Credit Karma is a mission-driven company, focused on championing financial progress for our more than 110 million members in the U.S., Canada and U.K. While we’re best known for pioneering free credit scores, our members turn to us for tips as they work on their financial goals, including helping them monitor their credit, identity monitoring, searching for credit cards, shopping for loans (car, home and personal), and growing their savings* -- all for free. Credit Karma has grown significantly through the years: we’ve added more than 70 million members in the last five years alone and now have more than 1,100 employees across our offices in Oakland, Charlotte, Los Angeles and London.
*Banking services provided by MVB Bank, Inc., Member FDIC
We’re looking for top engineering leadership to join the movement. Credit Karma is building a full-scale financial platform to champion financial progress by helping our members improve their credit, pay off debt and plan for the future. The Credit Karma Cardsteam is a fundamental piece to achieving that vision. The Credit Cards Engineering team builds products and features that help our members both manage their current cards and shop for new ones. As a part of the largest product vertical at Credit Karma we develop features that reach millions of members and drive revenue . We also work cross functionally to innovate and accelerate new feature development for the organization at large.
This is a cross-functional leadership role requiring partnership across various data science and engineering teams, product and marketing stakeholders within Credit Karma, as well as managing external partners. If you have a technical background, possess high EQ, and are excited about helping our members gain access to world class financial products, you will be a great fit for this role.
What you’ll do:
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, while delivering on key growth targets for Cards
- Help create and execute on milestones for this integration, working closely with your product counterparts
- Manage a growing engineering team with all levels. You’ll start small and get the opportunity to build a team as your responsibilities scale
- Ability to roll up your sleeves and provide deep technical guidance to the team is an added plus
- Work collaboratively with product thought leaders and other engineering leads within the organization; help shape product strategy and ship impactful experiences key to driving growth for Cards
- The cherry on top: along with people and technical leadership, you’ll have the ability to balance hands-on contribution and program management for products your teams ship
What’s great about the role:
- You’ll get to work on one of the key strategic verticals for Credit Karma
- You’ll learn a lot doing it; we care about the art of engineering leadership, and believe in supporting our leaders through this journey
- Technically rewarding challenges backed by distributed systems at scale, data science, and experimentation-driven product development
- Autonomy to recruit and operate your own team and set direction, with guidance from senior leadership
What we are looking for:
- 2+ years of software engineering management experience
- Previous experience as a hands-on technical contributor
- Drive to lead by example, develop new leaders, and be a catalyst for change throughout the organization
- Experience delivering products in an agile environment
- Love of web and mobile products
What we would like to see:
- Experience managing Full Stack teams in a cross functional and distributed environment is a major plus
- Hands on experience as a high level IC - making architecture decisions, not afraid to get your hands dirty and guide the team through complex technical challenges
- Thoughtful empathy while constantly challenging our current processes
- Influential communication skills which bring together product, engineering, and cross-functional stakeholders
Benefits at Credit Karma includes:
- Medical and Dental Coverage
- Retirement Plan
- Commuter Benefits
- Wellness perks
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick, Baby Bonding, Cultural Observance, & More)
- Education Perks
- Paid Gift Week in December
Pay Transparency Notice: Credit Karma’s mission of championing financial progress for all starts from within. That’s why we implemented role-based compensation, which ensures people who are in the same role receive the same pay with variations for geographic location only. It’s all part of a more comprehensive DEI strategy that helps level the playing field. The base salary range for this role is $207,000 to $258,444, plus equity and benefits.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
Credit Karma is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We welcome all candidates without regard to race, color, religion, age, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, veteran or military status, disability (physical or mental), genetic information or other protected characteristic. We prohibit discrimination of any kind and operate in compliance with applicable fair chance laws.
Credit Karma is also committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment because it is the right thing to do. We believe that such an environment advances long-term professional growth, creates a robust business, and supports our mission of championing financial progress for everyone. We offer generous benefits and perks with a single eye to nourishing an inclusive environment that recognizes the contributions of all and fosters diversity by supporting our internal Employee Resource Groups. We’ve worked hard to build an intensely collaborative and creative environment, a diverse and inclusive employee culture, and the opportunity for professional growth. As part of the Credit Karma team, your voice will be heard, your contributions will matter, and your unique background and experiences will be celebrated.
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