Vice President, Lead Mortgage Developer

The Company is seeking a VP, Lead Mortgage Developer with a strong background in back-end development and deep expertise in the mortgage or real estate lending domain. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining high-performance back-end systems, APIs, and databases to support the company's new fintech-grade product line. This role requires the architecting of server-side solutions that are scalable, secure, and capable of handling high transaction volumes, in line with fintech standards. The VP, Lead Mortgage Developer will also be instrumental in championing strong engineering practices, advocating for the adoption of AI, and helping to build a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement. Applicants must have a minimum of 7 years' of back-end development experience, with at least 2 years' in a senior capacity, and a Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field. Hands-on experience with Node, Express, and TypeScript, including frameworks like Nest.js, is essential, as is a strong background in SQL and exposure to NoSQL. The role also requires experience with microservices, event-driven architecture, cloud platforms, and containerization tools, as well as familiarity with caching and message queues such as Kafka. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable features and services.