Software Engineering Manager

About Us

Sydecar is on a mission to transform the world of private markets. Our goal is to make these markets more accessible, transparent, and liquid, and we're achieving this by revolutionizing the way investment vehicles are created and executed.

At Sydecar, we're not just a platform; we're a trusted partner in venture capital. We're dedicated to simplifying and standardizing the private investing experience, empowering capital allocators to discover and support visionary entrepreneurs who are shaping the future.

Our platform is designed with ease and efficiency in mind. We take care of all the behind-the-scenes tasks, from automating banking, ensuring compliance, handling contracts, managing taxes, to streamlining reporting. This leaves investors the freedom to concentrate on what matters most: making valuable deals and nurturing meaningful relationships.

Join us at Sydecar, as we lead the charge in revolutionizing private investing.

Location: New York City, Seattle, or San Francisco (hybrid, 2 days/week in office)

The Opportunity

We’re hiring an Engineering Manager to lead one of our core product engineering teams. This role combines hands-on technical leadership with people management, requiring someone who can build high-performing teams while maintaining our focus on delivering exceptional user experiences. You’ll drive business-critical initiatives, grow a high-performing engineering team, and work cross-functionally to deliver outcomes that move the company forward.

You’ll play a key role in turning strategic goals into shipped product—combining technical leadership, strong execution, and product thinking to ensure we’re building the right things in the right way. This role is ideal for someone who leads with clarity, values ownership, and is energized by building alongside a kind, collaborative team.

If you're excited by product-focused engineering and leading a team where your impact is visible and valued—you’ll thrive at Sydecar.

This is not a pure people-management role, but a high-leverage leadership position that demands technical depth and strong product intuition.

What You’ll Drive

Product Outcomes and Technical Strategy

• Own business-critical initiatives by partnering with product and design to define and deliver work that creates real user and business value

• Translate company strategy into clear, actionable technical plans with measurable outcomes

• Prioritize the highest-impact work and create focus within the team even when goals are evolving

• Lead effectively in ambiguity by structuring complex problem spaces and creating alignment around what matters most

Technical Execution and Decision-Making

• Guide architectural thinking and support strong technical decisions without becoming a bottleneck

• Help the team balance delivery speed with technical sustainability

• Set a high bar for quality by encouraging craftsmanship, operational rigor, and scalable thinking
  

Team Leadership and Growth

• Build a high-trust, high-performing engineering team focused on ownership, urgency, and product impact

• Invest in the development of engineers and future leaders by creating growth opportunities that align with team goals

• Act as a force for clarity and alignment across engineering, product, and cross-functional partners

What We’re Looking For

Experience

• 3 to 5 years of engineering management experience in fast-moving, product-led environments

• 5 or more years of hands-on software engineering experience, with the ability to support technical design and strategy

• A track record of leading teams that have shipped meaningful, high-impact product work

Qualities That Matter

• Product fluency. You understand how software is built end-to-end and how technical work connects to user outcomes and business goals

• Systems thinking. You consider how engineering decisions influence architecture, execution, team health, and customer experience

• Clarity creator. You help teams move forward in uncertainty by breaking down complexity and communicating clearly

• Builder’s mindset. You enjoy solving open-ended problems and thrive in dynamic, evolving environments

Sydecar’s values

Our values are important to the way we live and work at Sydecar. They guide our priorities, behaviors and interactions.

Ownership

We are committed to and proud of our work and growth. We hold ourselves accountable for achieving our goals. 

Excellence

We set and exceed ambitious goals through ownership, data-driven decisions, and rigorous execution.

Humility

We value feedback and recognize that growth comes from learning from each other and our experiences.

Win Together

We are driven by a passion for winning and we champion the success of our team members, our customers, and our partners.

Sydecar is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Sydecar are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Sydecar will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Sydecar encourages applicants of all ages.