PactFi
Lead Software Engineer
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Job Description
PactFi provides secure, end-to-end, operational infrastructure for managing complex private credit transactions. Our web-based application brings together all parties involved in such a transaction to more efficiently allocate capital, complete KYC, share documents, manage funds flow, and more. The platform is secured to a bank-grade standard, and we have received our SOC 2 Type 2 attestation. PactFi is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to act as technical lead for a product squad. We're looking for a generalist builder, someone who can pick up whatever the problem requires, ship it, and bring the team with them. This is a hands-on role: you'll spend most of your time building and reviewing code, and the rest raising the level of everyone around you. You'll set technical direction for your area, grow the engineers around you, and partner with the Head of Engineering, Product Managers, and QA to turn business goals into shipped software. We care far more about your judgment, breadth, and track record of delivery than about any specific language or framework. This is a technical leadership track with up to 2 direct reports (optional).
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- 6+ years of professional software development experience shipping and operating production web applications.
- Depth in at least one modern server-side language and framework and one front-end framework — PHP/Laravel, Python, Node/TypeScript, Ruby, Go, or similar. The specific stack is not a requirement.
- Demonstrated ability to move into unfamiliar languages, frameworks, and problem domains quickly and ship in them.
- Demonstrated experience leading projects and mentoring engineers as a technical lead, staff engineer, or equivalent.
- Strong grasp of API design, scalable application architecture, and the common patterns behind them.
- Advanced relational database skills, including schema design, query optimization, and caching strategy.
- Experience with authentication and authorization across multiple systems and environments.
- Track record of integrating multiple data sources and third-party APIs into coherent systems.
- Excellent communication skills and the credibility to influence technical direction without formal authority.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with AWS or another cloud platform, including CI/CD pipelines.
- A strong automated testing practice, in whatever stack you've worked in.
- Exposure to PHP/Laravel or Vue.js — our current stack. Helpful context, not a requirement.
- Background in fintech, financial services, or another regulated environment.
- Experience building AI or LLM-powered features into a production application.
- Prior experience growing a team or defining engineering process.
Skills & Technologies
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Employment Type
Full Time
Experience Level
Senior
Salary Range
$260,000 – $275,000
Location
New York, NY
Posted
2 days ago
Country
US