[Remote] Lead Engineer - Full Stack (Remote)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Progressive Leasing is a FinTech provider of in-store and e-commerce lease-to-own solutions and a subsidiary of PROG Holdings. The Lead Engineer will own the architecture and delivery of full-stack solutions across Angular applications and APIs, guide a distributed engineering team, and drive technical strategy, delivery, quality, and production support.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture, quality, and delivery of the Angular application and related APIs/services
• Define and enforce coding standards, patterns, and best practices across mobile and full-stack development; drive the adoption of an A.I. first engineering mindset
• Drive technical roadmap decisions and align them with product goals, timelines, and the broader engineering organization
• Provide technical expertise in architecture, design, testing, and implementation - spanning web UI through backend API contracts and LLM integration patterns
• Lead in-depth code reviews and conduct root cause analysis of critical production issues
• Actively engage in and may influence the direction of industry groups or open-source communities
• Own end-to-end delivery of web features from technical scoping through release and production monitoring
• Break down complex requirements into actionable engineering tasks, milestones, and clear ownership across a distributed team
• Identify and proactively mitigate technical risk throughout the development lifecycle
• Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines and release management processes for both platforms
• Create and maintain best practices for observability and logging for all layers of the application
• Develop and deploy solutions with performance, security, and accessibility in mind from the start
• Lead and mentor a geographically distributed team across two hubs (Americas and India), fostering strong engineering culture and clear accountability across time zones
• Work collaboratively with technical and business team members (Product, Design, QA, Backend) to develop and maintain business solutions following Agile principles
• Initiate and lead efforts toward organizational goals; be influential in building a dynamic, productive engineering organization and continuously improving practices
• Participate in hiring - reviewing resumes, conducting technical interviews, and evaluating candidates; proven experience building and mentoring world-class engineering teams
• Set clear expectations for a mix of full-time employees and contractors, raising the technical bar across all contributors
• Ensure software quality engineering by keeping engineers current on best practices, automated testing, alerting, and proactive production support

Skills

• A minimum of 10 years of software development experience, with at least 5 years focused on full-stack development
• Experience with A.I. first engineering and usage of Claude, Co-Pilot, and other tools
• Strong understanding of Object Oriented Design principles, and how to properly architect both a UI and an API
• Proven full-stack capability - comfortable owning or collaborating on BFF / API layers
• Extensive experience with cross-browser and cross-platform development including mobile and responsive UI
• Experience developing and architecting high-transaction, high-throughput systems
• Demonstrated ability to lead distributed teams across time zones with strong personal accountability
• Excellent problem-solving skills; meticulous, methodical, and able to translate complex business requirements into simple software solutions
• Experience with CI/CD, Agile methodologies, and open-source technologies
• Experience with LLM / AI-native development patterns and integrating AI-powered features into consumer products
• Experience leading teams of 5+ engineers across multiple geographies
• Familiarity with Service Oriented Architecture and microservices
• Background in mobile accessibility (WCAG, platform accessibility APIs)
• Background in fintech, consumer lending, or similarly regulated industries

Benefits

• Full Health Benefits; Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Company Matched 401k
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Volunteer Time
• Diversity Alliance Resource Groups
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Charitable Gift Matching
• Job Required Equipment & Services Will Be Provided
• Remote work from anywhere in the continental US or from the corporate office in Draper, Utah

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