Engineering Manager, Product at 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 (fka GGV), Coatue, First Round Capital, and more.

Who are we looking for?

Reporting to our Head of Product, we are looking for a technical Engineering Manager to run and scale Product Engineering, a highly-performant team of full-stack product engineers. Product Engineering is responsible for maintaining and expanding Pinwheel’s core products (Deposit Switch, Earnings Stream, Taxes, & Verify) while bringing new products (Bill Navigator) to market. You’ll be in the code every day, playing a critical role in designing and implementing features. You’ll lead, coach, and grow the team to deliver value for our customers while keeping our systems reliable, secure, and performant. 

What will you do?

• Write code every day to support and expand Pinwheel’s products.
• Manage, coach, and enable a stellar team of engineers across the stack, driving growth, ownership, and impact.
• Collaborate with Product to shape our product roadmap.
• Prioritize work to maximize the impact your team can have.
• Build a powerhouse team through coaching, career development, and hiring.
• Be accountable for your team’s results.
• Help us to enhance our great engineering culture.
• Identify headcount needs for the team and recruit diverse, high-caliber engineering talent.

What qualifications are necessary?

• 1+ years as a tech lead or engineering manager
• 5+ years as a software engineer
• Track record of shipping products that drive business impact
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• 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 cash salary range for this role is $180,000 - $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.