable law.