Engineering Manager

The Engineering Team at Fora Financial 

The Engineering team at Fora Financial builds the systems that help small business owners turn their dreams into reality. Every line of code we write directly impacts real entrepreneurs — the restaurant owner expanding to a second location, the contractor hiring their first employee, the retailer stocking up for their busiest season. 

We’re looking for an impact-driven, people-first Engineering Manager who loves growing others as much as building great software. You’ll lead engineering teams across multiple product streams, collaborating with 2+ product managers and diverse business stakeholders to deliver interconnected solutions that create an inclusive, high-trust culture where everyone can thrive. 

You’ll partner closely with product managers, scrum masters, and business stakeholders across Underwriting, Direct Sales, Business Development, Operations, Finance & Accounting, and Legal to deliver high-quality functionality with real-world impact. 

This is a remote role open to candidates based in the United States and reports to the VP of Engineering. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. All applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the US.

Tech Stack Snapshot 

.NET (C#) • .NET Core • ASP.NET Core • Angular (TypeScript) • React • SQL Server • Entity Framework • Azure Functions • Azure App Service • Azure Service Bus • Azure API Gateway • Azure DevOps (ADO) • Visual Studio • Git • Snowflake • REST APIs • Microservices 

AI-Powered Development Tools: GitHub Copilot • Cursor • Claude • ChatGPT 

While this is our current stack, we welcome Engineering Managers with experience in similar modern technologies — for example, Java, Python, or Ruby, and cloud environments such as AWS or GCP. What matters most is your ability to lead technically capable teams, foster engineering excellence, and occasionally roll up your sleeves to support delivery when needed. 

A Day in the Life of an Engineering Manager

• Lead two Agile engineering teams through project planning, execution, and delivery — ensuring alignment between business goals and technical outcomes. 

• Develop and manage talent through coaching, performance reviews, difficult conversations with empathy, and strategic hiring decisions that strengthen team capabilities and culture add (bringing diverse perspectives that enhance our team culture). 

• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, and business stakeholders to scope projects, balance technical tradeoffs with user needs, and translate between technical and business requirements. 

• Connect engineering work to business impact — help teams understand how their code directly affects small business owners and drive decisions that prioritize customer value alongside technical excellence. 

• Act as a player-coach — contribute code when needed, review pull requests regularly, and drive technical excellence through hands-on involvement in architecture, system design, and engineering standards. 

• Facilitate team effectiveness by setting clear goals, removing blockers, upholding Agile practices, and championing modern development tools including AI-powered solutions. 

What You Bring 

• Leadership & People Development: Direct experience managing engineers — conducting performance reviews, delivering constructive feedback, and creating growth plans that balance empathy and accountability. 

• Technical Depth: Strong foundation in software engineering with the ability to assess technical work, contribute to design discussions, and guide architectural decisions. 

• Delivery & Execution: Proven success leading engineering work across multiple product streams or initiatives, coordinating with 2+ product managers, and ensuring timely, high-quality delivery. 

• Stakeholder Partnership: Skilled at aligning engineering priorities with cross-functional needs (Product, Design, and Business). You know how to navigate competing priorities and build consensus. 

• Coaching & Feedback: Passion for developing people — you build trust, foster learning, and help engineers perform at their highest level. 

• Operational Mindset: Comfortable running Agile processes, setting measurable goals, and continuously improving how teams plan and deliver work. 
  
• Growth Mindset: You stay curious about new technologies, development tools, and ways to create a more collaborative and effective engineering culture. 
  

Our Commitment to Inclusion 

We know that confidence gaps and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting amazing candidates. Please apply even if you don’t meet every single listed qualification. If you’re excited about Fora’s mission and believe you can make an impact, we want to hear from you. 

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds — whether you’re self-taught, a career changer, a military veteran, a bootcamp graduate, returning to the workforce after caregiving, or a former founder. 

Role Leveling 

This role may be offered as Engineering Manager or Senior Engineering Manager depending on your experience, scope, and impact. If you’re unsure where you fit, apply anyway — we’ll explore the best match together during the process. 

The Benefits of Working for Fora Financial: 

• A good work/life balance 

• Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage 

• 401K Match 

• Life Insurance at No Cost to Employees 

• Generous Time Off Plan Including Rollover Vacation Days 

• Commuter Benefits 

• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending 

• Opportunity for Advancement 

• Year End Bonus Eligibility  

About Fora Financial 

Fora Financial is a technology-enabled leading provider of flexible financing to small and medium sized businesses. Since our inception in 2008, we have supported more than 55,000 merchants nationwide with over $4 billion of capital used for a variety of purposes, from funding everyday operating expenses to managing cash flow gaps to facilitating business expansion, and much more. Leveraging our proprietary technology, Fora Financial is able to deliver capital to our customers via a streamlined and simple process that can be completed in as little as 24 hours, compared with the weeks or even months it often takes for a business to receive a bank loan. 

Over the past seventeen years, Fora Financial has grown from two founders in a small Manhattan workspace to a company of nearly 200 employees. Fora Financial prides itself on being a partner-centric organization, offering a customized funding approach, collaborating with our small-business customers to understand their needs in a dynamic and ever-changing economic environment. 

While we work very hard, we do not take ourselves too seriously. We enjoy a family-like camaraderie that fosters a passion for success in each Fora Financial Team member. 

Equal Opportunity Statement 

Fora Financial is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, or any other legally protected status under local, state, or federal law. Fora Financial provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or accommodations due to a disability during the application process, please contact [email protected].