Sr. Manager, Software Engineering

Origence is always looking for diverse, talented people to join our exceptional team. Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

With 30 years at the forefront of fintech innovation, we specialize in SaaS lending solutions that lead the industry. Our core mission is customer-centric, focusing on empowering Credit Unions across the United States with the tools to offer accessible, competitive lending services. We're deeply committed to enhancing the financial ecosystem for a broad network of credit unions, members, and auto dealers. We invest in our greatest assets, our employees, and foster a culture of innovation and ownership through freedom and responsibility. We celebrate fiscal accountability, operational rigor, and efficiency to create a sustainably healthy and robust business for the long term.

About you

You are a natural leader, care deeply about people and their career development, self-driven, conscientious, fiscally responsible, self-aware, passionate and compassionate engineering leader. You are comfortable with ambiguity, eternally curious, and love problem solving. You operate as an owner and work with a growth mindset. You can define a vision for your area of ownership, building a culture that fosters freedom and responsibility and inspires innovation. You are technically deep in all areas of the product development life cycle, capable of designing architecture and rolling up your sleeves when needed. You act as a multiplier collaborating with others. You are tireless in questioning the status quo and pursue the best answers to the hardest problems to the benefit of the business. Your focus is strong and capable of context switching and pivoting with the business. In the vacuum of leadership, you assume it. You aren’t just an engineering leader; you are a game changer. Spend 75% of your time actively overseeing the day-to-day operations of your team managing the full employee, while also ensuring planning and development processes are being executed in full coordination with your stakeholders. 25% of your time will be developing, spent researching new technology, coaching, mentoring, and holding 1:1 with staff and peers.

The Sr. Manager, Software Engineering is responsible for managing the execution of the software engineering principles of Origence. The individual will manage the development and support of one to two function areas within Origence. They will manage Principal Software Engineer staff to ensure proper execution of directives.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Champion the SOA design philosophy and provide leadership for development of more agile, extensible, and collaborative software solutions.
• Generate, adjust, and execute the strategy for end-to-end data exchange solutions between customers, service providers, and Origence.
• Proactively engage with cross-functional teams to provide customers with software solutions from inception through delivery.
• Establish best practices, guidelines, and policies for software design, development, and troubleshooting.
• Produce and maintain blueprints representing the current and future state of the architecture.

The Ideal Candidate:

Education:

• A BA/BS Degree in a related field or commensurate experience. Master’s degree is a plus.

Experience:

• A minimum of eight years’ software development experience in data centric Win32/Web Applications utilizing one or more Microsoft development tools listed below:
  • .NET
  • HTML
  • ASP
  • Microsoft SQL Server
• An expert understanding of relational databases is a must (preferably MSSQL).
• Previous experience leading or managing senior level staff within a Scrum/Agile environment.

Specialized Skills:

• Understanding of consumer Lending business.
• Must have a very good understanding of design patterns.
• Collaborating with other departments (Product, Engineering, etc.) and teams to complete cross-departmental dependencies.
• Can effectively lead/participate in technical initiatives, collaborative design/requirements meetings while gathering the necessary information for software development.
• Ownership and accountability mindset, decision making along with communication and analytical skills that helps to partner with Product Owners and cross-functional teams.
• Ensuring that the software development process prioritizes user needs and delivers a high-quality user experience.
• Developing long-term strategies for software development that align with organizational goals.
• Coaching team members to improve their performance, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.
• Leadership qualities, an excellent team player with the ability to handle stressful situations.
• The individual has expertise or curiosity to learn in their chosen technology stack and have a broader knowledge of various programming languages, frameworks, and tools.
• Using their expertise to manage the design of projects deadlines, priorities, and deliverables.
• Brings experience and understanding of the application domain, enabling insightful decisions and innovative problem-solving.
• Ability to work in fast-paced/flexible environment that practices SAFe/Agile based SDLC.
• Performing quality control and resolving structural design and other issues throughout the software implementation stages.
• Inspiring and motivating team members, fostering a positive work environment, and encouraging innovation and creativity.

Why you should apply:

• Paid Time Off
• 401k (8% match)
• College Tuition Benefits/ Tuition Reimbursement
• Good Benefits options
• Company Culture! Cultural and Holiday celebrations, Theme days like Star Wars Day & Bring your Kids to Work Day, Monthly Townhalls and Quarterly Company Meetings that ensure awareness, inclusion, and transparency.

The starting salary range for this full-time position in Irvine, CA is $147900 - $184900 per year. This base pay will take into consideration internal equity, candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge and experience among other factors. Origence maintains a highly competitive compensation program. Under company guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual bonus to provide an incentive to achieve targeted goals. Bonuses are awarded at company’s discretion on an individual basis.

Origence is an equal opportunity employer. All recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, and other terms and conditions of employment will be based upon an individual’s qualifications regardless of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, military service, marital status, pregnancy, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, disability or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.