Kiavi · 6 hours ago
Senior Software Engineering Manager
Pittsburgh, PA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$195K/yr - $292K/yr
10+ years expKiavi is one of the nation’s largest private lenders to residential real estate investors, leveraging data and technology to streamline access to capital. The Senior Software Engineering Manager will lead a high-performing engineering team, focusing on integrating AI/ML technology into loan origination systems and ensuring project excellence through technical leadership and mentorship.
Financial ServicesFinTechLendingReal EstateReal Estate Investment
Responsibilities
Lead & Mentor a high-performing, full-stack engineering team. You'll be responsible for hiring, coaching, and mentoring, with a strong emphasis on developing the careers of your engineers
Drive Technical Strategy: You will own the technical vision and roadmap for integrating Kiavi’s proprietary AI/ML technology into our loan origination platform and loan products. You'll partner with senior leaders and product managers to define what's possible and how to get there
Execute with Excellence: Guide your team in shipping complex, large-scale projects where availability, correctness, and security are critical. This includes hands-on technical design, code reviews, and ensuring your team’s architecture is sound, scalable, and meets business needs
Own the Full Lifecycle: You will lead the end-to-end execution of your team's roadmap, from initial planning and milestone definition with Product Management, to managing timelines, communicating risk, and collaborating with key stakeholders throughout
Champion Quality: Set and maintain a high bar for engineering and operational quality, with a sharp focus on the compliance and correctness required in our lending systems. You'll leverage data from customers and systems to iterate and improve our products rapidly
Qualification
Required
Proven AI/ML Leadership: You have successfully led a team in building and shipping production software systems that leverage traditional ML and/or Gen AI models to achieve concrete business goals
Technical Depth: You are a former engineer and not afraid to 'dive deep.' You can comfortably lead technical design discussions, review code, and challenge your team on technical trade-offs
People Leadership: You are an exceptional people manager who knows how to attract, develop, and retain top talent. You see mentorship as one of the most important parts of your job
Execution: You have a track record of delivering complex, large-scale projects in a dynamic, fast-paced business environment
Clear Communication: You can clearly articulate a vision, create alignment, and communicate technical and business risks to stakeholders at all levels
Experience: You have 10+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 5+ years in a direct people management role
B.S. degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience)
No real-estate or mortgage experience is needed, but a hunger to learn our business is!
Benefits
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance: Kiavi offers free employee-only coverage for medical, dental, and vision plans. Dependents receive a heavily discounted premium, competitively placed in the 90th percentile for cost.
Health Savings Account (HSA): For those enrolled in a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP), Kiavi provides an annual employer contribution to HSAs: $1,000 for individual coverage and $2,000 for dependents.
Disability and Life Insurance: Immediate access to short-term and long-term disability insurance, as well as group life and AD&D insurance, with coverage at 1x annual salary.
Remote Work Policy: Kiavi supports working remotely for day to day activities for most roles and occasionally may ask employees to gather in person for key meetings, training, team building etc. For remote workers, Kiavi offers a one-time office setup reimbursement of up to $500 and a monthly $85 stipend for internet and phone expenses. For in-office workers, Kiavi offers employer contributions to commuter benefits account, either for parking or public transportation.
Flexible Time Off: Employees are empowered to manage their own time off, with no strict limits, as long as it's approved by their manager.
Paid Leaves: Up to 8 weeks of paid leave for medical or caregiver purposes, and 12 weeks of paid maternity/paternity leave. Short-term disability leave is also available for birthing mothers.
401(k) & Company Match: A 401(k) plan managed by Fidelity, with Kiavi matching 100% of contributions up to 3% of compensation or $8,000 (whichever is less). All employer contributions are immediately vested.
Company
Kiavi
Kiavi is a tech-enabled lender that provides residential real estate investors with financing solutions for property investments.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.5BKey Investors
Benefit Street PartnersMoatableRibbit Capital
2025-08-26Debt Financing· $400M
2025-02-13Debt Financing· $300M
2024-10-16Debt Financing· $400M
Leadership Team
James Herbert
Co-Founder, Board Member
Tim Lawlor
CFO
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