Manager, Software Engineering

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Date: Oct 31, 2025

Location: Greenville, SC, US, 29601

Company: Purpose Financial

Address: 322 Rhett Street, Greenville, South Carolina, United States - 29601   

 

Purpose Financial, Inc. is an innovative consumer financial services company that offers a diverse suite of credit products, promoting financial inclusion and meeting consumers wherever they are. Through its brands, the company is committed to helping customers achieve their version of financial stability in the moment and in the future.  Since 1997, Purpose Financial has been a pioneer in the consumer credit and financial services market offering money solutions in over 800 storefronts locations and online lending.  Providing services in over 23 states, Purpose Financial employs over 2,500 team members.

At Purpose Financial we are always on the lookout for motivated individuals who share in our values of mutual respect to join our team of outstanding professionals.

We offer:

  • Competitive Wages
  • Health/Life Benefits
  • Health Savings Account plus Employer Seed
  • 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Company Paid Holidays
  • Paid Time Off including Volunteer Time
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Business Casual Environment
  • Rewards & Recognition Program
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Office in downtown Greenville that offers free parking, onsite gym, free snacks/drinks


To learn more about Purpose Financial visit Purpose Financial Website.

 

Position Summary

This role reports to the Director of Software Engineering. The person in this position will lead our engineering excellence as Manager, Software Engineering focused on organizational leadership and technical strategy. Balance technical vision with people development to create high-performing teams that deliver innovative solutions advancing our mission of financial empowerment.

Job Responsibility

Technical Leadership & Strategy

  • Establish technical vision, architecture standards, and engineering practices
  • Drive strategic decisions aligned with business objectives and scalability needs
  • Oversee system design reviews and architectural governance
  • Identify opportunities for innovation and technical debt reduction
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into technical roadmaps

People Management & Development

  • Build and retain high-performing engineering teams through effective hiring and development
  • Conduct regular 1:1s focused on career growth and performance feedback
  • Create development plans aligning engineer goals with organizational needs
  • Foster a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence
  • Develop future technical leaders through mentorship and growth opportunities

Operational Excellence

  • Establish metrics to measure team productivity, quality, and delivery effectiveness
  • Implement agile processes that enhance team efficiency
  • Manage project dependencies, risks, and resource allocation
  • Drive continuous improvement in development and release processes
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure alignment between departments

Job Responsibilities Cont.

Quality & Delivery

  • Ensure delivery of high-quality, scalable software solutions
  • Establish quality standards, testing practices, and code review processes
  • Oversee release management and deployment strategies
  • Drive adoption of DevOps practices and Cl/CD automation
  • Balance speed of delivery with technical excellence

Technical Environment

  • AWS cloud infrastructure (Lambda, API Gateway, S3, DynamoDB)
  • Spring Boot microservices architecture
  • Serverless computing patterns
  • Cl/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code
  • RESTful API design and implementation

Education Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)

Experience Required

  • 7+ years of software development experience
  • 3+ years of engineering management experience
  • Strong technical background with understanding of modern software architecture
  • Experience leading teams building cloud-native applications on AWS
  • Proven track record of delivering complex software projects
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills
  • Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and agile methodologies

Knowledge Required

Written and verbal communications skills; adaptability and flexibility to changing environment; and comfortable working in a dynamic, high volume, demanding environment. Ability to understand and ensure compliance with policies, procedures, and laws governing our industry/business and products.

 

  • Experience scaling engineering organizations and processes
  • Background in financial technology or regulated industries
  • Knowledge of infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
  • Experience with containerization orchestration (Kubernetes)
  • Background in implementing engineering metrics and performance indicators

Physical Requirements

Sitting for long periods of time; standing occasionally; walking; bending; squatting; kneeling; pushing/pulling; reaching; twisting; frequent lifting of less than 10 lbs., occasional lifting of up to 20 lbs.; driving and having access during the workday to an insured and reliable transportation; typing; data entry; grasping; transferring items between hands and/or to another person or receptacle; use of office equipment to include computers; ability to travel to, be physically present at, and complete the physical requirements of the position at any assigned location.

Competencies

Customer Commitment
Vision-Driven
Action-Oriented
Purpose-Driven
OKR
Technical Proficiency/Leadership

Travel

0-10%

Attire

Business Casual

Other

Must be eligible to work in the USA and able to pass a background check.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

Requisition ID: 45746 


Nearest Major Market: Greenville
Nearest Secondary Market: South Carolina