Distinguished Engineer - Underwriting Platform

October 26

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Personal Loans • FinTech • Marketplace Lending • Artificial intelligence • Finance

1001 - 5000

Description

• Responsible for building a best-in-class underwriting platform • Setting the technical vision and direction for Pricing that aligns with product strategy • Lead efforts to deliver software using machine learning to optimize pricing • Design and build large scale systems, partnering with ML scientists

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience developing large scale distributed systems in the cloud • 7+ years of experience leading large cross-team initiatives • Experience building highly scalable APIs using containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes • Solid grasp of software development principles and best practices for creating scalable and maintainable systems • Proficiency in one or more object oriented programming languages like Java, C#, C++ • Strong communication skills and ability to explain complex business and technical concepts to all audiences • Track record of successfully mentoring and developing technical leaders • Experience working in dynamic fast paced organizations • Ability to balance the needs of the business with the needs of engineering improvements • Passion for clean code and architecture and initiative to “level-up” the engineering team with better practices & design • You are able lead and resolve company-wide technical discussions and are able to collaborate and include input from cross-functional teams (security, devops, data, compliance and product) • You have a good sense for build-vs-buy and are able to prioritize the highest ROI architectural investments

Benefits

• Target bonuses • Equity compensation • Generous benefits packages (including medical, dental, vision, and 401k)