Engineering Manager, Loans Originations

*There will be a strong preference for candidates in the Salt Lake City Utah area for this role

The Role:

We are looking for a Software Engineering Manager to join our Loan Origination team who will help build a cutting edge technology platform to support our lending business. The ideal candidate is forward-thinking hands-on and has a strong sense of ownership.

On our team youll be leading the technical direction and growth of a team of engineers building platforms and services. Youll be bringing your best practices and experience to the table to help us level up. You will have opportunities to make a significant immediate impact on the success of the company while growing the team and members of the team.

What Youll Do:

• Lead and mentor a team of distributed software engineers providing guidance support and fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment.

• Define and communicate team objectives set performance goals conduct performance evaluations and provide ongoing feedback and coaching.

• Identify skill gaps within the team and coordinate training programs to enhance technical capabilities.

• Foster a culture of innovation professional growth and continuous improvement.

• Oversee the software development lifecycle from requirements gathering to deployment ensuring timely delivery of high-quality software solutions.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define project scope goals and deliverables and create project plans schedules and budgets.

• Manage project priorities and resolve conflicts to ensure efficient project execution.

• Track and report project progress identify risks and implement mitigation strategies to ensure successful project outcomes.

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to software development teams promoting best practices architectural standards and code quality.

• Work closely with product managers designers and other stakeholders to ensure alignment and collaboration throughout the software development process.

• Foster strong working relationships with cross-functional teams promoting effective communication coordination and knowledge sharing.

• Collaborate with other senior leaders to develop and execute strategies that drive operational excellence and improve software development practices.
  

What Youll Need:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related field.

• Strong technical background and expertise in software development including proficiency in multiple programming languages frameworks and technologies.

• Proven experience as a Software Development Manager or Technical leadership role preferably in a fast-paced software development environment.

• Demonstrated experience in managing and leading software development teams with a track record of successfully delivering complex software projects.

• Excellent leadership and team management skills with the ability to inspire and motivate team members to achieve high performance.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

• Experience with most of these technologies: Kafka Kurbenetes Datadog CI/CD Java / Kotlin Typescript Spring boot and GraphQL.
  
  

Nice to have:

• Experience in the financial services industry especially interaction with underwriting pricing and/or risk.

Required Experience:

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