Sr. Manager of Engineering, Lending

Varo is an entirely new kind of bank. All digital, mission-driven, FDIC insured and designed for the way our customers live their lives. A bank for all of us.

The Sr. Manager of Engineering Lending will lead a team of talented backend engineers to build & develop multiple consumer-facing lending products such as the Varo Believe Card and Varo Advance. You will evolve, create, implement, and maintain Varo's strategic Lending business vision. This role will collaborate cross-functionally to quickly accelerate the lending business and ensure the delivery of impactful solutions.

What you'll be doing

• Lead our engineering team to build a robust and reliable Lending Platform
• Provide mentorship and build a team of amazing engineers
• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and other teams to define requirements, and set clear measurable goals for the team
• Define standards for software architecture, code quality, and test coverage
• Be a hands-on manager, write code each week, participate in architectural discussions and decision-making with the team
• Drive quality and excellence on the team, and be a strong evangelist for our users and brand
• Own services with pride. Streamline processes for efficient delivery of the quality product. Setup monitoring and alerting, and learning feedback loop to continuously improve our products

You'll bring the following required skills and experiences

• 4+ years of experience leading a team of software engineers
• 10+ years experience in hands-on software development
• Experience working with consumer lending products
• Successfully built and shipped consumer products
• Experience guiding teams through planning, prioritization, and execution of work
• Experience integrating with third-party vendors

Technologies we use

• Java, Kotlin
• Spring, Spring Boot and Hibernate.
• AWS - EC2, S3, SNS, SQS, KMS, Athena
• PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka
• Maven, Jenkins, Git, Jira, Confluence

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We recognize not everyone will have all of these requirements. If you meet most of the criteria above and you’re excited about the opportunity and willing to learn, we’d love to hear from you!

About Varo

Varo launched in 2017 with the vision to bring the best of fintech into the regulated banking system. We’re a new kind of bank – all-digital, mission-driven, FDIC-insured, and designed around the modern American consumer. 

As the first consumer fintech to be granted a national bank charter in 2020, we make financial inclusion and opportunity for all a reality by empowering everyone with the products, insights, and support they need to get ahead. Through our core product offerings and suite of customer-first features, we aim to address a broad range of consumer needs while profitably serving underserved communities that have been historically excluded from the traditional financial system.

We are growing quickly in our hub locations of San Francisco, Salt Lake City, and Charlotte along with colleagues located across the country. We have been recognized among Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, Forbes’ Fintech 50, and earned the No. 7 spot on Inc. 5000’s list of fastest-growing companies across the country.

Varo. A bank for all of us.

Our Core Values

- Customers First

- Take Ownership

- Respect

- Stay Curious

- Make it Better

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Varo is an equal opportunity employer. Varo embraces diversity and we are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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