Engineering Manager
About the Role
You’ll lead a small product engineering team (usually 5 to 6 engineers) and own delivery from idea to launch to reliability. You’ll keep the bar high for quality, speed, and customer impact.
This is a hands-on Engineering Manager role. You’ll start by learning the product and codebase, shipping small features, and then ramp into full-time team leadership.
You’ll focus on building durable systems and habits: clear ownership, clean interfaces, strong quality, and steady improvements to how the team ships and operates.
About the Team
This role is for our Account Opening team. We build end-to-end account opening experiences that help Clutch’s clients onboard their customers smoothly and safely.
Managers at Clutch stay close to the work. You’ll pair with engineers, review code, unblock delivery, and help the team build good habits.
We’re actively adopting AI tools in how we plan, build, test, review, and operate software. We want someone who can help us do this in a real, practical way.
What You’ll Do
Within 3 months, you will:
Learn the product deeply: client needs, account opening flows, success metrics, and where we feel pain in delivery and reliability.
Ship a set of small, scoped features or improvements to build context and trust with the team (and to learn how we work end-to-end).
Map the current SDLC (software development life cycle): how work moves from idea to PR to release to support. Identify the top 3 bottlenecks and start fixing them.
Propose and start rolling out one AI-assisted workflow improvement (example areas: PR review, test generation, release notes, incident follow-ups, support triage), with a clear success measure.
Within 6 months, you will:
Run the team’s planning and execution rhythm: clear goals, predictable delivery, and fewer surprises. Improve estimation and sizing so plans match reality.
Expand AI adoption from “tools people try” into “workflows we rely on”: create or tailor internal AI helpers, measure impact, and document how to use them.
Coach and grow engineers through frequent feedback, clear expectations, and practical support in day-to-day work.
Within 9 months, you will:
Own outcomes for your area: delivery, reliability, and the product results tied to your team’s work.
Build a durable team system: onboarding, docs, standards, and repeatable ways of working that scale as the team grows.
Deliver at least one larger project end-to-end by breaking it into milestones, managing tradeoffs, and keeping stakeholders aligned.
Make continuous improvement a team habit: a steady pipeline of cleanups, tech debt reduction, and tooling upgrades that reduce friction over time.
What You’ll Bring
Hands-on engineering leadership: 10+ years working as a Software Engineer, including at least 4 years in an Engineering Manager role.
Strong execution: you can turn fuzzy goals into a plan, keep scope under control, and ship reliably with a small team.
AI workflow builder mindset: experience creating or adapting AI tools into real engineering workflows (not only using ChatGPT). Examples: codebase-aware assistants, PR review automation, test generation
Practical SDLC improvement: you’ve improved how teams build and release with measurable results (cycle time, quality, on-call load, deploy frequency).
Technical depth: you can read and write production code, guide design choices, and make good calls on quality and reliability.
People leadership: coaching, feedback, hiring support, and creating a healthy team environment with clear expectations.
Clear communication: crisp writing, good meeting hygiene, and strong coordination with product and other partners.
Please note that this role may evolve as our business needs change, so we appreciate your flexibility and adaptability.
What’s In It For You?
Remote Flexibility: Enjoy the freedom of remote work from anywhere, balancing life and career seamlessly.
Unforgettable Off-Sites: Twice a year, bond with colleagues in exciting destinations, fostering teamwork and fresh ideas.
Paid Time Off and National Holidays: Enjoy 20 PTO days yearly and the National Holidays for relaxation and rejuvenation.
Stock Options: Joining us means having a stake in our success, so you'll receive stock options as part of your compensation package.
Home Office Setup: Create your ideal workspace with a dedicated budget for home office essentials.
Work Trip Budget: Grow personally and professionally with a budget for work-related trips and co-working.
About Us
Clutch is a revolutionary vertical SaaS company, proudly backed by Andreessen Horowitz (A16z), aimed at revolutionizing the way Credit Unions engage and change the lives of their members. As a champion of financial well-being, we address the urgent need for affordable lending solutions in an era where the average American grapples with over $155,000 in household debt. Unlike traditional financial institutions, Clutch develops software to turn Credit Unions into FinTech lenders and leverage their balance sheets to responsibly lend to over 130M Americans. Our mission extends beyond mere financial transactions; we strive to fundamentally enhance the way credit unions interact with their members. By integrating cutting-edge technologies and user-centric designs, we help credit unions provide seamless digital experiences that are on par with leading tech companies. This approach not only preserves but revitalizes the longstanding tradition of community and member-focused service inherent to credit unions.
Please note: This position is offered on a contractor basis. Applicants must have the necessary documentation and authorization to work in the country where the job is located. Clutch cannot provide sponsorship or assist with obtaining work permits for this role.
A Note About AI at Clutch
We love AI. We use it often and encourage our team to creatively and effectively leverage AI tools in their work. If you join Clutch, we hope you'll bring the same enthusiasm for exploring how AI can amplify impact, productivity, and innovation.
That said, during the interview process, we want to hear your thoughts. Please approach interviews without the use of AI tools—our goal is to get to know how you think, solve problems, and communicate. Once you're in the seat, bring on the prompts!