Senior Engineering Manager

Betterment

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Hybrid
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$210,000–$245,000 / yr
Posted
16 days ago
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Similar $203k
This role $228k
$152k most similar roles pay here $255k

This role pays more than 65% of similar roles. Most pay $162,100–$244,537 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $228k versus about $203k for comparable roles.

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About Betterment

Betterment is an automated investment service (robo-advisor) that uses technology to provide personalized investment management, retirement planning, and savings optimization at low cost for retail investors. Industry: Financial Technology & Wealth Management

Betterment currently has 14 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $172,500–$205,000 across 14 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Engineering Manager

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As a Sr. Engineering Manager within the Broker Dealer team, you will lead a group of six to eight backend engineers responsible for building innovative trading technology that powers core investing products. You will manage day-to-day operations by mentoring engineers, fostering a culture of accountability, and overseeing technical decision-making through code reviews and roadmap alignment. The role requires balancing rapid feature delivery with system stability and scalability in a high-stakes environment where the platform must securely move millions of dollars while navigating complex risk checks for regulatory compliance. Candidates should possess at least eight years of experience building distributed systems using Java or similar strongly typed languages, along with three years of formal engineering management. You will collaborate with product, legal, and compliance teams to solve backend scaling and optimization challenges within the financial services domain.

What does a Engineering Manager earn?

Median $254300 from 121 postings across 36 companies.

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Skills

Java Distributed Systems Software Design Code Review

What you'll do

  • Manage a team of 6-8 backend engineers to build trading technology for investment products.
  • Mentor engineers by aligning their career development with technical roadmap opportunities and growth interests.
  • Perform hands-on technical mentorship through code reviews and active participation in the codebase.
  • Balance the speed of feature delivery with system stability, correctness, and long-term maintainability.
  • Translate business strategy into specific engineering initiatives that deliver high-impact outcomes for the company.
  • Partner with Product, Legal, and Compliance teams to ensure solutions meet regulatory requirements.
  • Refine team processes and practices to improve software quality and operational efficiency.

What we're looking for

  • 3+ years of experience in formal Engineering Management of direct reports.
  • 8+ years of experience building and maintaining backend distributed systems using Java or a similar strongly typed programming language.
  • Experience managing, mentoring, and inspiring talented engineers to achieve professional growth and project outcomes.
  • Proven track record of rapidly closing knowledge gaps and establishing trust within an organization.
  • History of fostering accountability and ownership while motivating teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
  • Experience cultivating high-performing teams that balance speed of execution with technical rigor.
  • Ability to translate business strategy into engineering initiatives that drive meaningful outcomes.
  • Effective collaborator capable of working with cross-functional teams, non-technical stakeholders, and third-party vendors.

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