Senior Software Engineering Manager @ Goodleap

Engineering Management (1)

Salary Range: 183000 to 240000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

About GoodLeap:

GoodLeap is a technology company delivering best-in-class financing and software products for sustainable solutions, from solar panels and batteries to energy-efficient HVAC, heat pumps, roofing, windows, and more. Over 1 million homeowners have benefited from our simple, fast, and frictionless technology that makes the adoption of these products more affordable, accessible, and easier to understand. Thousands of professionals deploying home efficiency and solar solutions rely on GoodLeap’s proprietary, AI-powered applications and developer tools to drive more transparent customer communication, deeper business intelligence, and streamlined payment and operations. Our platform has led to more than $30 billion in financing for sustainable solutions since 2018.

GoodLeap is also proud to support our award-winning nonprofit, GivePower, which is building and deploying life-saving water and clean electricity systems, changing the lives of more than 1.6 million people across Africa, Asia, and South America.

Position Summary

GoodLeap is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead and scale a high-performing team of backend and frontend engineers driving innovation in climate-impacting home improvement finance. You will be accountable for building reliable, scalable software systems that support our mission, with an emphasis on payments infrastructure and seamless customer experiences.

This role requires a strong technical foundation, hands-on leadership, and the ability to develop and nurture engineering talent. Domain experience in payments platforms, especially Stripe, ACH, and card network integration, is highly desirable. You'll thrive in this role if you're excited to build world-class systems, scale engineering teams, and influence product direction in a high-visibility, high-impact environment.

What You'll Do

Lead and grow a diverse, distributed engineering team (11+ engineers) across time zones, driving accountability, ownership, and results
Drive execution across a broad portfolio of software projects, including payments systems, platform services, and user-facing applications
Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, Data, and Business stakeholders to define strategy and translate it into measurable execution plans
Set and uphold high engineering standards through code reviews, technical design guidance, and architectural oversight
Design and scale distributed, cloud-native systems with attention to reliability, performance, and observability
Foster a strong engineering culture centered on inclusion, autonomy, continuous improvement, and technical excellence
Own the hiring process for your team: sourcing, interviewing, onboarding, and developing top-tier talent
Mentor and develop engineers and managers through structured career development plans, continuous feedback, and goal setting
Guide the team through complex trade-offs and evolving priorities, while consistently delivering high-quality results
Represent the engineering team in leadership discussions and provide transparency into plans, decisions, and risks

You'll Excel Here if You

Operate with a product mindset and thrive in a fast-paced, outcome-driven environment
Have deep technical expertise, with a strong understanding of cloud architecture, backend systems, and modern development practices
Are passionate about payments technology and understand the nuances of integrating systems like Stripe, ACH, and card networks
Balance execution and long-term thinking, investing in infrastructure, maintainability, and innovation
Enjoy scaling systems, teams, and culture as part of a rapidly growing organization
Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills and lead with empathy and conviction

Required Qualifications

8+ years of hands-on software development experience, ideally across backend systems and APIs
3+ years of engineering management experience, including managing managers or technical leads
Proven experience designing and scaling cloud-native systems (AWS/Azure/GCP), including production systems at scale
Experience building and running payments platforms (e.g., integrating with Stripe, ACH, card networks)
Strong familiarity with technologies such as Node.js, .NET, TypeScript, React, REST, GraphQL, NoSQL databases, and CI/CD pipelines
Demonstrated success building diverse, high-performing engineering teams
Ability to conduct technical reviews, guide architecture, and support hands-on debugging when needed
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field—or equivalent professional experience

Additional Information Regarding Job Duties and Job Descriptions:

Job duties include additional responsibilities as assigned by one's supervisor or other managers related to the position/department. This job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and other skills required for the position. The Company reserves the right at any time with or without notice to alter or change job responsibilities, reassign or transfer job position or assign additional job responsibilities, subject to applicable law. The Company shall provide reasonable accommodations of known disabilities to enable a qualified applicant or employee to apply for employment, perform the essential functions of the job, or enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment as required by the law.

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