LendingPoint™ · 1 day ago
Director, Application Development
Kennesaw, GA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expLendingPoint™ is seeking a Director of Application Development who will be responsible for leading a team of Application Developers and managing software delivery. The role involves overseeing project planning, coordinating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring the reliability and scalability of systems to meet business goals.
LendingFinanceFinTechFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Provide day-to-day leadership to a team of Application Developers
Work cross-functionally with Product Development, Project Management, and SRE team to manage all deliverables from the application development team
Oversee release planning, coordination, risk mitigation, and change control across engineering and business stakeholders
Provide coaching and guidance on job performance and career development to direct reports; build and direct talent-building and development objectives for the organization
Manage vendor relationships with cloud providers, data centers, and infrastructure partners to uphold SLAs and resolve issues efficiently
Develop and maintain documentation; provide internal training as needed
Guide cross-functional release planning across Product, QA, Engineering, and IT Ops to align with business goals
Provide technical direction and architectural guidance across applications, platforms, and integrations
Oversee full SDLC delivery across multiple products and platforms, ensuring on-time, high-quality releases
Champion modern engineering practices including Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, code reviews, automated testing, and cloud-first development
Negotiate with and influence decision-making at the senior management and executive level
Build and manage a software development org, key initiatives, and roadmaps, while delivering critical projects with short, medium, and long-term objectives
Manage internal and external development resources, including contractors and vendor-supported platforms
Promote a culture of continuous improvement, learning, and engineering excellence within the team
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in Software Development or related fields
5+ years of experience managing teams
Strong programming background in Java, with experience building and scaling microservices-based platforms
Solid understanding of web/API technologies (REST, JSON), and API interfaces
Experience managing software delivery through development, QA, staging, and production tiers
Knowledgeable in SDLC best practices and familiar with CI/CD practices, using tools like JIRA and GitLab
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline, preferred
Certification in relevant areas, preferred
Company
LendingPoint™
LendingPoint is a financial technology platform that provides financing solutions to a wide range of customers, including e-commerce and point-of-sale partners, lending institutions, and consumers.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$1.93BKey Investors
MidCap FinancialWarburg PincusGuggenheim Partners
2025-11-16Undisclosed
2021-03-09Debt Financing· $110M
2021-01-14Private Equity· $125M
Leadership Team
Juan Tavares
Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer
Mark Freeman
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2025-11-16
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2025-11-15
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