Software Engineering Manager

About Bluevine Bluevine is the largest small business banking platform in the U.S., redefining how entrepreneurs manage their money. We create modern financial solutions, from checking and lending to payments and beyond, designed to help small business owners grow, thrive, and take control of their financial future. Our best-in-class technology, advanced security, and deep understanding of the small business community give our customers the confidence to focus on what they do best. Since 2013, we’ve supported more than 750,000 small businesses nationwide. Backed by leading investors like Lightspeed Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, 83North, and Citi Ventures, our 500+ person global team shares one mission: to give small businesses the financial tools they need to succeed. We’re innovators driven by big ideas, collaboration, and real impact. Here, you’ll have the freedom to take ownership, grow your career, and make a difference for small business owners across America. Ready to shape what’s next? We’re looking for a Software Engineering Manager to lead Bluevine’s Core team, responsible for developing the software infrastructure that supports our backend systems and data workflows. This role combines people management with hands-on Python development, backend architecture and distributed systems. You’ll guide the team’s technical direction and delivery, support engineers’ growth and work closely with engineering and data teams across the company. What You’ll Do - Lead and mentor a team of three experienced backend engineers, supporting their professional growth and day-to-day work while dedicating 30–50% of your time to hands-on development. - Lead the design and development of core software infrastructure and reusable backend components in Python. - Work with Data teams to build infrastructure for data integration and processing, supporting streaming and batch workflows. - Own team planning, prioritization and delivery, balancing ongoing development with long-term architectural improvements. - Stay closely involved in architecture, code reviews and complex technical challenges, maintaining high standards for code quality, testing and reliability. - Lead AI adoption across the software development lifecycle, including developing AI agents and integrating them into engineering infrastructure and workflows. - Collaborate with Backend, DevOps and Data teams to improve performance, scalability and reliability in production. What We’re Looking For - Proven experience managing a software development team and leading technical projects from design through production. - 7+ years of Python development experience, with a strong background in backend engineering. - Experience designing and developing scalable backend systems and shared software infrastructure. - Strong understanding of distributed systems, software architecture and performance optimization. - Experience developing and maintaining services in cloud and containerized environments. - Ability to make technical decisions, manage priorities and help engineers solve complex problems. - Strong communication skills and experience working across engineering and data teams. Nice to Have - Experience with data pipelines, streaming systems or batch processing. - Experience integrating AI agents into software development workflows. - Experience with Django, FastAPI or Flask. - Familiarity with AWS services and Docker, ECS or Kubernetes. - Experience with observability, CI/CD and infrastructure as code. Benefits & Perks - Excellent group health coverage - Flexible hybrid work model - Large Study Fund contribution - Salary Benchmarks and Checkpoints - Monthly meal card of TenBis or CiBus (your choice) with generous balance - Free parking for cars, scooters, and bikes - Free gym membership - Company-sponsored Mental Health Benefits - PTO, Company Holidays, and Flexible Holidays - Community-based volunteering opportunities