Lead API Engineer – FinTech Platform & Security

Fundrise; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Health insurance

Flexible PTO

Equity

401(k)

Job summary

Fundrise is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to manage a team within our API Engineering group. This role owns the core services for investor applications—authentication, investing, and account management—driving integration with our investor web, iOS, and Android apps.

You will mentor engineers, set technical direction, and push architecture for scalable, secure software in a regulated financial services environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience with Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate.
• 3+ years leading and managing engineers: 1:1s, feedback, and delivery.
• 4+ years building production apps on AWS: ECS, CDK, S3, SQS, Lambda, DynamoDB, WAF.
• Deep understanding of transactional database design and operations.
• Track record of improving complex systems in operationally challenging environments.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and grow a team of software engineers with regular 1:1s and growth feedback.
• Own team delivery, break down work, coordinate across teams, and meet ambitious timelines.
• Maintain high-quality production code with thorough reviews and deployment decisions.
• Drive design and architecture for Fundrise services and contribute to a long-term team roadmap.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and other Engineering stakeholders to implement complex functionality.
• Champion application security in a regulated financial services environment.
• Own production monitoring and triage across services and third-party integrations.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Hibernate

AWS

Leadership

Delivery ownership

Security best practices

SQL databases

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS CDK

ECS

S3

SQS

Lambda

DynamoDB

WAF

Job description

Fundrise is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to manage a team within our API Engineering group. This role owns the core services for investor applications—authentication, investing, and account management—driving integration with our investor web, iOS, and Android apps.

You will mentor engineers, set technical direction, and push architecture for scalable, secure software in a regulated financial services environment.