Tech Lead Manager, Decision Platform (Fintech)

Location: Chicago, IL, USA; in-office policy requires four days per week in the office and Fridays from home for employees near an office. A fully remote program is also available depending on eligibility and location.

Base salary: $211,000–$248,000 per year, plus bonus, equity, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global is a financial technology company that provides user-friendly banking services and financial tools to help members make financial progress.

What you will do

• Manage and develop a squad of 4–5 engineers through hiring, one-on-ones, career coaching, and performance management.
• Own delivery end to end, including sprint planning, delivery commitments, service-level agreements, and operational health.
• Write and ship production code alongside the team while maintaining an active contribution to the codebase.
• Set the squad’s technical direction, architecture, quality standards, and sustainable engineering practices.
• Use AI coding agents and tooling to improve individual and team productivity and establish durable adoption practices.
• Partner with Product, Design, and Analytics on prioritization, planning, technical dependencies, capacity, and cross-functional coordination.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience with people management responsibilities.
• Current hands-on coding ability and a desire to continue writing code.
• Demonstrated experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor in real delivery and helping teams adopt them with measurable impact.
• Experience coaching engineers on project execution, skill development, and career progression.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and the ability to motivate teams through demanding schedules and goals.
• Experience with Ruby, React Native, distributed systems, AWS data or compute services, and service-oriented architectures.

Culture & Benefits

• Trust & Safety work focused on preventing fraud and abuse, reducing friction, meeting regulatory obligations, and protecting members.
• Bonus eligibility, competitive equity, and comprehensive health, financial, and wellbeing benefits.
• Backup child, elder, and pet care, subsidized commuter benefits, and an annual wellness stipend.
• Generous vacation, company-wide paid days off, and up to 22 weeks of paid parental leave for birthing parents or 12 weeks for non-birthing parents.
• Family planning reimbursement and one percent of time off for supporting local community organizations.
• Inclusive, entrepreneurial environment with emphasis on ownership, integrity, collaboration, and honest feedback.