Braviant Holdings

Braviant Holdings

Head of Software Engineering

Dallas, TX · Director

Work authorization requiredDetected 83 days ago
JavaAngularSpringDistributed SystemsFull-Stack DevelopmentCode ReviewGitAWSCloud PlatformsCI/CDAPI DevelopmentRESTMachine LearningLLMsAgentic AIComplianceVendor ManagementTest AutomationLeadershipMentoring

About the role

  • is currently based primarily in Chicago and it might require up to 20% of travel initially.
  • You will be the on-the-ground engineering leader helping establish the engineering culture.
  • We expect you to stay deeply technical: conducting architecture and code reviews, prototyping solutions, and being the person the team turns to when the hardest problems surface.

Responsibilities

  • You will bring the judgment to assess our current architecture - a complex, 30+ microservice environment - and develop and execute a pragmatic plan to simplify it and reduce release friction over time.
  • Serve as Braviant's primary software architect - owning system design, technology choices, and engineering standards across all application layers.
  • Assess the current architecture (30+ microservices, Java/Spring Boot back end, Angular front end, AWS) and develop a pragmatic rationalization roadmap to reduce complexity and improve deployability.
  • Braviant is looking for a hands-on engineering leader to own our full-stack application development function.
  • Own high-availability design for loan origination, payment processing, and transaction workflows, targeting 99.9%+ uptime SLAs.
  • Partner with the Head of AI & Automation to identify where AI-generated code, automated testing, and LLM-powered tooling can meaningfully accelerate delivery and reduce QA burden.
  • Own end-to-end software development for consumer-facing and internal applications - from requirements through deployment and support.
  • Own the QA function within the engineering team; define the right balance of automated testing, manual QA, and release gates.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 5 years in a senior engineering leadership role (Director, Head of Engineering, or equivalent).
  • strong Java/Spring Boot on the back end, experience with Angular or equivalent modern front-end frameworks, and solid command of relational databases and API design (REST, microservices, MVC).

Nice to have

  • capex/opex planning, vendor management, and resource allocation.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
  • Master's a plus.
  • Experience in consumer lending, fintech, payments, or another regulated financial services technology environment.
  • Formal software architecture or cloud certification (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect).

Skills

  • Define and evolve CI/CD pipeline strategy, release practices, and engineering quality standards.
  • AI-Native Development Transformation
  • Champion engineering practices that make AI tooling safe and auditable in a regulated consumer lending environment.
  • Engineering Delivery

Compensation

  • at Braviant is competitive and commensurate with experience.
  • Details will be discussed with qualified candidates during the interview process.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare including medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Generous paid time off, including PTO, sick time, and 13 company holidays
  • Participation in annual discretionary bonus plan

Company info

  • Founded in 2015 and based in Chicago, IL, privately held Braviant Holdings, LLC is a leading provider of tech-enabled consumer credit products that combine breakthrough technology and cutting-edge machine learning to transform how people access credit online. Our next-generation approach to lending reduces credit barriers and creates a Path to Prime® - helping millions of underbanked consumers build credit history, reduce their cost of borrowing, and take control of their personal finances. Braviant has been named multiple times to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies and has been recognized as a Best Place to Work. We are a lean team of approximately 40 people who move fast and hold ourselves accountable for real outcomes. Everyone here rolls up their sleeves - including this role.
  • Braviant is looking for a hands-on engineering leader to own our full-stack application development function. You will serve as both the primary software architect and the engineering manager for a team of 6-8 full-stack developers and QA engineers, responsible for our consumer lending platform across its full lifecycle - from front-end Angular interfaces to back-end Java/Spring Boot services to cloud infrastructure on AWS.
  • This is not a purely managerial role. We expect you to stay deeply technical: conducting architecture and code reviews, prototyping solutions, and being the person the team turns to when the hardest problems surface. You will bring the judgment to assess our current architecture - a complex, 30+ microservice environment - and develop and execute a pragmatic plan to simplify it and reduce release friction over time.
  • Founded in 2015 and based in Chicago, IL, privately held Braviant Holdings, LLC is a leading provider of tech-enabled consumer credit products that combine breakthrough technology and cutting-edge machine learning to transform how people access credit online.
  • Our next-generation approach to lending reduces credit barriers and creates a Path to Prime® - helping millions of underbanked consumers build credit history, reduce their cost of borrowing, and take control of their personal finances.
  • Braviant has been named multiple times to the Inc.
  • 5000 list of fastest growing private companies and has been recognized as a Best Place to Work.
  • We are a lean team of approximately 40 people who move fast and hold ourselves accountable for real outcomes.
  • Everyone here rolls up their sleeves - including this role.

Equal opportunity

  • Equal Opportunity Employer.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Applicants must reside in Texas and be authorized to work in the United States.
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