This is a high-impact leadership role for a seasoned engineering manager with deep roots in the fintech or banking space. The ideal candidate has at least 8 yea
Work type: remote
Location: New York, New York, United States
Salary: $240,000 – $300,000/yr
Type: Full-time
This is a high-impact leadership role for a seasoned engineering manager with deep roots in the fintech or banking space. The ideal candidate has at least 8 years of backend experience and a proven track record of managing teams that handle mission-critical "money movement." You should be comfortable navigating the complexities of financial ledgers, multi-rail payment systems (ACH, Card, RTP), and strict compliance requirements. The compensation is highly competitive, reaching up to $300k for Tier A markets, plus equity and a 401(k) match. As a fully remote role within a growth-stage company that recently emerged from stealth, it offers a rare mix of stability (strong investor backing) and the fast-paced influence of a scaling startup. You’ll have direct ownership over the platform’s financial integrity and cost-optimization strategies. **You might be a good fit if you:** * Have managed engineering teams for at least 3 years within a regulated financial environment. * Possess deep technical knowledge of payment processors (like Stripe or Adyen) and various payment rails. * Prioritize "financial correctness" and data integrity above all else when designing distributed systems. * Thrive in "hands-on" leadership roles where you still participate in architecture reviews and high-level technical decisions.
Flex is a growth-stage, NYC headquartered FinTech company that is creating the best rent payment experience. It’s hard to believe that it’s 2026 and paying rent on time is expensive, inflexible, and difficult. We’re here to change that! Flex enables our users to pay rent throughout the month on a schedule that better fits their finances and budget. Our mission is to empower as many renters as possible with flexibility over their most significant recurring expense. After deliberately keeping a stealth profile as we built up unprecedented investor support and an enthusiastic user base, we are looking for motivated individuals to help us keep our mission growing. Will you be a part of the team?
Overview
Flex is a growth-stage, NYC headquartered FinTech company that is creating the best rent payment experience. It’s hard to believe that it’s 2026 and paying rent on time is expensive, inflexible, and difficult. We’re here to change that! Flex enables our users to pay rent throughout the month on a schedule that better fits their finances and budget. Our mission is to empower as many renters as possible with flexibility over their most significant recurring expense. After deliberately keeping a stealth profile as we built up unprecedented investor support and an enthusiastic user base, we are looking for motivated individuals to help us keep our mission growing. Will you be a part of the team?
About The Role
We are hiring a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Payments platform team, responsible for the systems that charge customers, collect funds, and handle refunds.
This team owns the end-to-end payment lifecycle: authorization, charge, refund, reconciliation, and financial integrity across multiple payment rails and processors.
You will lead a team of backend engineers responsible for building a highly reliable, compliant, and cost-efficient payments platform that supports rapid product expansion while safeguarding customer funds.
This role requires hands-on leadership, you will drive architecture, execution, operational excellence, and team growth while partnering closely with Product, Risk, Finance, Compliance, and external financial partners.
Our Engineering Teams
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### Life at Flex
We understand that it takes a diverse team of highly intelligent, curious, determined, empathetic, and self aware people to grow a successful company. Our HQ is located in New York City, but we have employees located throughout the US, Australia, Canada and South America. We are growing quickly, but deliberately, with a focus on building an inclusive culture. Our dynamic team has incredible perspectives to share, just as we know you do, and we take great pride in being an equal opportunity workplace.
Offices
Roles posted in New York, San Francisco, and Salt Lake City are hybrid positions with on-site expectations of 2-3 days per week in our local offices. For candidates outside of these areas, you may be eligible for our relocation assistance program.
Benefits
For full-time U.S. employees we offer: