Engineering Manager (Growth)

Join Relay, a fast-growing fintech company, as an Engineering Manager for the Activation team. In this role, you'll lead the planning and delivery of engineering initiatives, establish effective engineering processes, shape and execute the technical vision, collaborate with cross-functional teams, manage and develop a high-performing engineering team, and foster a collaborative and growth-oriented culture. You'll work with a modern tech stack and enjoy a range of benefits, including competitive salary, equity, comprehensive health benefits, flexible vacation, and a dog-friendly office.

• Lead the planning and delivery of engineering initiatives, ensuring projects meet quality standards, timelines, and business goals.
• Establish and maintain effective engineering processes, including sprint planning, code reviews, and technical design reviews; continuously refine team rituals to enable high-quality, predictable delivery.
• Build and grow a high-performing engineering team through hiring, onboarding, coaching, and performance management.
• You’re a pragmatic decision-maker with a customer-centric mindset, able to navigate tradeoffs around scope, technical debt, and timelines while keeping customer needs front and center
• You bring 5+ years of full-stack software development experience, ideally within a high-growth B2B SaaS or fintech environment, along with 1-3 years in a people management role
• You have a strong technical foundation and a proven track record of shipping high-quality products; experience with Node.js, TypeScript, React, and AWS is a plus
• You communicate clearly and effectively, and bring calm and clarity in times of ambiguity and change
• You think creatively and resourcefully, embracing experimentation and AI to solve complex problems within resource constraints
• You’re passionate about building and scaling engineering teams, and deeply invested in growing and developing people to do their best work
• You thrive in cross-functional environments, bringing teams together, connecting the dots, and driving initiatives that deliver meaningful impact
• You seek out feedback: You see directness as respect, not criticism. You actively seek input, sit with hard truths, and use feedback as fuel for improvement
• You care about impact, not noise: You care deeply about the substance of your work. You measure success by results, not recognition, and you let your work speak for itself
• You build with AI, not just use it: You're actively embedding AI into how you work, pushing what's possible, and bringing your team along with you
• You own your work: You take pride in your work, follow through on commitments, and feel a deep sense of responsibility for outcomes, not just tasks
• You push relentlessly for reinvention: You're always asking "how can this be better?" -- in your work, in your craft, in yourself. Comfort is a signal to push harder, not coast. You'd rather build something better than defend something familiar
• You’re energized by complexity and ambiguity: You enjoy tackling problems that don’t come with a playbook. You’re comfortable building from scratch, iterating as you go, and collaborating to shape the best path forward
• Small businesses are why we're here: Relay exists to help them thrive -- and that mission has to resonate with you
• You crave autonomy: We trust our team with big challenges and the freedom to solve them. If you’re someone who takes initiative, is comfortable taking risks, and seeks input when needed, you’ll find the freedom here empowering
• Why Relay Might Be the Perfect Fit For You:
• You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't perfectly match the job description -- your perspective and drive matter more. We welcome diverse backgrounds and people who think critically, challenge the status quo, and want to help small businesses thrive