Billtrust
Fintech
LeadSoftwareEngineer
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“Lead Software Engineer at Billtrust. Skills: Credit Application Platform, AI-assisted Development, B2B SaaS Architecture, Technical Leadership. Set technical strategy. Evolve technical strategy”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver strategic initiatives; Ensure platform quality; Maintain technical health; Shape product roadmap; Anticipate scaling challenges; Lead architectural evolution; Scale AI practices; Improve engineering judgment; Lead production incident response; Represent Credit team; Manage technical debt strategically; Address bottlenecks proactively; Drive adoption of monitoring; Drive adoption of alerting; Drive adoption of logging; Drive adoption of SLOs; Lead by example
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Incident response; Troubleshooting; Bottleneck identification; Data-driven decisions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, 8+ years software engineering experience, 2+ years technical leadership, Java (17+), Spring Boot ecosystem, Angular (14+), NgRx state management, RxJS, TypeScript, REST APIs at scale, Relational databases (MySQL), Document databases (MongoDB), AI coding assistants experience, Production incident leadership, Code review skills, Git source control management
Nice to Have
Spec-driven AI workflows, DocuSign eSignature APIs integration, Multiple credit data providers integration, Event-driven architectures, AWS experience, Infrastructure-as-Code experience, Multi-database systems experience, Document/PDF generation pipelines knowledge, Internationalization patterns knowledge, Platform migrations experience, Jenkins-based CI/CD pipelines, Vendor management experience, B2B credit domain knowledge, Lending domain knowledge, Financial services domain knowledge
What You'll Do.
Set technical strategy
Evolve technical strategy
Lead delivery initiatives
Partner with management
Translate business priorities
Develop technical roadmap
Set realistic timelines
Own architectural decisions
Manage data placement
Define service boundaries
Choose async patterns
Define integration strategy
Lead incident response
Drive root-cause analysis
Coordinate cross-team response
Drive AI development practices
Establish spec templates
Establish prompt patterns
Establish validation workflows
Establish quality gates
Mentor senior engineers
Provide architectural reviews
Provide technical coaching
Guide engineering judgment
Lead technical interviews
Represent Credit team
Attend architecture forums
Attend vendor discussions
Attend design reviews
Manage technical debt
Balance feature velocity
Prioritize refactor work
Sequence refactor work
Own vendor relationships
Address bottlenecks proactively
Champion observability
Champion operational excellence
Drive monitoring adoption
Drive alerting adoption
Drive logging adoption
Support backend services
Maintain backend services
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional architecture; Vendor discussions; Platform design reviews; Cross-functional teams; Engineering Management; Technical PMs; Fellow Leads; External vendor teams
Communication Scope
Cross-functional discussions; Vendor discussions; Architecture forums; Technical coaching; 1:1 guidance
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning, Delivery timelines, Technical debt management, Feature velocity, Refactor prioritization, Vendor management
Full Job Description
Who We Are Finance leaders choose Billtrust to get paid faster, control costs, and maximize customer satisfaction. As the leader in B2B accounts receivable workflow and payment software, we provide the world’s leading brands with AI-powered solutions across the full AR lifecycle—from invoice presentment and payment processing to cash application and collections. With over 2,600 global customers, more than $1 trillion in invoice dollars processed, and a proprietary network of 13 million buyers, Billtrust delivers business value through deep industry expertise and a culture relentlessly focused on meaningful customer outcomes. We’re an AI-first company, not just in what we build for our customers, but in how we work. Across every function, our teams use AI tools daily to work faster, make better decisions, and deliver higher-quality outcomes. We hire exceptional people, give them cutting-edge AI capabilities, and measure success by the impact they create. If you want to do the best work of your career at the frontier of AI and fintech, Billtrust is the place to do it. Our Values Customers We relentlessly increase value for customer and do the right thing for them. Action We make ‘thoughtfully fast’ decisions, act quickly, cut through red tape, deliver progress not perfection, take ownership and accountability. Team Spirit We put the team ahead of ourselves, foster trust and respect, collaborate with passion, despise toxic politics, value our differences, and celebrate together. Innovation We challenge the status quo, experiment thoughtfully, and are novel and brilliant in what we create. Excellence We love to win, but we hate losing even more. We aspire to be the best and take pride in our work. When we fall short, we own it and come back stronger. Job Summary The Lead Software Engineer sets the technical direction for the Credit Application platform and drives the delivery of strategic, cross-cutting initiatives that span multiple pods and services. As the senior-mos
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