Hybrid Engineering Manager – Financial Infrastructure, Banking

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About the role

  • Engineering Manager leading backend engineering for financial infrastructure at Float. Ensuring correctness and managing a team for high-stakes financial systems operations.

Responsibilities

  • Own systems related to money movement, banking rails, ledgering, reconciliation, and financial operations.
  • Ensure correctness, reliability, and safety across all financial workflows.
  • Make sound architectural and delivery decisions under regulatory and commercial constraints.
  • Contribute directly to backend and infrastructure code.
  • Review designs and PRs for correctness, reliability, and scalability.
  • Debug complex production issues and lead incident response when required.
  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of senior engineers.
  • Build trust quickly with highly experienced ICs.
  • Establish strong operating rhythms, clarity, and accountability.
  • Partner with Product to run dual-track roadmaps (commercial commitments + technical foundations).

Requirements

  • 12–20+ years of engineering experience, including senior technical leadership.
  • Deep experience with distributed systems and correctness-critical workflows.
  • Experience with payments, banking, ledgering, or financial infrastructure (preferred).
  • Strong backend engineering skills (Python a plus).
  • Comfort pushing code in systems that move real money.
  • Experience leading senior engineers in high-trust environments.
  • Startup or growth-stage experience.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation, equity options, and benefits
  • Hybrid work model – we are based in Toronto with in-office days for connection and collaboration
  • Enjoy catered team lunches every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
  • Bring your pup to our dog-friendly office

Job title

Engineering Manager – Financial Infrastructure, Banking

Job type

Experience level

SeniorLead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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