Manager, Engineering - Customer & Application at OppFi

At OppFi we build technology that expands access to credit for everyday Americans who are often overlooked by traditional financial institutions. Working with partner banks, we deliver transparent financial products through a platform focused on inclusion, responsible lending, and strong customer experience. Our team values continuous improvement, open collaboration, and the belief that the best ideas win.

The role

We are hiring a Manager, Engineering - Customer & Application on a full-time basis. This remote position leads a cross-functional engineering team that owns the prospective-customer journey from first site visit through application submission. The role combines hands-on technical work with people leadership and requires a manager-level professional who remains comfortable writing and reviewing code.

Core responsibilities

• Directly manage software engineers while guiding a delivery team that includes SDETs, a Product Owner, and a Security partner, ensuring roadmap delivery from initial solutioning through validation and legacy-platform migrations.
• Partner with Product Management to balance business outcomes, technical health, and maintainability while driving Agile process adoption and SDLC improvements across teams.
• Expand the team’s use of AI coding tools, pilot new solutions that measurably increase engineer productivity, and coordinate work with Platform, Security, and other shared-services groups.

Skills and experience

• Ten or more years of software-engineering experience and at least four years managing engineers, with fluency in CI/CD pipelines and continued comfort working in code.
• Hands-on production experience with AI coding tools and informed perspectives on applying AI within regulated financial services.
• Strong full-stack background that includes Java, Ruby, JavaScript, or React, plus experience designing and operating microservice architectures on AWS or GCP.
• Proven ability to lead teams that rely on tight cross-team coordination and high-quality delivery, along with demonstrated success mentoring engineers and fostering inclusive, psychologically safe team cultures.
• Fluency with Agile delivery methods, preferably scaled frameworks such as SAFe; prior experience serving as an Agile Scrum Master or Team Coach on a cross-functional team is preferred.
• Excellent communication skills and a track record of equitable calibration, conflict resolution, and sponsorship of underrepresented team members.
• English fluency is required.

Compensation and benefits

The salary range for this role is $148,000–$220,000 USD. In addition to base pay, eligible employees may receive performance-based bonuses and equity grants. We offer a 401(k) matching program, medical, dental, and vision coverage, generous paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and a fully remote work environment. Additional perks include DoorDash DashPass, Figo pet insurance, Rocket Lawyer access, LinkedIn Learning, and the Fringe lifestyle-benefits platform.

How to apply

If this opportunity aligns with your experience and interests, we encourage you to apply. We review applications on a rolling basis and look forward to learning how you can contribute to our mission of improving financial health for everyday Americans.