Engineering Manager, Flex

• Minimum of 6 years in risk domains, with at least 3 years as a manager or tech lead
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, including 4+ years with Java
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Engineering or a related field
• Proficiency in Java frameworks and tools used at Flex: Spring (core/web/boot), Gradle, JUnit, and JVM optimization
• Expertise in Service-Oriented Architecture, REST APIs, Message Queues, and scalable architecture
• Familiarity with AWS tools (EKS, Aurora RDS, Elasticache, DynamoDB) and containerization
• Strong experience in delivering high-impact products end-to-end, with a focus on quality and timeliness. You are able to think rigorously and make hard decisions and tradeoffs
• Ability to make analytical, data-driven decisions and recover quickly from setbacks
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with mentoring experience across various seniority levels

Desirable

• The Risk Platform Engineering team is committed to reducing risk across Flex, our products, and for our customers, focusing on but not limited to areas like credit and fraud risk
• Our mission is to enhance Flex app accessibility for customers while ensuring security by identifying and preventing misuse across all core product areas
• Additionally, we play a key role in maintaining Flex’s positive lifetime value (LTV) by minimizing company losses through AI/ML solutions and effective risk policies
• We are seeking a Risk Domain Leader to join our team
• In this role, you will not only be hands-on with coding, driving the development of platforms and APIs essential for risk management, but also lead a skilled team of backend and full-stack developers to build and enhance a scalable, best-in-class Risk Platform that supports Flex’s current and future risk products
• As an Engineering Manager in the risk domain, you will develop a comprehensive understanding of risk from company, product, and customer perspectives
• You will align customer needs with our technical capabilities to deliver a strategic technical vision, influencing cross-functional partners to ensure that deliverables align with our north star goals in risk management while enhancing the quality of our platform
• Additionally, you will support the professional growth of your engineers, mentor teammates in agile development practices, and work closely with partners to plan, prioritize, and deliver scalable and reliable products
• You will drive DevOps best practices to ensure a robust incident response process and maintain a resilient test, build, and deployment pipeline
• As a leader in the Risk Platform team, you will drive the following key projects and systems:
• Core Decision Platform: Manage the end-to-end platform for business rule, analytics, and ML/AI-driven decision-making
• Event Data Stream: Support real-time data ingestion for rapid risk rule/policy setup
• A/B Testing and Experimentation: Enable advanced experimentation tools with adaptive algorithms for risk prevention
• Real-Time Fraud Monitoring: Deploy configurable systems to detect and respond to fraud in real-time
• ML and AI Microservices: Integrate ML/AI models as microservices for enhanced risk detection