Lead Software Development Manager, Unifimoney
Palm Venture Studios
Austin, texas
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About Palm Venture Studios
Palm Venture Studios (Palm) is a single-family-office-backed venture studio with a national footprint, headquartered in Greenwich CT. As a venture studio we both acquire early stage distressed companies or assets and seed new startup companies that will be both good businesses and create positive impact for society. We are a team of entrepreneurs and operators that partner with mission-driven founders to give their companies rescue capital and expertise, and build new companies from scratch.
About Unifimoney
Unifimoney provides a digital wealth management and investment platform that enables banks and credit unions to offer comprehensive wealth management solutions through their existing online banking. The platform currently supports robo investing, self-directed trading (stocks, ETFs, Money Market Funds), digital assets and precious metals trading.
Role Overview
We're seeking a Lead Software Development Manager for a contract role based in Austin, Texas (remote is a possibility). The ideal candidate will lead our offshore engineering team while maintaining hands-on coding involvement to ensure product excellence.
This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of digital wealth management while working with cutting-edge financial technology.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage offshore development team.
- Participate in platform development (part-time coding).
- Conduct thorough code reviews.
- Establish and maintain secure coding standards.
- Drive agile development processes.
- Oversee full software development lifecycle.
- Work closely with leadership and stakeholders to prioritize roadmap.
- Manage project prioritization and execution.
- Coordinate with stakeholders to meet deliverable timelines.
- Oversee the recruitment and development of engineering talent to grow team.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years in software development, 2+ as an engineering manager or senior software engineer
- Proven experience managing onshore and remote/offshore teams
Technical Requirements:
- Experience with JavaScript, React, MySQL and AWS
- Solid experience in building full-stack web applications, ideally across SaaS and/or marketplace platforms
Preferred Experience:
- Experience with a B2B early stage company
- Fintech, payments or wealthtech background a plus
- Familiarity with online banking platforms (Jack Henry Banno, Q2, Alkami) or brokerage platforms like Apex Fintech Solutions a plus
Benefits
The compensation package for this role includes competitive base salary, performance bonuses and benefits.