Lead Software Engineer

Bankjoy is a Y Combinator and Bessemer Venture Partner backed FinTech startup. We are changing the way community banks and credit unions do business, enabling them to become tech-driven and digital first. Bankjoy provides modern digital banking products including mobile banking, online banking, online account opening, loan origination, and conversational AI. Our mission is to revolutionize banking tech infrastructure by leading digital transformation at financial institutions — big and small.

The Role

As a Software Development Tech Lead, you will drive the technical direction, architecture, and execution of key initiatives while leading a team of engineers. You will work closely with cross-functional partners including Product Management, Design, Operations, and QA to deliver scalable, resilient, and maintainable software systems.

In this role, you will:

• Act as a technical leader and subject matter expert,  lead solution design and quarterly planning, guide team's technical decisions in architecture and technology choices.

• Break down initiatives into milestones and deliverables, manage scope, dependencies, risks and technical debt in delivery plans.

• Track delivery progress and communicate risks and blockers proactively; ensure on-time delivery of high quality features aligned with business goals.

• Maintain system quality attributes, ensure unit test coverage, and conduct code reviews. Offer constructive feedback to team members, and ensure that the team's output adheres to high-quality standards for scalability and maintainability.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape product roadmaps, define scope, provide feasibility analysis and effort estimate, communicate gaps, dependencies, and delivery timelines.

• Provide coaching and mentorship to engineers, conduct regular 1:1s, facilitate performance evaluation and feedback, foster a collaborative and innovative team environment. 

•  Participate as a hands-on developer within the team, contributing to coding, testing, debugging, and overall software development efforts. Balance your managerial responsibilities with your role as an active contributor to the team's deliverables.

• Participate in on-call rotation for production support, keen to Financial Institution’s urgent needs, and follow security protocols when handling customer data.

What you bring:

• Must have 8+ years of C# and .NET Core experience. 

• Must have 4+ years of JavaScript/Typescript, HTML, and CSS experience

• Must have 4+ years of Angular or React experience

• Over 8 years of software development experience, with extensive expertise in enterprise platform architecture in the financial services or fintech sector.

• Proven experience as a Tech Lead or manager leading successful project deliveries and scaling engineering teams.

• Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing financial transactions, payment processing, and permission management schemes.

• Strong knowledge of security protocols and compliance requirements in the banking industry.

• Experience with cloud technologies and DevOps practices. 

• Proven leadership skills with the ability to guide and inspire engineering teams.

• B.Sc. or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.

What you get:

• A fast-paced and collaborative environment 

• Competitive compensation

• Stock options at a well-funded startup

• 100% medical, dental and vision coverage for you on our base plans

• 50% coverage for families in the US & 100% coverage for families in Canada

• 401(k) plan with 4% company matching (US Employees)

• 3-5 weeks PTO depending on tenure

• 5 health days

• 15 holidays

• End of year shutdown

• Performance-based bonuses (US & Canadian Employees)

• Remote first culture

   

Equal Employment Opportunities at Bankjoy

Bankjoy is committed to hiring talented and qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds for all of its tech, non-tech, and leadership roles. Bankjoy provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.

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