Manager, Software Engineering

About the role

*PLEASE NOTE: This role is open to candidates located in Charlotte, NC with hybrid attendance required. Hybrid requires in-person attendance at least 3 days a week (ideally Tuesday-Thursday) in our Charlotte, NC office. Additionally, this position does not offer visa sponsorship, now or in the future.*

About LendingTree

LendingTree is the nation's leading online financial services marketplace. We empower consumers to shop, compare, and save on financial products including mortgages, personal loans, credit cards, insurance, and more. Our mission is to help consumers make smarter financial decisions while creating innovative technology solutions that drive business growth and exceptional customer experiences.

Position Summary

LendingTree is seeking an experienced and passionate Manager, Software Engineering to lead a team of software engineers responsible for building and scaling customer-facing and internal technology platforms. This leader will play a critical role in developing engineering talent, driving technical excellence, delivering high-impact business initiatives, and fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement. The candidate will manage the team resources for a lead matching system where the end user submits a request for help finding lenders to match their need. The system interacts with multiple distributed systems like SalesForce and inhouse applications. The team currently consists of 4 software engineers and 2 testing engineers. The candidate will be responsible for managing the development engineers, guiding the development team towards long term goals, interacting with stakeholders and managing expectations.

The ideal candidate combines strong people leadership, with a special emphasis on AI experience and the ability lead the team(s) to drive to an AI development landscape. They will also exhibit technical depth, excel at cross-functional collaboration, and have a proven track record of delivering complex software solutions in fast-paced, data-driven environments.

What You'll Do:

Team Leadership & Talent Development

- Lead, coach, and develop a team of software engineers through regular feedback, mentoring, and career development planning.

- Foster a high-performance engineering culture focused on ownership, collaboration, inclusion, and continuous learning.

- Conduct performance reviews, goal setting, succession planning, and employee development activities.

- Recruit, interview, and onboard top engineering talent.

- Promote engineering best practices and create opportunities for technical growth across the team.

Technical Leadership

- Partner with engineers, architects and stakeholders to design scalable, secure, and maintainable software solutions.

- Guide technical decision-making and help balance short-term business needs with long-term platform health.

- Drive engineering excellence through code quality standards, automated testing, observability, and operational maturity.