Avant - Chicago, IL
posted about 2 months ago
Avant is seeking a driven Software Engineering Manager with full-stack experience to help us build the future of consumer lending. We provide personal loans and credit cards to millions of customers across the US, empowering them to take control of their financial futures. If you're passionate about leveraging technology to drive innovation and impact people's lives, this is the perfect opportunity for you. In this role, you will be responsible for planning and refining your team's backlog items in collaboration with the product owner. You will lead, coach, and mentor a team of software engineers in a fast-paced Agile environment, facilitating Agile ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and demos. Your role will involve managing project priorities, timelines, and deliverables through close collaboration with product teams and stakeholders. You will communicate and enforce Avant's software engineering standards and best practices while fostering a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging innovation, experimentation, and reflection within the team. Maintaining high morale and managing the well-being of team members will be crucial, as will collaborating with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features. You will efficiently use our tech stack to develop scalable and robust software solutions and participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle, including analysis, design, implementation, testing, and deployment. Additionally, you will drive the onboarding and professional development of new team members, create and review Request For Comments (RFC) documents, and maintain and improve the performance and maintainability of existing software. Staying updated on new technology trends and best practices in full-stack development will be essential, as will leveraging your experience and knowledge to increase your team's productivity through mentorship and coaching.