Forward Financing is looking to solve the problem of unlocking capital for small businesses by building a world-class fintech platform. They need a seasoned technical leader to own the architectural vision and execution, setting the technical foundation for their next phase of growth, leveraging data from third-party vendors for AI/ML initiatives.
Requirements
- Deep expertise in designing and implementing complex, distributed backend systems, scalable architectures across multiple software applications and/or languages (Golang, Python, Ruby, etc)
- Experience with front-end architecture or a full-stack perspective, with an understanding of how backend services impact the end-user experience.
Responsibilities
- Architect the Future: You will be the primary architect for our core platform, designing and leading the implementation of scalable, reliable, and highly efficient systems.
- Be a Technical Leader: As the lead engineer for your domain, you'll set the technical direction and raise the bar for code quality, design patterns, and operational excellence from conception through deployment.
- Lead Cross-Functional Initiatives: You'll lead complex, cross-team initiatives that require technical alignment across multiple engineering teams and business domains.
- Champion Best Practices: You'll be the subject matter expert on our software ecosystem, actively promoting architectural integrity and technical best practices.
- Mentor and Elevate: Improve the quality and efficiency of the engineering team through technical guidance, mentorship, and sponsorship, fostering a culture of ownership and continuous learning.
- Own the Ecosystem: Maintain a high level of engagement across multiple teams, build highly resilient and observable systems, promptly address bugs and incidents, and be a reliable and accessible leader.
- Design, blueprint, and lead the development of our core platform, ensuring it is scalable, reliable, and efficient.
Other
- 10+ years experience in technical leadership, mentorship, and sponsorship
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Significant ability to influence others
- Passion for learning and self-development
- Typically has several years of experience in agile software development
