Sr. Manager of Engineering, Mobile

Varo is an entirely new kind of bank. All digital, mission-driven, FDIC insured and designed for the way our customers live their lives. A bank for all of us.

Directly responsible to manage the team that builds Varo’s highly-rated mobile apps for iOS, Android devices and web. Have a direct impact on how our customers interact with their finances in Varo Bank. Be part of the engineering leadership team, partner with other leads to architect and build products that deliver value to our customers.

What you'll be doing

• Manage a team of passionate developers engineers that builds and maintains Varo Bank’s flagship mobile app
• Coach and mentor your team members, direct reports, and peers to be the best they can be while attracting and hiring key talent to uplevel the organization
• Manage release activities for our apps, deployment and ongoing support of high-quality with focus on engineering efficiency & Customer First mindset
• Develop mobile infrastructure to support feature teams with frontend development
• Ensure teams are able to effectively deliver on short term goals as well as define and execute the long-term strategies and roadmaps
• Collaborate cross-functionally with a broad range of functions including engineering, product, design, marketing, and customer engagement
• Implement lightweight processes to help the team scale while allowing for agility to accommodate our dynamic environment. You’ll also partner with other engineering leaders to do the same across the engineering org
• Recruit world-class talent and provide mentorship to team members.

You'll bring the following required skills and experiences

• 8+ years of software development experience
• 3+ years of people management experience, including coaching and growing senior engineers
• Hands on experience in native mobile app development
• Experience in testing and shipping mobile apps scale (millions of users, hundreds of developers)
• Experience leading a group of mobile engineers, iOS, Android and web
• Experience with React Native
• Experience with web development in React
• Experience defining and building software products with a customer first approach

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We recognize not everyone will have all of these requirements. If you meet most of the criteria above and you’re excited about the opportunity and willing to learn, we’d love to hear from you!

About Varo

Varo launched in 2017 with the vision to bring the best of fintech into the regulated banking system. We’re a new kind of bank – all-digital, mission-driven, FDIC-insured, and designed around the modern American consumer. 

As the first consumer fintech to be granted a national bank charter in 2020, we make financial inclusion and opportunity for all a reality by empowering everyone with the products, insights, and support they need to get ahead. Through our core product offerings and suite of customer-first features, we aim to address a broad range of consumer needs while profitably serving underserved communities that have been historically excluded from the traditional financial system.

We are growing quickly in our hub locations of San Francisco, Salt Lake City, and Charlotte along with colleagues located across the country. We have been recognized among Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, Forbes’ Fintech 50, and earned the No. 7 spot on Inc. 5000’s list of fastest-growing companies across the country.

Varo. A bank for all of us.

Our Core Values

- Customers First

- Take Ownership

- Respect

- Stay Curious

- Make it Better

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Varo is an equal opportunity employer. Varo embraces diversity and we are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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