Dave vs. Goliath. We’re Dave.

Dave is a financial app on a mission to build products that level the financial playing field. It is redefining the financial landscape by leveraging technology to create an affordable, transparent, and user-centric access to liquidity for millions of Americans. As a leading innovator in the U.S. financial services sector, Dave’s digital financial platform offers products designed to meet the credit needs of those underserved by traditional financial institutions. Dave’s offerings include its flagship ExtraCash product, providing members up to $500 in short-term advances within minutes. The company is on track to launch several new product offerings in 2026, including a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) option.

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 the core experiences that members rely on every day to understand and control their financial lives. This work sits at the intersection of product, infrastructure, and member trust.

You’ll shape both the systems and the team behind them — setting direction, improving how we build, and ensuring we deliver work that holds up over time. You won’t just manage execution; you’ll help define what good looks like across engineering, product, and member experience.

What You’ll Build and Own

• Lead and develop a team of engineers, supporting their growth while building a strong, inclusive, and accountable team culture

• Partner with Product and cross-functional stakeholders to define roadmap, priorities, and long-term direction for account management experiences

• Drive delivery of scalable, reliable systems that support millions of member interactions across Dave’s products

• Contribute to architectural decisions alongside senior engineers, balancing speed with long-term system health

• Improve engineering practices across the team, including code quality, testing, and thoughtful management of technical debt

• Establish clear context for the team — connecting day-to-day work to member impact and broader company goals

The Impact

Your team owns the foundation of how members interact with Dave. The quality, clarity, and reliability of these experiences directly shape trust and long-term engagement.

What We’re Looking For

Experience & Technical Foundation

• 6+ years of software development experience

• 1.5+ years of engineering management experience

• Experience building and operating scalable, highly available systems

• Strong technical judgment with the ability to engage in architecture and code-level discussions

• Experience hiring and developing high-performing, diverse teams

• Ability to navigate both technical and business conversations with clarity

Bonus

• Experience in fintech or regulated environments

• Experience with mobile development

• Familiarity with: Typescript (Node.js), React/React Native, GraphQL, MySQL, GCP
  

What Makes Someone Successful Here

You take responsibility for outcomes, not just delivery. You understand how your team’s work connects to member experience, product health, and long-term system reliability. You make thoughtful trade-offs — balancing immediate needs with work that will hold up over time — and you look for ways to improve systems, not just ship features.

You work closely with others across engineering, product, and the business. You bring people into decisions early, communicate context clearly, and use feedback to sharpen direct