SVP, Software Engineering

LendKey, a financial technology firm and a leader in "lending-as-a-service" solutions, improves lives by making lending simple for credit unions, community banks, and their customers. LendKey partners with community-based financial institutions helping them to digitally originate loans, and to buy and sell loans with other financial institutions and fintechs.

LendKey's digital lending networks have empowered over 350 financial institutions to offer competitive education and home improvement loan programs and increase their digital presence across various customer acquisition channels. LendKey services more than $2.8 billion in consumer loans and has helped our financial institution clients deploy more than $6 billion in loans since 2009.

Role Overview:

As the Head of Software Engineering, you will play a critical role in leading our engineering team through the ongoing transition to a low code / no code development platform. You will be responsible for defining the technical strategy, architecture, and roadmap for our software development initiatives, ensuring alignment with our business objectives and driving innovation. If you are passionate about software engineering, technology innovation, and leading high-performing teams, we want to hear from you.

What you will do:

• Lead the software engineering team in the design, development, and deployment of high-quality software solutions, leveraging the latest technologies and best practices.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders to define requirements, prioritize features, and drive successful product launches.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement within the engineering team, fostering a culture of experimentation, collaboration, and learning.
• Mentor and develop engineering talent, providing guidance, support, and opportunities for growth and development.
• Establish and enforce engineering best practices, standards, and processes to ensure high-quality code, scalability, and maintainability of our software systems.
• Support the Agile/Scrum process, encouraging the empowerment of small-and-mighty teams; ensure that each team member is fully engaged in their projects.
• Lead by example, contributing to the development of code, architecture, and technical solutions, and participating in code reviews and technical discussions.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices in software engineering, and provide recommendations for technology adoption and innovation.
• Collaborate with external partners, vendors, and technology providers to evaluate and integrate third-party tools, libraries, and services into our software development process.

What we’re looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong background in web application development, architecture, and design.
• Proven track record of successfully leading software engineering teams in the design, development, and deployment of complex software solutions.
• Experience in consumer lending required.
• Familiarity with relevant languages and technologies (Java/Scala/Spring Boot, Python/Flask/Django, JavaScript/Node, Ruby/Rails, Docker/Kubernetes)
• Experience in Web, API, Distributed, and Front-End development (React, Angular, etc.)
• Deep understanding of software engineering principles, methodologies, and best practices, with a focus on agile development, continuous integration, and DevOps.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to effectively lead and inspire cross-functional teams, communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, and drive consensus.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, with the ability to adapt to changing priorities and business needs.
• Passion for technology innovation, software engineering excellence, and driving positive change within an organization.
• Proven ability to work in ambiguity and solve complex problems.
• Must command technical respect – you can dive into technical discussions and deeply understand and influence them while appreciating decision-making processes that drive the business forward.
• Authorization to work in the U.S.

Why work for LendKey?

We have a lot to offer those that are looking to take the next step in their career, including but not limited to:

• Competitive salary
• Bonus structure
• Benefits including medical, dental, vision, and more
• Unlimited PTO
• Stock options
• Creative and transparent company culture
• Growth potential

LendKey is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable state or federal law. LendKey offers reasonable accommodations to candidates with physical or mental disabilities. If you need accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process due to a disability, please let us know at [email protected].

About Us

LendKey delivers high-quality consumer loans directly to financial institutions through its digital lending-as-a-service model and indirectly through ALIRO by LendKey, an innovative deal network designed to enable financial institutions to buy, sell and broker loans. The platform delivers the technology, servicing and support that financial institutions need to establish a strong digital presence, acquire loans for their balance sheets, and build lifetime relationships with their partners and consumers. Lenders optimize their offerings by drawing upon LendKey’s fintech platform for demand generation, online decisioning, loan origination, loan servicing, compliance expertise, risk analytics, and proprietary balance sheet options. LendKey currently services more than $2.7 billion in loans and has helped community-capital providers deploy more than $6 billion in loans since 2009. Visit Lendkey.com for more information.

The full-time base salary range for this role in the United States is between $220,000 - $260,000 plus commissions + equity + benefits. Please note that the base salary range is a guideline, and individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as market job location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience as evaluated throughout the interview process. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your location during the hiring process.