Software Engineering Manager (Ruby)

Company: Above Lending
Location: Chicago
Posted on: March 20, 2023

Job Description:

Above Lending, Inc. is a next-generation financial services company. We provide simple and transparent products aimed to help our clients achieve their personal finance aspirations and take control of their debt. With competitive rates and personalized support from our loan specialists, our mission is to simplify the lending process and help borrowers attain financial well-being. We are passionate about making credit more affordable and accessible, and we're committed to helping our clients accomplish their goals.

What You'll Do

• Design and execute a recruiting strategy to build up a new diverse and inclusive engineering team
• Lead architectural decisions and roadmap delivery for web & lead API acquisition efforts
• Work with the leadership team to produce and deliver the engineering roadmap
• Mentor engineers and sponsor them for the right projects to deliver the best product while growing their skillset
• Identify and promote engineering best practices
• Advise leadership team on technical feasibility and implications of product decisions What We Look For
  • Experience managing engineering teams
  • 5+ years of experience building and deploying scalable applications in the cloud
  • Experience with Ruby on Rails.
  • Expertise in scoping large projects and initiatives into small iterations for release
  • Clear and efficient communication skills
  • Mentorship skills and the ability to give well-crafted constructive feedback
  • Experience in a startup environment is not required but preferred Why join us?
    
    We are looking for great people to join a fast-paced, growing, and innovative business. For eligible fulltime employees, we offer:
    • Considerable employer contributions for health, dental and vision programs
    • Generous personal time-off
    • 401(K) match
    • Merit advancement opportunities
    • Career development & training
      More importantly, our team spirit and culture are what really sets us apart as a company. We're a world-class company that loves what we do...and we have fun doing it!
      
      Under the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"), Above Lending is informing California residents who are our job applicants, contractors or prospective employees (together "job applicants") about the categories of personal information we collect about you and the purposes for which we will use this information. This notice and our Privacy Policy contain important information relating to the CCPA and apply only to personal information that is subject to the CCPA. Please see our website for the full CCPA statement.
      
      *Above Lending is an equal opportunity Employer*
      
      Above Lending does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job positions. No fee will be paid to their parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to Above Lending employees or the Above Lending Finance and HR teams. No placement fee will be paid to any third party unless such a request has been made by the Above Lending HR team.

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