Engineering Manager, Accounting & Reconciliation
Dave, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Software Engineering Manager
Dave is hiring a Software Engineering Manager to lead our Ledger & Reconciliation Platform team the systems that ensure every dollar moving through Dave is correct, fully accounted for, and auditable end-to-end.
Dave is focused on serving Americans who are financially vulnerable or living paycheck to paycheck. Dave is leading the charge in creating a new era of credit products that prioritizes speed, affordability, and accessibility, making it the go-to financial partner for those who need it most.
Dave is focused on serving Americans who are financially vulnerable or living paycheck to paycheck. Dave is leading the charge in creating a new era of credit products that prioritizes speed, affordability, and accessibility, making it the go-to financial partner for those who need it most.
The Opportunity
You'll lead a team building Dave's internal financial source of truth from the ground up. This is a greenfield effort to replace external systems with a proprietary ledger and reconciliation platform that supports all current and future products.
This work sits at the intersection of distributed systems and real-world financial operations, where correctness is non-negotiable. You'll partner closely with Accounting, Finance, Product, and Data to translate how money actually moves into systems that are deterministic, traceable, and built to stand up to audit.
Not everything is fully defined you'll help shape the foundation.
What You'll Build & Own
Lead and grow a small, high-leverage team building ledger systems and reconciliation pipelines from the ground up
Define architecture that prioritizes correctness, idempotency, and auditability over short-term convenience
Design and evolve double-entry ledger models, transaction lifecycles, and reconciliation workflows across multiple products
Build systems that reconcile internal state with external partners (banks, processors, networks) with high confidence
Partner closely with Accounting, Finance, Product, and Data Engineering to encode financial rules and controls directly into system design
Establish engineering practices focused on data integrity, observability, and reliable recovery
The Impact
Your team owns the integrity of Dave's financial systems. The systems you build determine whether every transaction can be trusted, explained, and audited supporting regulatory compliance, financial reporting, and member trust across all products.
What We're Looking For
Experience & Technical Foundation
6+ years of software engineering experience
1.5+ years of engineering management experience
Experience operating in environments where correctness is non-negotiable (e.g., payments, banking, lending, or financial infrastructure)
Strong understanding of data correctness, transactional integrity, and consistency models
Experience designing systems where accuracy and auditability are first-order concerns
Familiarity with distributed systems challenges (idempotency, ordering, failure recovery, eventual consistency)
Experience partnering with Accounting, Finance, or similar stakeholders to translate domain requirements into technical systems
Track record of building and developing high-performing teams
Bonus
Hands-on experience with ledger systems, reconciliation infrastructure, or accounting platforms
Background in fintech or financial services
Experience implementing double-entry accounting models in software
Exposure to audit, compliance, or financial reporting systems
Familiarity with TypeScript (Node.js), MySQL, GCP; Python experience is a plus
What Makes Someone Successful Here
You take responsibility for outcomes, not just deliverables. You've worked in environments where getting the numbers right isn't optional, and you bring that mindset into how you design systems and guide your team. You make thoughtful trade-offs between speed and durability, and you care about building systems that hold up over time especially under audit and scale.
You also lead through collaboration. You work closely with Accounting, Finance, Product, and Data partners to ensure systems reflect how money actually moves. You ask thoughtful questions, incorporate feedback, and help your team navigate ambiguity without losing momentum. You bring structure where it doesn't yet exist and help others connect their work to the broader system.
What to Expect
You'll join at an early stage of building a foundational platform. The problems are complex and evolving, and you'll have real autonomy to shape both the system and the team. Decisions are grounded in data, collaboration, and long-term impact rather than short-term fixes.
Why Join Dave
Build Dave's internal financial source of truth from the ground up
Work on technical problems at the intersection of systems engineering and real-world financial operations
Partner directly with Accounting, Finance, Product, and Data on business-critical systems
Shape a platform that must scale with product complexity and regulatory expectations
Lead a team focused on thoughtful, durable engineering
Ready to build for the underdog?
At Dave, our people are just as important as our product. Our culture reflects the values that guide who we are, how we work, and what we aspire to be. Daves are member-centric, helpful, transparent, persistent, and better together. We strive to create an environment where all Daves feel valued, heard, and empowered to do their best work. As a virtual-first company, team members can live and work anywhere in the United States, except Hawaii.
A few of our benefits & perks :
Opportunity to tackle tough challenges, learn and grow from fellow top talent, and help millions of people reach their personal financial goals
Flexible hours and virtual-first work culture with a home office stipend
Premium Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance plans
Generous paid parental and caregiver leave
401(k) savings plan with matching contributions
Financial advisor and financial wellness support
Flexible PTO and generous company holidays, including Juneteenth and Winter Break
All-company in-person events once or twice a year and virtual events throughout to connect with your team members and leadership team
Dave Operating LLC is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is dedicated to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants and do not discriminate on any basis protected by federal, state, or local law, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance relating to an applicant's criminal history.
