Director Of Engineering & Program Management
San Francisco, California, Us
LendingHome, ranked by Forbes as one of the 50 hottest startups of 2015, brought together top talent and cutting-edge technology to reimagine the mortgage process from the ground up. Our goal is to be the best way to get a mortgage and the best way to invest in them. I led a strategic program to transform the core loan origination software into a mortgage origination platform, enabling LendingHome to scale to more than $15 billion in loan originations.* Established measurable goals in partnership with the business and aligned engineering efforts, reducing scrum slippage by 5% quarter over quarter and cutting P0 mean time to fix by 20%. Created a clear tech vision and roadmap for my teams, enhancing tech roadmap visibility with other stakeholders.* Championed test-driven development to smooth integration with CI/CD, improving build efficiency by 16% and reducing test failures by 24%.* Hired, mentored, trained, and retained top engineering talent, including vendors and contractors.* Led projects for platform, acquisition, customer onboarding, and servicing engineering teams, achieving over 70% year-over-year growth for fix-and-flip loans.* Improved engineering culture and aligned engineering efforts with other stakeholders, increasing confidence in the product as it scaled in size and complexity, with NPS improving by 20 points in one year.