Lead Engineer – Full Stack

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Utah.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the architecture, quality, and delivery of the Angular application along with associated APIs and services.

• Establish and uphold coding standards, design patterns, and best practices in both mobile and full-stack development.

• Promote an A.I.-centric engineering approach.

• Guide technical roadmap decisions, ensuring alignment with product objectives, timelines, and the wider engineering framework.

• Offer technical guidance in architecture, design, testing, implementation, web UI, backend API contracts, and LLM integration methodologies.

• Conduct comprehensive code reviews and perform root cause analysis for critical production incidents.

• Manage the complete delivery process of web features from technical scoping to release and production monitoring.

• Simplify complex requirements into actionable engineering tasks, milestones, and clear ownership across a distributed team.

• Recognize and proactively address technical risks throughout the development lifecycle.

• Oversee and enhance CI/CD pipelines and release management processes for both platforms.

• Develop and uphold best practices for observability and logging across all application layers.

• Create and deploy solutions with a focus on performance, security, and accessibility.

• Lead and mentor a geographically diverse team situated in the Americas and India.

• Work collaboratively with Product, Design, QA, and Backend teams while adhering to Agile methodologies.

• Spearhead organizational initiatives and strive for continuous enhancement of engineering practices.

• Engage in the hiring process by reviewing resumes, conducting technical interviews, and assessing candidates.

• Set expectations for both full-time employees and contractors.

• Ensure software quality through automated testing, alerting, and proactive production support.

⛳️ Requirements

• At least 10 years of software development experience, with a minimum of 5 years dedicated to full-stack development.

• Familiarity with A.I.-centric engineering and tools such as Claude, Co-Pilot, and others.

• Strong grasp of Object-Oriented Design principles, with the ability to architect both a UI and an API effectively.

• Demonstrated full-stack proficiency—capable of owning or collaborating on BFF/API layers.

• Extensive experience in cross-browser and cross-platform development, including mobile and responsive UI.

• Proven experience in developing and architecting high-transaction, high-throughput systems.

• Ability to lead distributed teams across time zones with a strong sense of personal accountability.

• Exceptional problem-solving capabilities; detailed, methodical, and adept at translating complex business needs into straightforward software solutions.

• Knowledge of CI/CD, Agile methodologies, and open-source technologies.

• Experience with LLM/AI-native development patterns and integrating AI-driven features into consumer products.

• Background in leading teams of 5 or more engineers across various locations.

• Familiarity with Service-Oriented Architecture and microservices.

• Experience in mobile accessibility (WCAG, platform accessibility APIs).

• Background in fintech, consumer lending, or similarly regulated fields.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Benefits; including Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance.

• Paid Parental Leave.

• 401k with company matching.

• Paid Time Off.

• Paid Holidays.

• Paid Volunteer Time.

• Diversity Alliance Resource Groups.

• Employee Stock Purchase Program.

• Tuition Reimbursement.

• Charitable Gift Matching.

• Provision of job-required equipment and services.

• Competitive Compensation.