Software Development Manager - Platform Engineering

Job Summary:

TrustEngine is on a mission to revolutionize the mortgage tech industry and empower borrowers to achieve their financial goals. With our Borrower Intelligence Platform and the ethical use of data and machine learning, we equip lenders with the tools for meaningful conversations that support borrowers in pursuing their life goals. We're transforming the industry, fostering trust, making a positive impact on lives, and creating a future of #NoBorrowerLeftBehind. Join us on this thrilling journey. Unlock the full potential of our organization and accelerate our growth!

As a Software Development Manager specializing in Platform Engineering, you have broad technical expertise in building and operating robust, scalable, and secure software platforms. You will be responsible for our next-gen tech platform that serves internal users, including data scientists, data analysts, and other engineers, to optimize their dev experience and accelerate their delivery of customer value. You are an empathetic leader who brings energy and elevates everyone around you. You will be responsible for the success and growth of your team members, and for building a world-class engineering organization and culture.

Join us and shape the future of TrustEngine and mortgage tech!

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the end-to-end development of our next-gen tech platform, including a modern data platform, unified authentication, observability, and DevEx tooling.
• Lead and mentor a team of data and backend engineers, fostering a team culture that values innovation, continuous learning, and accountability
• Collaborate with architects to define system architecture and design, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives.
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality, scalable, reliable, and secure platforms.
• Implement and enforce coding standards, code reviews, and testing processes.
• Work closely with product managers, QA engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure seamless integration of platform services into applications.
• Contribute to the development of the overall technical strategy and provide strategic input to influence technology decisions.
• Stay updated with emerging trends and advancements in platform and data engineering, sharing knowledge and insights with the team and the broader organization.

Requirements

Required Qualifications: 

• 5+ years of professional experience in engineering, and 2+ years of experience leading high-performance data or platform engineering teams.
• Broad knowledge of backend platforms and systems such as data lake, ETL/ELT pipelines, authN/authZ, observability, and infrastructure.
• Proven experience and in-depth knowledge of system architecture and software design
• Hands-on experience with building and operating cloud-native systems and services in production
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with a passion for tackling complex engineering challenges.
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to contribute to a shared vision.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Python and modern data engineering technologies such as Pandas, Spark, Airflow, and Hudi.
• Expert knowledge of AWS compute, serverless, database, storage, container, and security services
• Experience building common observability using technologies such as CloudWatch/CloudTrail, Elastic, Grafana, and Prometheus.
• Experience building tooling to support and enhance developer experience.
• Experience with web or mobile app development using JavaScript/TypeScript, React/React Native, Node.js
• Active participation in the engineering community.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field. Advanced degrees are preferred but not required. Equivalent practical experience will also be considered.

Benefits

Our benefits include but are not limited to the following: 100% company paid medical; company matching 401(k), paid maternity and paternity leave, unlimited FTO package, ongoing professional development and certification opportunities, competitive salary, special employee discounts and health and wellness perks.