MeridianLink
financial technology
Sr.SoftwareEngineer-TechnicalLead
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“Sr. Software Engineer - Technical Lead at MeridianLink. Skills: technical leadership, integration architecture, C#, VB. Net, RESTful APIs, SOAP APIs, SQL Server, fintech integration concepts, financial data concepts. technical leadership. architecture”
What You'll Achieve.
accountable for the technical quality, security, and scalability of all fintech integration touchpoints within the platform; outcomes are expected to influence team direction and product strategy
Industry & Context.
Ability to assess unusual or ambiguous technical circumstances and apply sophisticated analytical and problem-solving techniques to identify root cause and design durable solutions; Ability to resolve and evaluate a wide range of integration and system issues in creative ways, suggesting and validating variations in approach with clear trade-off analysis; Excellent problem-solving skills
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7–10 years of progressive software engineering experience, including technical leadership responsibilities, expertise in C#, VB. Net http: //VB. Net,. NET Framework, and enterprise web application development, Experience designing and integrating RESTful and SOAP APIs in distributed systems, Proven ability to lead technical teams and deliver complex integration projects end-to-end, Experience with SQL Server, relational database design, and performance optimization, understanding of fintech integration concepts including OAuth 2. 0, webhooks, API security, and financial data workflows, Excellent problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
Nice to Have
Experience with consumer lending, loan origination systems (LOS), or financial institution software, Familiarity with credit decisioning engines, dynamic scoring models, and automated underwriting workflows, Cloud and Azure development experience, CI/CD pipeline design and DevOps practices, Automated testing methodologies including unit, integration, and contract testing, Performance profiling and security hardening of API-based integrations
What You'll Do.
delivery of integration solutions
and debug integration solutions
architectural blueprints
technical design documents
escalation point for production incidents and complex technical issues
evaluate emerging fintech integration partners and technologies
contribute to cross-team architectural decisions
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Serve as technical lead, providing architectural direction and hands-on engineering for consumer lending solutions; Mentor and grow junior and mid-level engineers; Contribute to cross-team architectural decisions affecting infrastructure, shared services, and platform-wide API strategy; cross-functional collaboration skills
Communication Scope
communication; persuasion with audiences not familiar with architecture
Process & Methodology
Own the full development lifecycle from requirements analysis and technical design through implementation, testing, deployment, and production monitoring, deliver complex integration projects end-to-end
Full Job Description
The Sr Software Engineer, is responsible for the technical leadership, architecture, and delivery of integration solutions within MeridianLink's consumer lending platform. This role serves as the primary technical lead for a dedicated engineering team focused on financial technology integrations. The Sr Software Engineer will design, develop, document, test, deploy, monitor, and debug integration solutions across new and existing software systems and applications. The role acts as the deepest technical expert on the team, owns end-to-end integration architecture, and is accountable for the technical quality, security, and scalability of all fintech integration touchpoints within the platform. Expected Duties - Serve as technical lead, providing architectural direction and hands-on engineering for consumer lending solutions. - Design and implement robust, secure, and maintainable layers using C#, VB.Net http://VB.Net, RESTful web services, and SOAP APIs, ensuring consistency and reliability across the consumer lending platform. - Own the full development lifecycle from requirements analysis and technical design through implementation, testing, deployment, and production monitoring. - Establish and enforce technical standards, coding practices, and integration patterns for the team; conduct code reviews and define quality gates that ensure security, performance, and maintainability. - Create architectural blueprints and technical design documents for complex problems, evaluating provider contracts, API specifications, and data schemas to guide the team toward sound, scalable solutions. - Act as the escalation point for production incidents and complex technical issues involving fintech integrations, driving root cause analysis and sustainable resolution. - Mentor and grow junior and mid-level engineers on the team; provide structured guidance, pair programming, and knowledge transfer on integration patterns, financial data handling, and platform conventions. - Evaluat
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