Lead Software Engineer

Architect integrations with core banking systems (Corelation, Jack Henry Symitar, Fiserv Portico, CU Answers) and third-party vendors (identity verification, fraud detection, e-signature providers)

Execution & Delivery

Break down initiatives into milestones and deliverables, managing scope, dependencies, risks, and technical debt

Monitor delivery progress and communicate risks or blockers proactively to ensure timely, high-quality client go-lives

Balance delivering business value with maintaining long-term system health, avoiding over-engineering while building for scale

Hands-On Development

Contribute directly to coding, testing, debugging, and development; this is not a purely managerial role

Build and maintain backend services using C#, .NET Core, Entity Framework, and SQL Server

Develop frontend components using TypeScript and Angular

Build and maintain integrations with core banking systems, identity verification providers, and other third-party APIs

Team Leadership & Mentorship

Lead and mentor engineers through regular 1:1s, performance feedback, and hands-on coaching

Foster a collaborative, high-trust team culture that emphasizes quality, ownership, and continuous improvement

Hire and onboard engineering talent as the account acquisition team grows

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner closely with Product to shape the OAO/OLA roadmap, define feature scope, and deliver accurate technical estimates

Work with Implementation and Client Success teams to understand client go-live needs and ensure technical solutions support smooth onboarding

Collaborate with QA to define testing standards, quality gates, UAT readiness, and release criteria

Surface implementation-blocking issues and feed client learnings back into the product and engineering roadmap

Quality & Production

Oversee unit test coverage, integration testing, and CI/CD pipeline quality

Establish monitoring, alerting, and observability practices to ensure production reliability for client-facing account opening flows

Participate in on-call rotation and respond to production incidents with clear RCA and retrospective processes

🎯 What You Bring

8+ years of software engineering experience , with at least 2 years in a technical leadership or lead engineer role

Domain experience in digital account opening, loan origination, financial onboarding, or banking technology ; candidates without this background will not be considered

Strong proficiency in C#, .NET Core, Entity Framework, and SQL Server ; this is the core backend stack

Strong proficiency in Angular and TypeScript : required frontend skill, not optional

Proven experience building and integrating with core banking systems or third-party financial APIs (identity verification, KYC/AML, e-signature, fraud detection)

Proven ability to architect scalable, secure, and compliant systems in a regulated financial environment

Experience leading engineering teams: setting technical direction, coaching engineers, and driving delivery without sacrificing quality

Strong understanding of KYC/AML compliance, identity verification, and data privacy requirements in financial applications

Experience with cloud infrastructure, containerization, microservices, and CI/CD pipelines

Must be available to work Eastern Time Zone hours ; this is a firm requirement

Comfortable operating in a high-growth startup environment ; you build the process, not just follow it

🌟 Nice to Have

Direct experience with credit union or community bank account opening or loan origination platforms

Familiarity with Corelation Keystone, Jack Henry Symitar, Fiserv Portico, or CU Answers core banking integrations

Experience with Plaid, Socure, Alloy, DocuSign , or similar identity and verification APIs

Experience with business banking account opening or commercial onboarding workflows

Background in conversion optimization for digital financial onboarding flow.