Software Engineering Manager

About the role

WELCOME TO GLIDE!

At Glide we’re reimagining the banking experience for the modern world. Our embedded fintech platform empowers legacy financial institutions, like community banks and credit unions, to pioneer novel digital experiences for their customers.

You’ll be joining an all-star team with engineering, product, and growth experience from Stripe, Google, and Amazon. We’re looking for a talented Fullstack Software Engineer to help us build our initial product. We’re bringing a new perspective to the decades-old financial world, and we’re hoping you can help us do that!

Your Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering growth, collaboration, and technical excellence.
• Partner closely with product and design to define requirements, prioritize work, and translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.
• Oversee development across frontend and backend, ensuring well-tested, secure, and performant code.
• Establish and maintain best practices in engineering, including CI/CD, test automation, and code review.
• Provide long-term technical vision for the evolution of Glide’s platform and infrastructure.
• Help recruit and build a diverse, world-class engineering team.

Need-to-haves

• Proven experience leading software engineering teams, including mentoring and performance management.
• Strong technical foundation in fullstack development (JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Node.js, Next.js).
• Experience designing and maintaining scalable, secure architectures.
• Deep knowledge of modern frontend technologies (responsive HTML/CSS, state/data fetching libraries like React Query/TanStack or tRPC).
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices (AWS, Docker, Git, CI/CD).
• Excellent understanding of software engineering best practices: architecture, testing, and security.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to partner effectively across functions.

Nice-to-haves

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with 2+ years in a management or team lead role.
• Experience working in fintech or other highly regulated industries.
• A passion for building products end-to-end, from concept to delivery.
• An entrepreneurial, collaborative mindset and a desire to shape company culture.

Perks and Benefits

Competitive Compensation

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a generous equity package for joining us at Glide.

Wellbeing Credits (For US Employees)

Besides stellar health, dental, and vision insurance, we offer a generous health and wellness stipend, so you can stay healthy and active.

Lunch on US (For US Employees)

• We love food.
• Every member of the Glide team gets free lunch, every day.
• No one goes hungry around here:)

Best Tools

We want you to be happy at work. You'll get a full equipment upgrade - from a top-of-the-line computer to your preference on keyboard, mouse, and accessories.