Software Engineering Manager

Software Engineering Manager

Full-Time |
Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
Sioux Falls, SD - In-Office |
Compensation: $185,000 - $200,000 Annually

About Expansion Capital Group (ECG)

ECG provides financing solutions that help small businesses access the capital they need to grow. Our team specializes in efficient, non-traditional lending, balancing speed with strong credit discipline and a commitment to doing things the right way.

We are looking for a Software Engineering Manager to support our Information Technology team. This role is ideal for an experienced engineering leader who enjoys developing people, improving engineering practices, and helping teams deliver high-quality software solutions. You will play a key role behind the scenes by strengthening engineering capabilities, supporting technical decision-making, and fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

If you are passionate about coaching engineers, influencing technical direction, and aligning technology solutions with business objectives, this is a strong opportunity.

In this role, you'll lead software engineers, provide technical guidance, support architecture discussions, and help build scalable, secure, and maintainable software solutions that support ECG's continued growth.

• Lead, coach, and develop software engineers through regular feedback, mentoring, and career development activities
• Conduct one-on-one meetings, establish development plans, and support employee growth
• Support hiring, onboarding, succession planning, and performance management initiatives
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous learning, and constructive feedback
• Guide technical discussions and help engineers evaluate tradeoffs and solution options
• Provide architecture guidance related to application design, integrations, APIs, cloud technologies, scalability, security, and maintainability
• Support engineers in applying modern software engineering practices and technical decision-making frameworks
• Partner with Product, Scrum Masters, and IT leadership to improve team effectiveness and delivery outcomes
• Promote ownership, accountability, and proactive risk identification across the engineering team
• Contribute to engineering process improvements, technical standards, and organizational effectiveness
• Encourage responsible adoption of modern development tools and engineering practices
• Help ensure technology solutions align with ECG's business objectives and long-term strategy

• How technology strategy supports business growth within a fintech organization
• Advanced leadership and talent development techniques for software engineering teams
• Cross-functional collaboration with Product, IT leadership, and business stakeholders
• Engineering governance, architecture review, and technical decision-making processes
• How to balance engineering quality, business priorities, security, and operational stability
• Opportunities to influence engineering culture, standards, and organizational effectiveness

• Leadership Impact:
  Help shape the future of ECG's engineering organization and culture
• Team Development:
  Mentor and develop software engineers while strengthening engineering capabilities
• Technical Influence:
  Participate in architecture discussions and guide technical decision-making
• Executive Visibility:
  Partner closely with Product and IT leadership on strategic initiatives
• Growth Opportunity:
  Join a growing fintech organization where technology plays a critical role in business success
• Team Environment:
  Collaborative, fast-paced, and focused on continuous improvement

• In-office role based in either Sioux Falls, SD or Sandy, UT
• Professional office environment with a collaborative team atmosphere
• Occasional evening or weekend work may be required based on business needs
• Direct leadership responsibility for software engineering team members