Engineering Manager, Subledger

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois, +3 more locations.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of and oversee Hopper's subledger platform.

• Act as the main point of contact for all technical, accounting, and operational matters related to transaction recording and reconciliation.

• Lead, develop, and mentor a team of engineers.

• Establish technical direction and advocate for accuracy.

• Advance subledger architecture towards simplicity and scalability.

• Guarantee precise accounting and comprehensive traceability for financial movements throughout booking and post-booking processes.

• Cultivate relationships with Finance and Accounting teams.

• Collaborate with Payments, Bookings, Post-Booking, and Data teams on contracts, data models, and migration strategies.

• Minimize manual reconciliation efforts and eliminate discrepancies at their source.

• Monitor reconciliation accuracy, unmatched transaction rates, close-cycle timelines, and system reliability.

• Lead regular reviews with Finance and engineering leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering.

• 2+ years of experience managing engineering teams.

• Experience in fintech, payments, or financial systems is advantageous.

• Proven experience in designing and operating high-volume transactional systems.

• Understanding of correctness, idempotency, and auditability in transactional systems.

• Familiarity with accounting fundamentals, including double-entry bookkeeping, ledgers, subledgers, reconciliation, and financial close processes.

• Experience in leading significant refactors or migrations of production financial systems.

• Ability to translate accounting requirements into system designs.

• Capability to communicate technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.

• Exceptional organizational skills and self-motivation.

• Located in the Eastern or Central time zone.

• Availability for daily collaboration with Finance, Accounting, and engineering teams.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary.

• Pre-IPO equity packages.

• Unlimited PTO.

• Carrot Cash travel stipend.

• Access to co-working spaces on demand through FlexDesk.

• Work-from-home stipend.

• Generous parental leave.

• 100% employer-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees.

• Disability and Life insurance.

• Health Reimbursement Account (HRA).

• DCA/FSA.

• Access to a 401(k) plan.

• Entrepreneurial culture.

• Open communication with management and company leadership.

• Small, dynamic teams with a significant impact.