Job Title
AI-focused Senior Engineering Manager (path to Head of Engineering)
Job Description
The Tight Embedded Accounting HQ is in Washington, DC, in the renowned Dupont Circle neighborhood, directly across the street from the Dupont Circle Metro Station. We are in our high-energy office 5 days a week, and we’re looking to bring on an A+ Engineering leader who embraces the opportunity to collaborate with high-trajectory, AI-native teammates in our HQ. Tight's product is growing at a rapid pace, with a recently revamped (and debt-free) architecture focused on LLM use cases for the future of Agentic Accounting. We’re looking for a leader who not only embraces the growth but also is excited by the amount of change that comes with this growth.
Many financial technology (FinTech) platforms are building products that leverage Tight's Embedded Accounting MCP Server, UIs, APIs and SDKs; over 1.3M users are leveraging said products. Tight's team aids these FinTechs in how to leverage its MCP Tools, Embedded UI, APIs and SDKs to build these products. Tight's Customer Partnerships team interfaces directly with the FinTech's product/engineering teams, soliciting and obtaining critical product feedback that drives the direction of Tight’s products.
As a product-led organization, 80% of Tight’s team is composed of engineers, with a rich and ever-evolving AI toolkit. Engineering leaders (CTO, Head of API, Head of Embedded UI, and Senior Engineers), many of whom began their careers at Tight as individual contributors, have historically managed engineering talent. Now, Tight is looking to bring on a talented and experienced Engineering Manager, which will encapsulate the following areas:
Execution
Maintaining timeline
Leading team to execute against timeline
Hustling to notice and alleviate bottlenecks
Engineering/process efficiency
Iterating the way our humans and AI agents interact, as the team continues to scale
Talent growth
Monthly check-in with each direct report
Active coaching to level up entry-level developers into senior-level talent
We're looking for an enthusiastic, quick, and passionate leader who is an expert at:
Coordinating with Product to prioritize, break down, and delegate work
Owning engineering as a player-coach
Eventually building out an Engineering Management team
Qualifications
The following qualifications whould help build confidence in the ability to grow into the above responsibilities:
3 to 10 years of experience managing engineers
Heavy/growing AI curiosity
Engineering background (academic and professional)
Experience managing high-growth team members in addition to liaising with leaders
Strong writing skills
Importantly, at Tight, we are looking to utilize your existing skills to improve our Engineering operation, and then the sky's the limit responsibility/growth-wise based on where your skill development and interests lead.
Skills Required
- 3 to 10 years of experience managing engineers
- Engineering background (academic and professional)
- Experience managing high-growth team members
- Strong writing skills
What We Do
With Tight embedded accounting, your small business customers get the power of end-to-end accounting inside your product, making their accounting easier and your platform irreplaceable. When it comes to accounting solutions, experience matters. Tight’s full-service, user-friendly solutions have empowered over 1.2 million small businesses to date — and we’re just getting started. Trusted by top enterprises that have increased their revenue (by millions of dollars) and retention rates (by double digit percentages) leveraging our products.
