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Engineering Manager - Applied AI

Reposted 11 Days Ago
Remote
Hiring Remotely in United States
195K-229K
Senior level
Remote
Hiring Remotely in United States
195K-229K
Senior level
Lead and grow a team of engineers at Blend, driving development of AI-driven scalable solutions while ensuring technical alignment with business objectives.
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Blend is a diverse team of problem solvers who believe that the world’s financial resources should be more accessible. Our cloud banking platform is used by Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank, and over 330 other financial services firms to acquire more customers, increase productivity, and deliver end-to-end digital experiences. Our software enables our customers to process an average of more than $5 billion in loans per day, making it possible for consumers to reach their financial goals faster and lead better lives. Come do work that matters.


Role Overview:

As an Engineering Manager at Blend, you will lead and grow a team of engineers, driving the development of innovative, scalable solutions. You’ll own technical strategy while fostering a culture of collaboration, mentorship, and excellence. This role offers a unique opportunity to bridge Blend US and Blend India operations, helping establish a high-performing team that builds transformative financial products for millions of users.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Guide architectural decisions, ensuring the delivery of scalable, robust, and maintainable solutions aligned with Blend’s goals.
  • Hire, mentor, and develop a team of high-performing engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, innovation, and accountability.
  • Collaborate with product managers, design teams, and other stakeholders to align technical execution with business objectives.
  • Drive the end-to-end development lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production maintenance.
  • Play a key role in connecting global engineering teams, ensuring alignment across teams, tools, and processes.
  • Conduct regular code reviews, advocate for engineering best practices, and encourage technical excellence.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 6+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 2 years in a leadership or managerial role.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
  • Proven ability to lead, mentor, and grow engineering teams, including experience with hiring and talent development.
  • Hands-on experience with building products on AI agentic frameworks and foundational AI models.
  • Hands-on knowledge and experience in various front-end and back-end technologies like Python, Node.js, Typescript, Go, React
  • Hands-on knowledge and experience with relational, document, and vector databases like Postgres, MongoDB, Prismic, Pinecone, Qdrant, or similar technologies.
  • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure software like AWS, Google Cloud or Azure.
  • Track record of balancing technical depth with business priorities to deliver impactful results.
Our Commitment to Diversity:

Blend is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.


To comply with local legislation, as well as to provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges on all job postings regardless of desired hiring location.

For full time hires, the hiring base pay range for this position is between $195,000 and $229,000. Beyond base pay, Blend benefits and perks are described below.  

Final base pay offer amounts will vary depending on multiple factors, including but not limited to function, level, geographic location, job related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base pay will be adjusted for part-time roles to reflect scheduled hours.

Benefits and Perks:
  • Meaningful equity
  • 401(k) plan with employer matching contribution
  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • 8 weeks of paid parental, medical and pregnancy leaves
  • Generous vacation policy
  • Wellness benefits covering a variety of wellness activities, gym memberships, fitness classes and more

Top Skills

AWS
Azure
Go
GCP
MongoDB
Node.js
Pinecone
Postgres
Prismic
Python
Qdrant
React
Typescript

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