Team Leader, Engineering - Save ID -2718

ABOUT ROCKET MONEY🔮

Rocket Money’s mission is to empower people to live their best financial lives. Rocket Money offers members a unique understanding of their finances and a suite of valuable services that save them time and money – ultimately giving them a leg up on their financial journey.

ABOUT THE TEAM 🤝

Save is responsible for features such as Bill Negotiation, Automated Subscription Cancellation, and Financial Goals.

Collectively, these features directly save our users hundreds of millions of dollars per year, and are a pivotal step along the path to financial wellness and prosperity.

We're growing our team, and we're looking for Engineering Leaders who are excited about helping users save money while growing a healthy and engaged team of full-stack engineers.

IN THIS ROLE, YOU'LL:

ABOUT YOU 🦄

  • You are an engineer by trade, with a history of shipping production code and working with product teams to design & build user-friendly features.
  • You have 2+ years of experience integrating third-party APIs into high-volume distributed systems.
  • You have 1 or more years of experience leading a team of engineers.
  • You can tailor your management style to suit your team members, identifying where some people might succeed with a more hands-off approach than others.
  • You understand observability and enjoy digging into the details to solve performance and user experience issues.
  • You thrive in a growing organization, and are not afraid of a challenging problem. In fact, you confront problems head on and take the lead on the solution.

WE OFFER 💫

  • Health, Dental & Vision Plans
  • Competitive Pay
  • 401k Matching
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Lunch daily (in-office only)
  • Snacks & Coffee (in-office only)
  • Commuter benefits (in-office only)

Additional information: Salary range of $150,000 - $200,000/year + bonus + benefits. Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Rocket Money is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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