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About Betterment Betterment is a leading, technology-driven financial services company that offers investing, savings and retirement solutions for retail investors and investment advisors as well as financial wellness solutions, including a 401(k) for small and medium-sized businesses. Our team is passionate about our mission, to empower people to build wealth with confidence and ease.  We’re headquartered in NYC and offer hybrid NY-based positions (four days/ week in-office, with no required office days during the summer and winter holidays). About the role At Betterment, our software helps customers navigate the most important milestones in their financial lives. From saving for a first home to planning for retirement, hundreds of thousands of people trust us to invest and save on their behalf. As an Engineering Manager, you will play a critical role in shaping these experiences by leading a team dedicated to making saving and investing simple, accessible, and impactful. We take pride in delivering high-quality, intuitive user experiences, and we are seeking a technical leader who can inspire, guide, and grow our engineering team. In this role, you will balance strategic vision with hands-on leadership while ensuring excellence in both quality and execution, all in service of helping our customers achieve financial wellness. As an Engineering Manager on this team, you’ll help lead us through a period of growth and maturation. You’ll collaborate closely with product, engineering, and cross-functional leadership to execute on a mission-aligned roadmap with your team. You’ll also get the opportunity to lead and contribute to projects while driving operational excellence in everything we do. Along the way, you’ll navigate the intricacies of our evolving domain and partner with other engineering leaders and stakeholders of diverse backgrounds. Just as importantly, you’ll mentor and grow a team of talented engineers, empowering them to deliver their best work. This role is based out of our NYC office. Below we've reflected the base salary range for this position. Actual salaries may vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Betterment’s total compensation package for employees. New York City: $170,000 - $230,000 This job may also be eligible for variable compensation in the form of a company incentive bonus. A day in the life Lead and manage a team of engineers who work in a full-stack ecosystem. Serve as an effective player-coach, using direct project leadership and contributions to gain first-hand expertise into the world of financial wellness. Build things people love. Our goal is to delight our customers whenever possible. Sleek design, simple user experience, and access to sophisticated advice. Collaborate with product managers, staff engineers and subject matter experts to make sure the team is always building the right stuff and doing so thoughtfully. Inspire and maintain a strong, equitable engineering culture founded on transparency, inclusivity, mentorship, and collaboration. Drive roadmaps, mitigate risks, and ensure the team is continuing to deliver towards the business goals What we’re looking for Experience leading and contributing to full-stack web engineering projects. Our primary web application is built in Ruby on Rails, but we build our newest web interfaces using a combination of React and GraphQL. Other server-side languages, like Java or Python could be a good foundation Experience with establishing and upholding team culture through healthy team norms, processes, and inclusive practices. Experience with hands-on managing, mentoring, and inspiring an established team of talented engineers. Experience leading execution of large team projects and execution of smaller concurrent projects in partnership with senior engineers. Experience build