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Sr. Engineering Manager, Broker Dealer

Betterment
Betterment HQ - New York City, USAfull_timePosted 1 Jul 2026

About the role

<h2><strong>About Betterment</strong></h2> <p><a href="http://www.betterment.com/">Betterment</a> is a leading, technology-driven financial services company that offers investing, savings and retirement solutions for retail investors and investment advisors as well as financial wellness solutions, including a 401(k) for small and medium-sized businesses. Our team is passionate about our mission, to empower people to build wealth with confidence and ease.&nbsp; We’re headquartered in NYC and offer hybrid NY-based positions (four days/ week in-office, with no required office days during the summer and winter holidays).</p> <h2><strong>About the Role:</strong></h2> <p>As an Engineering Manager in Broker Dealer, you'll help balance on-time delivery of new features alongside system stability and scale, all while helping mentor and grow a team of talented engineers. Broker Dealer is the core of the Betterment platform. On a busy day, we securely move millions of dollars through the Betterment system and ensure each transaction flows through a complex series of risk checks for strict regulatory compliance. Every ounce of efficiency and intelligence we pour into this system translates into more value for our customers.&nbsp;</p> <p>We’re looking for an Engineering leader to contribute to answering our most difficult backend scaling, software design, and optimization questions. This role will be overseeing a team of individual contributors, and will work closely with other engineering managers in Broker Dealer. While we don’t expect you to code on a daily basis, we do expect you to quickly familiarize yourself with the tech stack, codebase and specific business domains so that you can better support the team’s mission and deliver meaningful business impact.&nbsp;</p> <p>This role is based out of our NYC office. Below we've reflected the base salary range for this position. Actual salaries may vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Betterment’s total compensation package for employees.&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>New York City: $210,000-245,000</li> </ul> <p>This job may also be eligible for variable compensation in the form of a company incentive bonus.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <h2><strong>A Day in the Life:</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Manage a team of 6-8 backend engineers who build innovative trading technology that powers our investing products.</li> <li>Foster career development and align roadmap opportunities with each engineer’s growth interests, keeping them technically engaged.</li> <li>Cultivate a team culture that values agility, accountability, constructive feedback, and celebrates successes.</li> <li>Be a hands-on tec

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