Senior Director Software Engineering - CTO
Core
Lead the technology stack and engineering organization for a $6.1B auto lending business, owning the complete lifecycle from marketing targeting to lien perfection.
Role type
Senior Director, Software Engineering (CTO)
Builds
End-to-end lending platform including real-time credit underwriting, automated funding pipelines, and event-driven integration layers.
Domain
Consumer Finance / Lending / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Enterprise architecture, distributed systems design, cloud computing (AWS/Azure/GCP), data architecture, generative AI integration, engineering leadership, regulatory compliance (Reg B, FCRA)
Preferred skills
HPC and ML systems design, agentic AI coding tools, multi-pod organization leadership, cross-domain architectural reviews
Technologies
AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Go, Java, Javascript/Typescript, Python, Rust, C#, Scala, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines
Responsibilities
Design and deliver destination architecture for real-time account-level valuations; Scale automated funding pipeline to achieve 90%+ zero-touch funding; Re-engineer cross-enterprise lien perfection systems; Modernize data architecture for marketing engine integration; Transition teams to an AI-native engineering organization; Automate regulatory controls into CI/CD pipelines; Lead multiple Agile teams of product-focused software engineers.
Seniority
Senior Director, hands-on IC with strategic leadership