Lead Software Engineer - Lend

About Us

Narmi is how community financial institutions unlock the very latest capabilities in digital banking, account opening, and lending so they can move faster, tap new growth opportunities, and be where banking is going. Since our founding, Narmi has enabled the movement of billions of dollars and the opening of hundreds of thousands of accounts for banks and credit unions across the U.S. The results speak for themselves: our customers have grown deposits, revenue, and customer satisfaction, with one of the first institutions powered by Narmi recognized by Bankrate and Nerd Wallet for delivering the #1 digital banking experience in the country.

Narmi’s Grow Engineering team is the engine behind our customer‑facing innovation—we spend 100% of our efforts building a product which delights our clients and allows their users to quickly and easily open new accounts of all types through a multitude of different avenues. Our team works daily with Narmi’s Product and Design teams to iterate on the product and craft better online experiences for financial institutions and their customers.

The team accomplishes this through full‑stack development to help bring a complete and well thought out system to life. We thrive on innovation, take security seriously, prioritize product dependability, and are proud of what we do.

• High Ceiling: You go beyond the obvious, take initiative, and hold yourself to high standards with care.
• Low Ego: You put the mission above ourselves, share credit freely, and lead with curiosity.
• Alignment to Mission: You believe that helping community financial institutions win against Mega Banks and Fin Techs is a worthy endeavor, and will use that belief as a northstar to anchor your efforts to that goal.
• High Commitment: You follow through, roll up your sleeves, and keep the bar high for yourself and others.

• Lead a team of full‑stack software engineers
• Operate as a player‑coach, spending time both leading the team and directly contributing to the product
• Plan, develop, implement, and iterate on new features and new products
• Provide mentorship and engineering perspective across the organization
• Collaborate with product teams to create and review release targets and sprint plans
• Take part in code reviews and testing
• Lead greenfield development

• Comfort working up and down the stack
• >>8 years of professional software engineering experience
• Great work ethic, agility, and experience as a top performer
• Excellent communication skills in verbal and written English
• Experience leading full‑stack engineering teams and fully owning features
• Willingness to occasionally work in New York City
• Advanced proficiency in some of:
  Python (especially Django or DRF), JavaScript, React (preferred)
• Experience at a startup, financial technology firm or lending software company (preferred)

The expected annual base salary for this role is $220,000 - $238,000. Base salary is only part of your total compensation. In addition to base salary, you will receive an equity option grant, and are eligible for performance‑based cash and equity bonuses. Compensation included in an offer will be commensurate with the candidate’s skills, experience and geographic location. Compensation ranges for candidates located outside of New York City may differ.

You will also receive a full benefits package.

We believe that high‑performing teams include people from different backgrounds and experiences who can challenge each other's assumptions with fresh perspectives. To that end, we actively seek a diverse pool of applicants, including those from historically marginalized groups.

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