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.

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.

The Manager, Software Engineering is responsible for the planning, execution, and delivery of software projects, requiring a blend of technical knowledge, managerial expertise, and interpersonal skills. They lead technical initiatives, guide engineering teams, and ensure the successful execution of projects. The role includes participating in architectural reviews, mentoring junior engineers, and implementing both functional and non‑functional requirements of software systems.

Additionally, the Software Engineering Manager promotes and integrates Dev Ops best practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement through regular retrospectives, feedback loops, and process enhancements. They develop and maintain a comprehensive live site rotation schedule to ensure 24/7 support coverage by training and mentoring team members, ensuring they are equipped with the necessary tools and knowledge to handle live site issues effectively.

The manager acts as the primary point of contact for live site incidents, overseeing the triage process and conducting root cause analyses. They document and communicate incident reports, resolutions, and lessons learned to relevant stakeholders, ensuring transparency and continuous improvement.

• Capable of managing a team of developers, providing feedback and training where necessary, assisting with recruitment, and ensuring that technical initiatives align with organizational goals working closely with Principal Engineers / Development Directors
• As a Development Manager, lead, coach and mentor developers assigned to the product/project ensuring performance, maintainability, and functional requirements from design, development, testing to rollout and support
• Setting performance goals, providing regular feedback, conducting performance reviews, and facilitating professional development
• The Software Engineering Manager role involves hands‑on work and requires writing code
• Work with cross‑engineering staff, collaborating on hardware and system monitoring requirements to ensure expected performance and reliability of the application / system developed
• Proactively communicate and work to mitigate changes to project timelines, degradation in performance of applications, participate in Site Event Escalation process / on‑Call duties