Manager, Engineering - Backend

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LendingClub (soon to be Happen Bank) is built around a simple purpose: to clear the way to help people turn intention into action, and action into financial progress. That means offering focused products, a frictionless mobile-first experience, and clear terms with no gotchas. Respect and fairness is part of our DNA, and that ideal shapes how we work, how we treat each other, and how we invest in our employees and our community. Join us in using data, bold thinking, and a commitment to innovation to help clear the way for millions of Americans to achieve more.

About the Role

As an Engineering Manager on the Consumer Engineering Team at LendingClub, you will lead a team of software engineers in designing, building, and enhancing the systems that power personal loan originations, underwriting, borrower experiences, and operational workflows. You will guide the development of resilient, scalable backend services while fostering a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement.
Your experience delivering high availability distributed systems, driving backend technical strategy, mentoring engineers, and collaborating cross functionally will enable you to meaningfully advance LendingClub’s mission to transform consumer lending through innovation and responsible technology.

What You'll Do

About You

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, with 1+ year in a people‑leadership or team‑lead role
• Bachelor’s in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Strong background in backend engineering, distributed systems, and service‑oriented architecture.
• Expertise with Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and cloud-native development (AWS preferred).
• Solid understanding of modern engineering practices: CI/CD, testing strategies, code quality, observability, and performance optimization.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams through ambiguity, set direction, and drive alignment across stakeholders.
• Ability to translate business objectives into clear engineering plans and technical designs.
• Strong communication and storytelling skills—you make complex technical concepts accessible.
• Passion for mentorship, coaching, and career development of engineers.
• Commitment to building inclusive, high‑trust, high‑impact engineering teams.
• You are a strong proponent of AI coding tools, and coach your team on how to get the best out of them and avoid the pitfalls. You're constantly pushing yourself and your team to automate more of the tedious work you have.

Bonus Points

• Experience in regulated industries or with compliance-heavy platforms.
• Financial services or lending industry experience.
• Experience with large-scale service migrations.
• Familiarity with frontend or full‑stack environments (even if backend‑heavy).
• Experience leveraging AI tooling to improve developer workflows or service capabilities.
• Curiosity, ownership mindset, and enthusiasm for transforming the banking and lending industry.

Work Location
San Francisco
The above locations are eligible offices for this role. The locations have been determined to foster in-person collaboration with this role’s team or the related business lines. We utilize a hybrid work model, and our teams are in-office Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. In-person attendance is essential for this role’s success, and remote placement will not be considered. LendingClub offers relocation, based on actual job level.
Time Zone Requirements
Primarily PT
While the position will primarily work local hours, LendingClub is headquartered in Pacific Time and our ideal candidate will be flexible working across time zones when necessary.
Travel Requirements
As needed travel to LendingClub offices and/or other locations, as needed.
Compensation
The target base salary range for this position is 176,000-207,000. The base salary of the role will be determined by job-related knowledge, experience, education, skills, and location. Base salary is just one part of LendingClub’s Total Rewards package. You may also be eligible for long-term awards (equity) and an annual bonus (which is based on company performance, employee performance and eligible earnings).
We’re creating new financial services solutions for our members based on fairness, simplicity, and heart, and we treat our employees the same way. We offer a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision plans for employees and their families, 401(k) match, health and wellness programs, flexible time off policies for salaried employees, up to 16 weeks paid parental leave and more.
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LendingClub is an equal opportunity employer and dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We believe that a variety of perspectives will make our teams and business stronger as we work together to transform the traditional banking system. 

 

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