Director of Engineering

About Us

From two-person startups to public companies, Rho is the banking platform with everything businesses need to manage cash, control spend, and automate finance busywork. Rho offers corporate cards, banking, treasury, expense management, AP, accounting automation, and more in one integrated platform backed by award-winning support.

About the Role

We're looking for an experienced Engineering Director to manage and grow a team of exceptional software engineers and technical leaders, fostering a culture of high performance, innovation, and collaboration. You’ll play a key role in shaping the direction of our engineering organization as we scale and build cutting-edge financial technology.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of 25+ engineers and technical leaders, providing task planning, technical guidance, and hands-on support (e.g., code reviews) to ensure high performance.
• Drive technical and operational excellence among the team, defining key metrics and SLAs, and ensuring the team meets them through effective processes and monitoring.
• Foster a culture of empathy, innovation, and operational excellence, with a focus on delivering intuitive, user-centric products for both internal and external users.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, Data, and Operations teams to align engineering efforts with business priorities and key initiatives.
• Anticipate technical challenges and proactively lead efforts to address system performance, scalability, and service reliability as the platform grows.
• Participate in quarterly planning sessions to ensure alignment of engineering goals with business objectives and drive high-impact outcomes.
• Work with senior leadership to allocate resources effectively, ensuring the team has the tools, people, and infrastructure to meet objectives.

What we’re looking for on your CV

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, ideally in industries like fintech or SaaS, with a focus on security, scalability, and reliability.
• 5+ years of leadership experience, including managing and mentoring teams, guiding them through growth and change.
• Expertise in designing large-scale, cloud-based systems (GCP, AWS, etc.) and making architectural decisions that scale with business needs.
• Hands-on programming skills in modern languages (e.g., Python, Go, Java) with an understanding of best practices in code quality and performance.
• Proven success in delivering complex projects that align with both technical and business goals, meeting deadlines in fast-paced environments.
• Strong experience in cross-functional collaboration, working closely with Product, Design, and other teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills, with the ability to motivate teams and manage competing priorities.
• A strategic mindset with a pragmatic approach to balancing innovation with business objectives.

Diversity is a core value at Rho. We’re passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable environment for all those involved with our mission, including employees, contractors, candidates, customers and vendors. We believe every member of the Rho community enriches our ability to provide a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the market, identify problems, and drive solutions that align with our mission. We welcome all qualified applications and support each of our Rho’ers with ongoing professional growth opportunities.