Manager, Software Engineering

LendingTree; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) matching

Life insurance

Pet insurance

Competitive PTO policy

Annual bonus opportunity

Job summary

LendingTree is seeking a Manager, Software Engineering to lead a team of software engineers in Charlotte, NC. This individual will be responsible for developing engineering talent and driving technical excellence.

Responsibilities include managing software development resources, fostering a culture of innovation, and ensuring high-quality delivery of technology platforms. Candidates should have over 7 years of experience in software engineering, including team leadership experience.

The company offers a range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision insurance, and competitive PTO policy.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 2+ years of experience leading engineering teams.
• Experience delivering distributed, cloud-based applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of software engineers.
• Guide technical decision-making.
• Manage delivery of complex software projects.

Skills

Leadership

Software Engineering

Agile Methodologies

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

JavaScript

Python

Job description

This role is open to candidates located in Charlotte, NC with hybrid attendance required. Hybrid requires in-person attendance at least 3 days a week (ideally Tuesday-Thursday) in our Charlotte, NC office. Additionally, this position does not offer visa sponsorship, now or in the future.

Position Summary

LendingTree is seeking an experienced and passionate Manager, Software Engineering to lead a team of software engineers responsible for building and scaling customer-facing and internal technology platforms. This leader will play a critical role in developing engineering talent, driving technical excellence, delivering high-impact business initiatives, and fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.

The candidate will manage the team resources for a lead matching system where the end user submits a request for help finding lenders to match their need. The system interacts with multiple distributed systems like SalesForce and in-house applications. The team currently consists of 4 software engineers and 2 testing engineers. The candidate will be responsible for managing the development engineers, guiding the development team towards long-term goals, interacting with stakeholders and managing expectations.

The ideal candidate combines strong people leadership with technical depth, excels at cross-functional collaboration, and has a proven track record of delivering complex software solutions in fast-paced, data-driven environments.

Team Leadership & Talent Development

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of software engineers through regular feedback, mentoring, and career development planning.
• Foster a high-performance engineering culture focused on ownership, collaboration, inclusion, and continuous learning.
• Conduct performance reviews, goal setting, succession planning, and employee development activities.
• Recruit, interview, and onboard top engineering talent.
• Promote engineering best practices and create opportunities for technical growth across the team.

Technical Leadership

• Partner with engineers, architects and stakeholders to design scalable, secure, and maintainable software solutions.
• Guide technical decision-making and help balance short-term business needs with long-term platform health.
• Drive engineering excellence through code quality standards, automated testing, observability, and operational maturity.
• Ensure systems meet performance, reliability, availability, and security expectations.
• Support modernization efforts, cloud adoption initiatives, and platform improvements.

Delivery & Execution

• Partner closely with Product, Design, Analytics, and business stakeholders to define roadmaps and priorities.
• Manage delivery of complex software projects from concept through production.
• Establish clear team goals, success metrics, and execution plans.
• Identify and remove organizational and technical obstacles that impact delivery.
• Monitor team performance, delivery predictability, and operational health.

Collaboration & Business Impact

• Translate business objectives into actionable engineering plans.
• Build strong partnerships across Engineering, Product, Marketing, Data, and Operations teams.
• Participate in strategic planning discussions and technology roadmap development.
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes, tooling, and team effectiveness.
• Champion customer-centric thinking and data-informed decision making.

Qualifications Required

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 2+ years of experience leading engineering teams, including direct people management responsibilities.
• Experience delivering distributed, cloud-based applications in a production environment.
• Strong understanding of software architecture, system design, and modern development practices.
• Experience working in Agile development environments.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders.
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred

• Experience building consumer-facing digital products at scale.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience with modern web technologies and service-oriented architectures.
• Experience leading teams working with Java, .NET, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Vue, or similar technologies.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Life insurance
• Pet insurance
• Competitive PTO policy
• Annual bonus opportunity

Compensation

The base pay range for this position in Seattle/New York/Colorado/California is $150,000 to 200,000; however, base pay offered may vary depending on internal factors, job-related knowledge, and experience.

EEO Statement

LendingTree is the kind of company that not only promotes diversity and inclusion; we thrive because of these values. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion (or creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or military status.

Employment Notice

This is an opportunity for full-time employment. Please no third parties or Corp to Corp.

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