Lead Software Engineer II - Wilmington

Best Egg is a market-leading, tech-enabled financial platform helping people build financial confidence through a variety of installment lending solutions and financial health tools. We aim to help customers make smart financial decisions and stay on track, so they can be money c ...

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Best Egg is a market-leading, tech-enabled financial platform helping people build financial confidence through a variety of installment lending solutions and financial health tools. We aim to help customers make smart financial decisions and stay on track, so they can be money confident no matter what life throws at them.

We offer top-tier benefits and growth opportunities in a culture built on our core values:

Put People First – We foster an inclusive, flexible, and fun workplace.

Create Clarity – Open communication drives trust and results.

Get Things Done – We focus, prioritize, and deliver with excellence.

Deliver with Heart – We lead with kindness, humility, and strong teamwork.

Listen to Our Customers – Their needs drive our innovation.

Barclays has entered into an agreement to acquire Best Egg with closing expected to take place in Q This acquisition will give us the resources and capital to continue on our mission and drive our strategy forward. With an aligned culture, lower cost of funds, and increased employee growth opportunities across a global brand, we are excited about the future of the Best Egg brand under the Barclays umbrella.

We are looking for collaborative, innovative team players who like to solve problems. There will also be immense opportunities for those willing to dive in. If you're inspired by growth and want to make a real difference, Best Egg is the place for you.

 We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse, inclusive team.

The Lead Software Engineer II plays an important role in building and enhancing engineering solutions across the organization. This role focuses on designing and delivering reliable, high-quality frontend software while contributing to technical discussions, improving engineering practices, and supporting team execution. You will work closely with senior engineers, Product, and Design/UX to build performant, maintainable, and user-focused features and applications.

Technical Delivery & Engineering Excellence

• Design, develop, and deliver high-quality software iteratively and incrementally.
• Take ownership of key components and features—from hands-on coding to deployment and monitoring.
• Contribute to frontend observability using tools like Datadog and Fullstory for error tracking, performance monitoring, and user session analysis.
• Participate in technical design discussions and contribute architectural insights, working with senior leaders to shape solutions.
• Ensure software follows modern engineering practices, including clean code, testing, automation, and modern frontend architecture patterns.
• Support continuous improvement in code quality, reliability, performance, and developer experience.
• Translate business requirements into clear technical tasks and help validate assumptions and approaches.

Team Collaboration & Mentorship

• Mentor and support junior engineers through pairing, code reviews, and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate effectively with Engineering, Product, and Design/UX to deliver well-aligned solutions.
• Contribute to a culture of learning, curiosity, and continuous improvement within the engineering team.

In the First 90 Days:

• Own core components or features.
• Deliver high-quality, production-ready code and contribute meaningfully to team goals.
• Build strong working relationships within Engineering, Product, and Design/UX.

In months:

• Lead development of one or more components or features with increasing autonomy.
• Help improve application performance, reliability, and user experience.
• Support and elevate engineering practices through mentorship, code reviews, and process improvements.

What You Bring:

• 5–7 years of professional frontend software engineering experience.
• Expertise with Angular (preferred), React, or Vue at scale.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript, including experience with advanced typing and generics.
• Strong understanding of reactive programming patterns and state management, with experience in libraries such as RxJS, NgRx, Vuex/Pinia, or Redux.
• Strong proficiency in CSS/SCSS, HTML, responsive design, cross-browser compatibility, and mobile-first development.
• Experience integrating RESTful APIs, third-party SDKs, and embedded widgets within single-page applications, including complex asynchronous workflows.
• Experience designing and contributing to reusable component libraries and shared internal packages (NPM preferred).
• Experience with unit testing (Vitest, Jest, Jasmine, or similar).
• Experience working within mature, legacy codebases and contributing to incremental modernization efforts.
• Familiarity with accessibility standards and best practices. 

Who you are:

• You are a hands-on engineer who enjoys building reliable systems and helping others grow. You are collaborative, curious, and proactive in improving both the product and the engineering process. You balance solid technical judgment with the willingness to dive into details. You're motivated by delivering value, enhancing system quality, and contributing steadily to a strong engineering culture.

$110,000 - $130,000 a year This position is also eligible for an annual incentive bonus based on individual and company performance.  Yearly incentive bonus target 20% of base salary. 

Employee Benefits

Best Egg offers many additional benefits for our employees, including (but not limited to):

·       Pre-tax and post-tax retirement savings plans with a competitive company matching

program

·       Generous paid time-off plans including vacation, personal/sick time, paid short

term and long-term disability leaves, paid parental leave, and paid company

holidays

·       Multiple health care plans to choose from, including dental and vision options

·       Flexible Spending Plans for Health Care, Dependent Care, and Health

Reimbursement Accounts

·       Company-paid benefits such as life insurance, wellness platforms, employee

assistance programs, and Health Advocate programs

·       Other great discounted benefits include identity theft protection, pet insurance,

fitness center reimbursements, and many more

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