Engineering Manager – Growth Foundations

Payward - the parent company behind Kraken, NinjaTrader, Breakout, xStocks, Payward Services and CF Benchmarks - has spent the last 15 years building one of the most modern and globally accessible financial infrastructure platforms in the industry, built to advance an open, global financial system.

As an Engineering Manager within Growth Foundations, you'll lead and develop a team of engineers who deliver high-impact features, platforms, and tools that power our growth. You'll ensure the team is aligned, supported, and set up to execute with excellence - turning complex challenges into simple, reliable solutions that reach users around the world. You will also stay hands-on and deliver production grade features personally every day.

• Lead, mentor, and support a cross-functional team of engineers delivering growth-critical systems and features

• Collaborate daily with Product and Design to define scope, set priorities, and ensure seamless execution

• Keep projects moving forward - maintaining clear expectations, realistic estimates, and transparent communication with stakeholders

• Provide technical guidance and context to help engineers make sound architectural and implementation decisions

• Foster a culture of accountability, trust, and learning - helping the team grow their impact and autonomy

• Improve team processes, communication, and collaboration across time zones

• Partner with other engineering leaders to ensure consistency and best practices across the broader Growth organization

• Leverage AI tooling daily to boost personal and team productivity

• Stay hands-on in the codebase, writing production-grade code and setting the bar for quality, reliability, and speed

• You lead by setting context, not control - empowering engineers to make decisions with clarity and confidence

• You coach through curiosity, helping others grow their judgment and autonomy

• You communicate transparently, ensuring alignment across engineering, product, and design

• You model accountability and empathy, creating an environment of trust and shared purpose

We give engineers ownership and trust them to ship high-impact work with craftsmanship and accountability. We move quickly, experiment often, and learn continuously from data and user feedback. We build acquisition and engagement experiences that are fast, resilient, and measurable. We collaborate asynchronously across time zones, connected by clear communication and shared goals.

Unless a specific application deadline is stated in the job posting, applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Please note, applicants are permitted to redact or remove information on their resume that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment on our team, assessing candidates in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

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