#LI-REMOTE
Dave is hiring a Software Engineering Manager to lead our Ledger & Reconciliation Platform team the systems that ensure every dollar moving through Dave is correct, fully accounted for, and auditable end-to-end.
Dave is focused on serving Americans who are financially vulnerable or living paycheck to paycheck. Dave is leading the charge in creating a new era of credit products that prioritizes speed, affordability, and accessibility, making it the go-to financial partner for those who need it most.
Dave is focused on serving Americans who are financially vulnerable or living paycheck to paycheck. Dave is leading the charge in creating a new era of credit products that prioritizes speed, affordability, and accessibility, making it the go-to financial partner for those who need it most.
The Opportunity
You'll lead a team building Dave's internal financial source of truth from the ground up. This is a greenfield effort to replace external systems with a proprietary ledger and reconciliation platform that supports all current and future products.
This work sits at the intersection of distributed systems and real-world financial operations, where correctness is non-negotiable. You'll partner closely with Accounting, Finance, Product, and Data to translate how money actually moves into systems that are deterministic, traceable, and built to stand up to audit.
Not everything is fully defined you'll help shape the foundation.
What You'll Build & Own
Lead and grow a small, high-leverage team building ledger systems and reconciliation pipelines from the ground up
Define architecture that prioritizes correctness, idempotency, and auditability over short-term convenience
Design and evolve double-entry ledger models, transaction lifecycles, and reconciliation workflows across multiple products
Build systems that reconcile internal state with external partners (banks, processors, networks) with high confidence
Partner closely with Accounting, Finance, Product, and Data Engineering to encode financial rules and controls directly into system design
Establish engineering practices focused on data integrity, observability, and reliable recovery
The Impact
Your team owns the integrity of Dave's financial systems. The systems you build determine whether every transaction can be trusted, explained, and audited supporting regulatory compliance, financial reporting, and member trust across all products.
What We're Looking For
Experience & Technical Foundation
6+ years of software engineering experience
1.5+ years of engineering management experience
Experience operating in environments where correctness is non-negotiable (e.g., payments, banking, lending, or financial infrastructure)
Strong understanding of data correctness, transactional integrity, and consistency models
Experience designing systems where accuracy and auditability are first-order concerns
Familiarity with distributed systems challenges (idempotency, ordering, failure recovery, eventual consistency)
Experience partnering with Accounting, Finance, or similar stakeholders to translate domain requirements into technical systems
Track record of building and developing high-performing teams
Bonus
Hands-on experience with ledger systems, reconciliation infrastructure, or accounting platforms
Background in fintech or financial services
Experience implementing double-entry accounting models in software
Exposure to audit, compliance, or financial reporting systems
Familiarity with TypeScript (Node.js), MySQL, GCP; Python experience is a plus
What Makes Someone Successful Here
You take responsibility for outcomes, not just deliverables. You've worked in environments where getting the numbers right isn't optional, and you bring that mindset into how you design systems and guide your team. You make thoughtful trade-offs between speed and durability, and you care about building systems that hold up over time especially under audit and scale.
You also lead through collaboration. You work closely with Accounting, Finance, Product, and Data partners to ensure systems reflect how money actually moves. You ask thoughtful questions, incorporate feedback, and help your team navigate ambiguity without losing momentum. You bring structure where it doesn't yet exist and help others connect their work to the broader system.
What to Expect
You'll join at an early stage of building a foundational platform. The problems are complex and evolving, and you'll have real autonomy to shape both the system and the team. Decisions are grounded in data, collaboration, and long-term impact rather than short-term fixes.
Why Join Dave
Build Dave's internal financial source of truth from the ground up
Work on technical problems at the intersection of systems engineering and real-world financial operations
Partner directly with Accounting, Finance, Product, and Data on business-critical systems
Shape a platform that must scale with product complexity and regulatory expectations
Lead a team focused on thoughtful, durable engineering
Ready to build for the underdog?
At Dave, our people are just as important as our product. Our culture reflects the values that guide who we are, how we work, and what we aspire to be. Daves are member-centric, helpful, transparent, persistent, and better together. We strive to create an environment where all Daves feel valued, heard, and empowered to do their best work. As a virtual-first company, team members can live and work anywhere in the United States, except Hawaii.
A few of our benefits & perks :
Opportunity to tackle tough challenges, learn and grow from fellow top talent, and help millions of people reach their personal financial goals
Flexible hours and virtual-first work culture with a home office stipend
Premium Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance plans
Generous paid parental and caregiver leave
401(k) savings plan with matching contributions
Financial advisor and financial wellness support
Flexible PTO and generous company holidays, including Juneteenth and Winter Break
All-company in-person events once or twice a year and virtual events throughout to connect with your team members and leadership team
Dave Operating LLC is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and is dedicated to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants and do not discriminate on any basis protected by federal, state, or local law, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance relating to an applicant's criminal history.
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