Engineering Manager, Finance Engineering

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead a team of software and data engineers with an AI-first approach at all times.

• Take ownership of the technical vision for SeatGeek’s essential financial systems, tools (both custom and SaaS), and integrations.

• Ensure that the financial automation stack accurately interfaces with the appropriate upstream tools and systems throughout the business, translating that information into our general ledger and billing systems.

• Quickly develop and refine tools to enhance the quality and speed of interactions with our finance data, leveraging strong cross-functional partnerships with the wider engineering organization.

• Uphold a high standard of accuracy, completeness, and operational excellence across the platform.

• Define and implement the future architecture that enables SeatGeek’s financial automation stack to thrive in a landscape increasingly shaped by agentic interactions and capabilities.

• Conduct code and architecture reviews, offering technical and design feedback to the team.

• Provide ongoing performance feedback, conduct one-on-ones, and support career development for your direct reports.

• Choose new technology vendors and collaborate with existing ones as necessary, consistently making build or buy decisions with your team.

• At times, engage directly in delivering features and iterating across the platform.

• Communicate technical and product decisions to relevant stakeholders, resolve blocking issues, and collaborate with other leaders within the organization.

• Actively participate in our recruiting efforts, assisting in the growth of our engineering team in any way possible.

⛳️ Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience as an engineer primarily focused on coding.

• A minimum of 3 years in an engineering management role leading productive, motivated teams.

• A proven history of guiding teams to deliver industry-leading UX that significantly enhances high-stakes customer experiences.

• Demonstrated experience in managing and processing transactional data at scale within a SOX-compliant environment.

• Successfully built and led lean teams, ensuring they are productive, motivated, and capable of achieving impactful outcomes.

• Ability to create safe, collaborative, and inclusive environments where engineers feel empowered to excel in their work.

• Comfortable operating without a predefined playbook—simultaneously defining architecture, team dynamics, and the project roadmap.

• Proficient in simplifying complex technical concepts to clearly communicate them to non-technical audiences, accurately portraying the team's work to a diverse array of stakeholders.

• Knowledgeable about the technology industry and financial tools and methods that assist your team in making sound tooling and framework decisions for success.

• Capable of leading by establishing context, facilitating collaboration, and gaining buy-in from cross-functional partners in product, design, engineering, and leadership.

• Previous experience as an Engineer, familiar with the challenges of that role, and ideally, hands-on experience with:

• Custom tools for automating financial operations and producing accurate and comprehensive financial reporting outputs.

• Extensive hands-on experience with transactional data and a solid understanding of finance and accounting principles.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity stake.

• Flexible work environment, allowing you to choose how many days a week you work in the office or opt for 100% remote work.

• A work-from-home stipend to help with your home office setup.

• Unlimited paid time off (PTO).

• Up to 16 weeks of fully-paid family leave.

• 401(k) matching.

• Student loan matching program.

• Health, vision, dental, and life insurance.

• Up to $25,000 towards family building, reproductive health services, and gender-affirming care.

• $500 annually for wellness expenses.

• Subscriptions to Headspace (meditation), Headspace Care (therapy), and One Medical.

• $360 per quarter for tickets to live events.

• Annual subscription to Spotify, Apple Music, or Amazon Music.