Lead Engineer - Full Stack (Remote)

Prog Leasing, LLC; United States; Remote; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Progressive Leasing is seeking a Lead Engineer - Full-Stack (Remote) to own the architecture and delivery of web and API solutions, guiding a distributed engineering team across time zones. You will define standards, drive best practices, and shape the technical roadmap to align with product goals and scalable software delivery.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with product, design, QA, and backend teams, and contribute to hiring decisions.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience guiding a distributed engineering team.
• Strong knowledge of Angular and C# API development.
• Experience with architecture patterns including BFF and API contracts.
• Familiarity with LLM integration, observability, security, and accessibility.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture, quality, and delivery of the Angular application and APIs/services.
• Define coding standards and drive best practices across web and full-stack development.
• Drive technical roadmap decisions aligned with product goals.
• Lead code reviews and root-cause analyses of production issues.
• Mentor geographically distributed teams across time zones.
• Partner with Product, Design, QA, and Backend to deliver business solutions.
• Contribute to hiring and interview processes.

Skills

Angular

C# API

BFF architecture

LLM integration

CI/CD

Observability

Security

Accessibility

Job description

Progressive Leasing is a leading provider of in-store and e-commerce lease-to-own solutions. With more than 20 years in FinTech, we've grown from start-up to industry leader by innovating, simplifying, and valuing people. We are a subsidiary of PROG Holdings (NYSE: PRG), a FinTech holding company with three business segments: Progressive Leasing, Purchasing Power (a leading employee purchase program for consumer products and services using payroll deduction), and Four, a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) platform.

Progressive Leasing is a leading provider of in-store and e-commerce lease-to-own solutions. As an almost 20+ year old FinTech company that has gone from start-up to industry leader, we know how to innovate, simplify, and value all people. We are a company founded on our grit and we are constantly looking to the future. As an ever-evolving group of entrepreneurs and technologists, we strive to do the right thing period in all aspects of our work. We are a subsidiary of PROG Holdings (NYSE: PRG), an exciting FinTech holding company, with three business segments including Progressive, Purchasing Power, and Four, a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) platform.

We are currently hiring a Lead Engineer - Full-Stack (Remote) to help grow our company and ensure our mission is achieved! This is a remote-eligible role that can be performed from anywhere in the continental US or from our corporate headquarters in Draper, Utah. As a Lead Engineer, you will own the architecture and delivery of full-stack solutions, guide a distributed engineering team, and drive technical strategy that aligns with product goals across web and API layers.

This role is a work from home position and can be performed remotely anywhere in the continental US or in our corporate office in Draper, Utah.

Employee Value Proposition (EVP): PROG is dedicated to providing people with opportunity; opportunity for inclusive collaboration, opportunity for innovation, and opportunity for development.

WE ARE: A technology organization dedicated to designing and delivering winning engineering and product strategies in a fun and engaging environment. We provide our employees with challenging opportunities where passion, tenacity, innovation and diligence are rewarded. We want your passion, your creativity and your mastery in rallying support for the ideas that will advance our initiatives. With your broad technical and strategic expertise, you will plan, architect and implement highly effective engineering, platform and operational strategies, solutions and initiatives to drive adoption and scale for our clients.

YOU ARE: A software professional who leads with technical depth and delivers solutions for complex, large-scale business problems. You are equally at home in an Angular / C# API codebase, designing a BFF architecture, and mentoring engineers across time zones. You create and deliver customized experiences for customers across all channels.

YOUR DAY-TO-DAY:

Technical Leadership

• Own the architecture, quality, and delivery of the Angular application and related APIs/services
• Define and enforce coding standards, patterns, and best practices across mobile and full-stack development; drive the adoption of an A.I. first engineering mindset
• Drive technical roadmap decisions and align them with product goals, timelines, and the broader engineering organization
• Provide technical expertise in architecture, design, testing, and implementation - spanning web UI through backend API contracts and LLM integration patterns
• Lead in-depth code reviews and conduct root cause analysis of critical production issues
• Actively engage in and may influence the direction of industry groups or open-source communities

Delivery & Execution

• Own end-to-end delivery of web features from technical scoping through release and production monitoring
• Break down complex requirements into actionable engineering tasks, milestones, and clear ownership across a distributed team
• Identify and proactively mitigate technical risk throughout the development lifecycleMaintain and improve CI/CD pipelines and release management processes for both platforms
• Create and maintain best practices for observability and logging for all layers of the application
• Develop and deploy solutions with performance, security, and accessibility in mind from the start

Team & Collaboration

• Lead and mentor a geographically distributed team across two hubs (Americas and India), fostering strong engineering culture and clear accountability across time zones
• Work collaboratively with technical and business team members (Product, Design, QA, Backend) to develop and maintain business solutions following Agile principles
• Initiate and lead efforts toward organizational goals; be influential in building a dynamic, productive engineering organization and continuously improving practices
• Participate in hiring - reviewing resumes, conducting technical interviews, and evaluating candidates; proven experience building and mentoring