Software Engineering Manager (Remote) at Branch International

Branch delivers world-class financial services to the mobile generation. With offices in the United States, Nigeria, Kenya, and India, Branch is a for-profit socially conscious company that uses the power of data science to reduce the cost of delivering financial services in emerging markets. We believe that everyone, everywhere deserves fair financial access. The rapid spread of smartphones presents an opportunity for the world’s emerging middle class to access banking options and achieve financial flexibility.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Software Engineering Manager

Location: Nigeria (Remote)
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Engineering
Level: Experienced

Job Overview

• As a company, we are passionate about our customers, fearless in the face of barriers, and driven by data.
• As an engineering team, we value bottom-up innovation and decentralized decision-making: We believe the best ideas can come from anyone in the company, and we are working hard to create an environment where everyone feels empowered to propose solutions to the challenges we face.
• As a Lead in our Engineering team, you will help the team achieve their goals through servant-style leadership and removing roadblocks.
• Similarly, you will help the team achieve the right balance between engineering excellence and shipping and iterating solutions quickly.

Responsibilities

• You will help build a culture of collaboration that embodies our values and helps us achieve our goals as a distributed team.
• Work with other stakeholders to recruit, grow, and empower a team of driven engineers who have high expectations around ownership, impact, and technical excellence
• Collaborating with your team, you will craft a thoughtful, long-term technical strategy that anticipates future needs while being pragmatic about what’s needed today.
• You will be a hands-on technical contributor and mentor for your team, one who is not afraid to roll up their sleeves and do actual technical work when appropriate.
• You will work with other engineering managers and functional leads to set direction and ambitious goals for your team, Engineering, and Branch as a whole.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of engineering management experience, preferably in an established technology firm or a product-focused high-growth startup.
• Experience handling performance reviews, and must have handled at least 1 performance review cycle independently.
• Significant experience (4+ years) as a software engineer, ideally across organizations, industries, and technology stacks.
• A record of mentorship and helping others in their career growth.
• Experience and excitement for recruiting, combined with a thoughtful approach to team growth.

Benefits of Joining

• Mission-driven, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment
• Competitive salary and equity package
• A collaborative and flat company culture
• Fully paid life and health insurance benefit with Axa Mansard (Platinum plan)
• 28 days of paid vacation days, 30 days sick leave, bereavement leave, and periodic mental health days
• Fully paid parental leave - 6 months maternity leave and 3 months paternity leave
• Pension benefit 
• Monthly WFH stipend alongside a one time home office set-up budget
• Annual professional development budget 
• Discretionary trips to our offices across the globe, with global travel medical insurance (when it’s safe to travel!)
• Weekly team meals and social events (virtual for now!)
• Flexible working hours
• Where we work: Remote first, with the option to work in-person occasionally.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.