Engineering Manager

Job Description

Engineering Manager | Acorns

Acorns is how everyday consumers can save & invest for the long term. By putting tools of responsible wealthmaking in everyone’s hands, Acorns has become the largest subscription service in U.S. consumer finance, serving millions of everyday Americans subscribers. Customers get automated investing in diversified portfolios, built with help from experts like Nobel Laureate economist, Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns easy retirement account allows customers to invest for a better life later in minutes, no expertise required. To help everyone spend smarter, Acorns introduced banking that invests with every swipe, and cash-forward rewards. And, everyday Americans may invest in their kids and get money news they can use, all from the same app. Customers have invested billions with Acorns, much of it in spare change. From acorns, mighty oaks do grow!

Acorns is seeking a technically experienced Engineering Manager to help guide and grow our Core Engineering team.

This role has the option to be remote or based in our Irvine or New York offices.

You are not expected to have experience with all listed requirements. If you feel passionately about Acorns' mission, vision and values, please apply.

What You’ll Do:

• Manage a first-class mobile engineering team that will scale as the company and business grows, identifying and filling any team gaps.
• Develop a team-oriented, supportive culture with a strong focus on creating a working environment that fosters collaboration, open communication, and delivering outcomes.
• Define metrics to measure the team’s success and then create actionable goals to improve those metrics.
• Keep up to date with all things iOS to continue to create a world class iOS app.
• Constantly improve team productivity, refine agile processes, and create methods to increase efficiency.
• Perform personnel management tasks for a team of developers, including performance reviews, mentoring, and planning each direct report’s career growth.
• Train new software engineers on our best practices, standards, culture, and policies.
• Encourage active participation in all phases of the project lifecycle, and work with project management to define and hone requirements, remove impediments and provide visibility to stakeholders.

What you will bring to Acorns:

• 8+ years of relevant engineering experience in fast paced environments
• 3+ years of managing software engineering teams
• Strategic experience with the iOS Framework, the development lifecycle for iOS apps, and related Apple technologies.
• Experience with GraphQL and RESTful APIs
• Strategic experience with Android and REACT web clients and integration with distributed cloud micro services a plus.
• Knowledge of Swift, Kotlin, or Typescript/Node.js
• Track record of meeting schedules on time; clearly defining deliverables and timetables, with demonstrated ability to balance multiple priorities in complex environments and manage teams to successful project completion
• Demonstrated ability as an effective mentor and coach who understands how to successfully manage a team of talented developers
• Exceptional analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience desired
• Solutions-oriented and proactive when confronted with complex problems
• Exceptional drive and precision in delivery
• Optimistic about the potential of societal change

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and stock options
• A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
• Flexible paid time off
• Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
• Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
• The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.

About Acorns:

Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden, Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.

Mission:

With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:

Acorns believes diversity, equity and inclusion are fundamental obligations that strengthen our team. We need a diverse, multi-disciplinary team to build a meaningful company and culture.

Values:

1. Lead with heart
2. Make bold decisions
3. Always build trust
4. Never stop growing
5. Find a way

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