About the role
Requirements:
- 6-8 years of software engineering experience, including at least 2 years in a technical leadership or engineering management capacity.
- Strong hands-on experience in backend development using Python, Java, Node.js/TypeScript, or equivalent technologies.
- Strong knowledge of system design, microservices, REST APIs, distributed systems, and asynchronous processing.
- Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL/MySQL, caching, and messaging systems.
- Experience building and scaling enterprise SaaS platforms or complex business applications.
- Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD.
- Experience leading engineering teams and delivering production-grade software.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in lending technology, fintech, banking, or BFSI software products.
- Understanding of Loan Origination Systems (LOS), Loan Management Systems (LMS), credit underwriting, or lending workflows.
- Familiarity with loan application processing, KYC, credit bureaus, financial data integration, and approval processes.
- Experience working with AI/ML-powered applications, LLM integrations, or intelligent automation platforms.
- Exposure to configurable workflow engines, business rules engines, or enterprise integration frameworks.
- Understanding of enterprise security, regulatory compliance, and data privacy requirements in financial services.
- Experience working in a product-based startup or fast-growing technology organization.
What We Look For:
- Hands-on technical leader: Someone who can design systems, review code, and solve difficult engineering problems; not just manage timelines.
- Strong architectural thinking: Ability to build reusable, extensible systems rather than one-off solutions.
- Product mindset: Understands the business problem and makes sound engineering trade-offs.
- Ownership and execution: Comfortable taking responsibility from architecture through production delivery.
- Team builder: Can mentor engineers, establish engineering discipline, and create a culture of accountability.
- Lending domain awareness: Understands the complexity of financial workflows and can translate business requirements into robust software solutions.