Reports To: CTO

Enova is seeking a head of Software Engineering who is passionate about leading and growing our team of over 150 full-stack Software Engineers who create and support the websites, mobile applications, customer tools, and services that power our business.

The right person will come ready to scale our people, culture, technology, development process, and business.

We are proud to have built all of our key technologies at Enova, something that forms the core of our competitive advantage. Our ability to quickly build great consumer web properties, services that connect us with many data providers, and real-time decision engines is what makes us successful.

If you think deeply about questions like these, this position is for you:

Your core priorities will be to:

• Work closely with the leadership team in Software Engineering to provide day-to-day leadership of the department.
• Connect with the leaders of all of our business units to understand their priorities and help them -- and Enova -- deliver on business goals.
• As part of the overall Technology Leadership team, help develop and execute Enova’s long-term technology strategy.
• Drive the evolution of our team and technology as we grow to a $1B in revenue and beyond.

Enova prides ourselves on our unique, flexible, and entrepreneurial culture. In such a highly visible role, we anticipate that you will also appreciate the importance of this culture, and continue to foster this spirit in your employees. We’re a large company with a startup heart. Understanding this culture and preserving it is a critical part of this role.

We are committed to open source and leveraging the best of that community. Our technology stack includes Go, Ruby, PostgreSQL, Chef, Ember, and Ubuntu. We work to stay on the leading edge of technology and actively contribute to open source projects, because flexible frameworks build the foundation for our businesses. We have multiple major releases per year, many smaller releases and overall work to create the best “toolkit” to quickly spin up new products and new markets.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 10+ years of experience, strong technical acumen and 3+ years running a 50+ person technology organization.
• Experience working in web application technologies in a high velocity environment
• Experience in implementing and delivering SOA-based applications
• Experience driving productivity, quality, and the overall output of a large software engineering team.
• Ability to establish strong personal connections, foster relationships, cultivate and inspire a team
• Ability to attract, hire, and retain Top Talent

Enova Overview:

Enova is a leading provider of online financial services that leverages its advanced technology and analytics to provide access to credit for non-prime consumers and small businesses. Our roots are in Chicago, but we have served nearly 5 million customers through our six businesses in the U.S. and abroad. We pride ourselves on hiring smart and driven people who bring new and innovative ideas to the table. Our philosophy is, "Life’s short. Work someplace awesome."

Many of us consider our people to be Enova’s best perk. But to sweeten the deal, we also have a pretty awesome list of conventional (and less conventional) perks and benefits including competitive salaries, health care benefits, a 401K matching plan, a revamped parental leave program (and brand new nursing rooms for our returning mothers!) summer hours, tuition reimbursement and a sabbatical program. And of course we also have the things you’d expect at a leading tech company in Chicago, such as the snacks, game room, onsite massages/barbers/nail technicians, monthly social events, and sporting sponsorships.