Software Development Team Lead

January 22

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Lendesk

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Lendesk is a digital mortgage solutions provider that offers a suite of products aimed at enhancing the mortgage process for brokers and financial institutions. The company's platform includes Finmo, a digital mortgage platform for brokers, and Lender Spotlight, a database of rates and policies for brokers. Lendesk also provides the Gateway Enterprise system for financial institutions to streamline their operations and enhance connectivity with mortgage brokers. The company focuses on integrating processes, improving client experiences, and supporting compliance with regulations such as FINTRAC. Lendesk primarily serves mortgage professionals, big banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions across Canada.

51 - 200 employees

💸 Finance

💳 Fintech

🤝 B2B

📋 Description

• We’re looking for a Software Development Team Lead with strong Node.js and JavaScript/TypeScript experience to guide and grow our engineering team. • In this role, you will oversee the development of front-end applications, back-end services, and infrastructure that power our mortgage origination platform, while ensuring that best practices and high-quality standards are upheld. • Working closely with product management and other stakeholders, you’ll be key in planning, scoping, and delivering new features and services. • You’ll have a direct impact on driving technical excellence, mentoring team members, and helping shape our development processes and culture. • Leading and mentoring a team of full-stack developers (Node.js, React, TypeScript) through code reviews, pair programming, and regular 1:1s. • Actively help shape and continuously improve our development process, tooling, and techniques. • Conduct regular feedback sessions, identify opportunities for professional development, and foster a culture of learning and innovation. • Write and maintain clear documentation and tests, oversee deployments using tools like GitHub Actions, and advocate for best practices in software design, testing, and DevOps. • Contribute to the design and implementation of new features in our Node.js services and React front-end.

🎯 Requirements

• Leadership experience: You have a proven track record of leading and mentoring software development teams. • Excellent communication: You can clearly present ideas, provide constructive feedback, and collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders. • Strong Node.js background: You’re comfortable designing and building robust, scalable services in JavaScript or TypeScript. • Full-stack proficiency: Familiarity with modern front-end frameworks, particularly React. • Technical depth: Understanding of distributed systems, RESTful APIs, fault tolerance, and cloud-based architectures. • Automation & CI/CD: Experience with test-driven development, continuous integration, and continuous deployment pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions). • Agile mindset: Familiar with Agile/Scrum methodologies and capable of adapting them to the team’s needs. • Additional experience that would be beneficial: Experience in the fintech industry • Knowledge of mortgage and/or private lending industry practices • Understanding of Agile / Scrum / Shape-Up practices

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salaries • Comprehensive benefit plan including dental, medical and vision • Remote first, work from where you are in Canada • Budget to improve your home office set-up • Flexible work hours • The latest in hardware and software tools • Budget for continuous development and training • Stock purchase program in our parent company (“ NYSE:RKT”)