Engineering Manager, Accounting & Reconciliation

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Software Engineering Manager leading ledger and reconciliation platform team for fintech company Dave. Ensuring financial accuracy and overseeing product integrity.

Posted 4/20/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $174,000 - $274,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaScriptMySQLNode.jsReactReact NativeTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and develop a team responsible for ledger systems and reconciliation pipelines that underpin all money movement
Define architecture that prioritizes correctness, idempotency, and auditability over short-term convenience
Design and evolve double-entry ledger models, transaction lifecycles, and reconciliation workflows across products
Build systems that reconcile internal state with external partners (banks, processors, networks) with high confidence
Partner with Accounting to encode financial rules, reporting requirements, and controls directly into system design
Establish engineering practices focused on data integrity, observability, and reliable recovery

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of software engineering experience
1.5+ years of engineering management experience
Experience building or evolving ledger systems, accounting platforms, or reconciliation infrastructure
Strong understanding of data correctness, transactional integrity, and consistency models
Experience designing systems where accuracy and auditability are core requirements
Familiarity with distributed systems challenges (idempotency, ordering, failure recovery, eventual consistency)
Experience partnering with Accounting or Finance to translate domain requirements into technical systems
Track record of building and developing high-performing teams
Bonus: Background in fintech, payments, or financial infrastructure
Bonus: Experience implementing double-entry accounting models in software
Bonus: Exposure to audit, compliance, or financial reporting systems
Bonus: Familiarity with TypeScript (Node.js), MySQL, GCP, React/React Native

Benefits

Comp & perks

Opportunity to tackle tough challenges, learn and grow from fellow top talent, and help millions of people reach their personal financial goals
Flexible hours and virtual-first work culture with a home office stipend
Premium Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance plans
Generous paid parental and caregiver leave
401(k) savings plan with matching contributions
Financial advisor and financial wellness support
Flexible PTO and generous company holidays, including Juneteenth and Winter Break
All-company in-person events once or twice a year and virtual events throughout to connect with your team members and leadership team

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Hard Skills & Tools

software engineeringledger systemsreconciliation infrastructuredata correctnesstransactional integritysystem designdouble-entry accounting modelsdistributed systemsfailure recoveryeventual consistency

Soft Skills

team leadershipengineering managementcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingdata integrity focusobservabilityreliable recoveryhigh-performing team developmentpartnering with finance