Head of Engineering

About the Role

Our growing company is seeking an experienced Head of Engineering to lead the development of innovative financial wellness solutions that empower real people to build lasting financial stability. Reporting directly to the CEO, you’ll own the engineering function, establish technical vision and strategy, and build the engineering team and culture that will scale with our growth.

As the Head of Engineering, you'll have significant influence over the technical direction of the company while partnering closely with the CEO on product and business strategy. Your time will be significantly focused on establishing processes and standards, making architectural decisions, hands‑on coding and technical problem‑solving, and developing your team's technical capabilities. Product‑centric work is also critical, as you collaborate with the CEO and company leadership on roadmap priorities.

The ideal candidate is a technical leader who thrives in early‑stage environments, can balance hands‑on technical work with strategic thinking and people leadership, and has the vision to build an engineering foundation that will support our growth.

This is a hybrid role based in Indianapolis, IN.
Candidates must be able to work from our Indianapolis office 3 days per week. We are not considering fully remote candidates for this role.
Applicants must also be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future employment visa sponsorship.

Strategic

• Own technology vision and strategy; make high‑impact decisions on platforms, architecture, and infrastructure that balance rapid development with long‑term scalability
• Translate business priorities into engineering execution; break down initiatives into technical deliverables and ensure successful delivery
• Partner with CEO on product roadmap and business strategy
• Champion adoption of new technologies and tools that unlock customer value or improve engineering productivity

Operational & Technical

• Write code and contribute to critical features, technical spikes, and complex problem‑solving; remain deeply technical and set standards through example
• Establish engineering processes, standards, and best practices; implement CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and quality gates that enable rapid, safe delivery
• Ensure system reliability, security, and performance; implement monitoring, alerting, and incident response practices
• Oversee infrastructure, Dev Ops, and technical operations; balance feature development against technical debt and infrastructure improvements

Team & Culture Leadership

• Build and scale the engineering team; own recruiting strategy and execution to attract exceptional talent
• Lead and develop engineers through 1-on-1s, performance feedback, and career development; coach technical skills, problem‑solving, and ownership mindset
• Establish engineering culture of technical excellence, collaboration, continuous learning, and customer empathy that attracts top talent and scales with growth
• Establish an engineering culture of collaboration, accountability, and customer empathy that will scale as the team grows; ensure effective communication between engineering and other parts of the company

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with 3+ years in engineering leadership roles
• Proven track record establishing engineering vision, practices, and processes in early‑stage or high‑growth environments; experience delivering complex products from concept to production
• Deep full‑stack technical expertise including modern front‑end (React, etc.) and back‑end technologies (Node.js, Python, C#, etc.); ability to make sound architectural decisions across the entire stack
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), infrastructure‑as‑code, Dev Ops practices, scalable APIs (REST/Graph
  
  QL), distributed systems, databases, and CI/CD pipelines
• Exceptional communicator who articulates complex technical concepts to CEO, leadership team, and stakeholders; able to influence and drive alignment across the organization
• Demonstrated ability to build, coach, and develop high‑performing teams; experience…