About the position
Lendio is on a mission to fuel the American Dream by making small business loans simple. As the nation's leading marketplace for small business financing, we combine innovative technology, trusted partnerships, and top-tier talent to help small business owners get access to capital quickly and easily. Join us and help shape the future of small business success. We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer with at least 6 years of experience (8+ preferred) to join our fast-paced, high-impact engineering team. In this role, you'll contribute to major product initiatives, write clean and scalable code, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to bring new features to life. You'll have the opportunity to influence architecture, mentor other engineers, and help drive technical excellence across the organization.
Responsibilities
- Write high-quality, maintainable, and well-tested code across the stack (PHP/Laravel, Node.js, MySQL, Angular, Vue).
- Participate in system design and architecture discussions to shape new and existing platforms.
- Collaborate with Engineering Managers and other senior engineers to enforce coding standards and best practices.
- Continuously evaluate and adopt new tools and technologies that improve engineering efficiency and product performance.
- Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver features that provide real value to small businesses.
- Provide technical mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, pairing, and design discussions.
- Be a positive influence on team culture by sharing knowledge and promoting engineering excellence.
- Take end-to-end ownership of services and components-design, build, deploy, test, and maintain them in production.
- Monitor, debug, and support critical systems in a shared on-call rotation (reasonable and team-focused).
Requirements
- 6+ years of professional software engineering experience (8+ preferred).
- Strong understanding of software design patterns, data modeling, architecture, and development methodologies.
- Proficiency in full-stack development using PHP, Node.js, MySQL, Vue, and Angular (or similar technologies).
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and cloud environments (AWS preferred).
- Strong background with implementing 3rd party APIs and integrations.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Strong problem-solving abilities and a proactive, ownership-driven mindset.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience working in fintech or on high-volume transactional systems.
- Exposure to microservices, message queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ), or event-driven architecture.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses
- Hybrid work model (3 days in-office: Mon, Wed, Thurs)
- Comprehensive health benefits & 401(k) matching
- Generous PTO and paid parental leave
- A mission-driven culture focused on impact, innovation, and inclusion
- Be part of a high-performing, collaborative team, and have fun at work each day
- A full suite of traditional benefits
- Untracked PTO (Paid Time-off)
- 401(k) with company match
- Company-contributed HSA
- Onsite gym and standing desks
- Wellness program
- Discounted cellular plans
