Head of Software Engineering

Braviant Holdings

Lead the software engineering team at Braviant, a fintech company providing tech-enabled consumer credit products. Oversee full-stack application development and architectural design.

Posted 5/1/2026full-timeAddison • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AngularAWSCloudDistributed SystemsEC2JavaMicroservicesSpringSpring BootSpringBoot

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as Braviant’s primary software architect — owning system design, technology choices, and engineering standards across all application layers.
Assess the current architecture (30+ microservices, Java/Spring Boot back end, Angular front end, AWS) and develop a pragmatic rationalization roadmap to reduce complexity and improve deployability.
Stay close to the codebase: lead architecture reviews, conduct meaningful code reviews, and prototype solutions to de-risk key technical decisions.
Own high-availability design for loan origination, payment processing, and transaction workflows, targeting 99.9%+ uptime SLAs.
Define and evolve CI/CD pipeline strategy, release practices, and engineering quality standards.
Lead the transition to an AI-native development model — embedding AI-assisted development tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot, Cursor, agentic coding frameworks) into how the team designs, builds, tests, and ships software every day.
Partner with the Head of AI & Automation to identify where AI-generated code, automated testing, and LLM-powered tooling can meaningfully accelerate delivery and reduce QA burden.
Champion engineering practices that make AI tooling safe and auditable in a regulated consumer lending environment.
Own end-to-end software development for consumer-facing and internal applications — from requirements through deployment and support.
Manage the full stack: Angular front end, Java/Spring Boot microservices, AWS infrastructure (EC2, S3, SQS, CloudWatch, CodeBuild), and database layers.
Own the QA function within the engineering team; define the right balance of automated testing, manual QA, and release gates.
Champion security-by-design and compliance standards appropriate to a consumer lending environment (PCI, state lending regulations, CFPB-related requirements).
Lead, develop, and retain a team of 6–8 full-stack engineers and QA professionals; set performance standards, provide mentorship, and build a culture of craftsmanship and accountability.
Hire and grow the Addison-based engineering team — you will be the anchor for that office’s technical culture.
Manage the engineering budget, including capex/opex planning, vendor relationships, and tooling decisions.
Partner with business stakeholders and executive leadership to translate product and operational priorities into engineering plans; represent engineering at the leadership level.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 5 years in a senior engineering leadership role (Director, Head of Engineering, or equivalent).
Deep full-stack background: strong Java/Spring Boot on the back end, experience with Angular or equivalent modern front-end frameworks, and solid command of relational databases and API design (REST, microservices, MVC).
Proven software architect — you have designed production systems, made technology bets that paid off, and course-corrected ones that didn’t.
Experience rationalizing or simplifying over-engineered architectures: you can diagnose why a system became complex, build stakeholder alignment around a simplification plan, and execute it without breaking production.
AWS cloud infrastructure ownership: EC2, S3, SQS, CloudWatch, CodeBuild, and related services — configuration, architecture, and operations.
CI/CD pipeline ownership at production scale; strong branching, review, and release practices using GitHub, Bitbucket, or equivalent.
Experience with high-availability, distributed systems in a real-time transaction processing environment.
Engineering budget ownership: capex/opex planning, vendor management, and resource allocation.
Demonstrated ability to hire, develop, and retain engineering talent in a competitive market.
Comfortable in a lean, startup-style environment with heavy workloads, competing priorities, and ambiguity — this is not a role for someone who needs a large support structure.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field; Master’s a plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive healthcare including medical, dental, and vision coverage
Generous paid time off, including PTO, sick time, and 13 company holidays
401(k) with company contribution
Participation in annual discretionary bonus plan
Regular team and company gatherings

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaSpring BootAngularmicroservicesAPI designCI/CDhigh-availability systemsrelational databasesAI-assisted developmentautomated testing

Soft Skills

leadershipmentorshipteam developmentstakeholder alignmentperformance standardsaccountabilitycommunicationproblem-solvingadaptabilitystrategic planning

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceMaster's degree in Computer Science