Manager, Engineering

Software Engineering Manager

Ibotta's engineering team is growing and we're looking for an additional Software Engineering Manager to join our innovative team and contribute to our mission to Make Every Purchase Rewarding. At Ibotta, our engineering team is organized cross-functionally by squads that work on a variety of solutions for the company, including the platform powering our app that is used by millions of consumers. We're looking for a manager that is inspired by mentoring a talented group of world-class engineers and acting as a technical coach when needed.

This position is located in Denver, Colorado as a hybrid position requiring 3 days in office (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday). Candidates must live in the United States.

Not based in Denver? We will offer a relocation bonus to help make your move to the Mile High City a smooth one.

What you will be doing:

• Be an expert on the products and features your squads are building to solve the user problems identified with your product management partner
• Work with Product Management to prioritize, scope and plan business milestones.
• Build technical rollout plans to reach business milestones.
• Foster a positive engineering culture in line with Ibotta's values.
• Work with Director to build Group technical roadmap.
• Ensure your squad has the people needed to be successful.
• Support timely delivery of engineering solutions to deliver business needs, while providing a transparent view to progress.
• Actively coach and mentor team members in their careers.
• Be a reliable decision maker.
• Coach engineers on the responsible adoption of AI tools and their appropriate inclusion in the solution tech stack, ensuring AI is used to accelerate the team's ability to deliver quality and high value solutions sooner.
• Adapt agile processes and team metrics to account for AI advancements, ensuring efficiency gains translate into actual shipped value and that time saved is reinvested in higher-order engineering skills like system design and problem definition.
• Use AI to build solutions, quality of life improvements, team processes and production systems when able
• Perform the role of Product Manager on Engineering driven Squads.
• Embrace and uphold Ibotta's Core Values: Integrity, Boldness, Ownership, Teamwork, Transparency, & A good idea can come from anywhere

What we are looking for:

• 2+ years of engineering management experience, or 2+ years of proven tech leadership experience with the eagerness to take on more in the realm of team building
• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Analytics or a related field required
• Understands and has practiced agile software development and management
• Has had exposure to multiple languages and frameworks as either an engineer or manager
• Comfortable managing team members with different skill sets and technical areas of focus and expertise
• Ability to evaluate team output for proper and responsible use of AI in software development, and identify misuse or overuse.
• Motivated by a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrates effective written and verbal communication

About Ibotta ("I bought a...")

Ibotta (NYSE: IBTA) is a leading performance marketing platform allowing brands to deliver digital promotions to over 200 million consumers through a network of publishers called the Ibotta Performance Network (IPN). The IPN allows marketers to influence what people buy, and where and how often they shop – all while paying only when their campaigns directly result in a sale. American shoppers have earned over $1.8 billion through the IPN since 2012. The largest tech IPO in history to come out of Colorado, Ibotta is headquartered in Denver, and is continually listed as a top place to work by The Denver Post and Inc. Magazine.

To learn more about what our Tech teams are doing day to day, visit Building Ibotta on Medium.com

Additional Details:

• This position is located in Denver, CO and includes competitive pay, flexible time off, benefits package (including medical, dental, vision), Employee Stock Purchase Program, and 401k match. Denver office perks include paid parking, snacks, and occasional meals.
• Base compensation range: $145,000 - $170,000. Total compensation for this role also includes a variable component in addition to base salary. Equity is included in overall compensation package. This compensation range is specific to the United States labor market and may be adjusted based on actual experience.
• Ibotta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ibotta's employment decisions are made without regard of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
• Applicants are accepted until the position is filled.
• For the security of our employees and the business, all employees are responsible for the secure handling of data in accordance with our security policies, identifying and reporting phishing attempts, as well as reporting security incidents to the proper channels.

Recruiting Agency Notice Ibotta does not accept agency resumes and is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. Please do not forward resumes to any Ibotta employees.