by Terrance Ellis | Jan 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
This role is for a project leader who can run complex AI and analytics work end-to-end, not just “track tasks.” You’ll drive high-impact initiatives across credit risk, operations, customer insights, and emerging AI applications, while keeping stakeholders aligned and delivery disciplined.
About Foundation Finance Company (FFC)
Foundation Finance Company is a fast-growing consumer finance company partnering with home improvement contractors across the U.S. to provide flexible, customer-focused financing options. FFC has been Great Place to Work® certified since 2017 and continues investing in data-driven decision making to improve outcomes across the business.
Schedule
Remote role (must reside in one of these states: AL, AR, AZ, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI)
Portfolio-level ownership across credit risk, AI/ML, automation, and analytics initiatives
Cross-functional partnership with stakeholders in business, credit, finance, IT, and operations
What You’ll Do
- Lead enterprise-level data science and advanced analytics projects across credit risk, AI/ML, automation, and business analytics
- Own project plans, timelines, communication, and budget adherence while aligning work to strategic goals
- Manage credit-focused initiatives while also overseeing AI and non-credit projects tied to growth and operational efficiency
- Mentor Decision Science team members through feedback, training, and execution support
- Define scope, milestones, and deliverables with cross-functional stakeholders and build accountability across teams
- Oversee prioritization and execution across the full Decision Science project portfolio
- Communicate progress, findings, and business impact to senior leadership with executive-ready clarity
- Allocate and manage resources effectively across projects (people, budget, technical capacity)
- Identify delivery risks early and implement mitigation strategies
- Champion governance, documentation, and best practices to continuously improve how the team ships
What You Need
- Bachelor’s degree in data science, computer science, business management, or related field (master’s preferred)
- 4+ years of project management experience, ideally in data-driven environments and consumer lending/finance
- Working knowledge of development and design software tools used in technical teams
- Familiarity with statistical programming languages such as R, Python, and SQL (enough to speak the language and manage technical delivery well)
Benefits
- Day-one health benefits (medical, dental, vision) plus HSA/FSA options
- Day-one 401(k) enrollment with company match
- Paid time off including sick and volunteer time
- Paid parental leave options
- Employer-paid life and disability coverage
- Wellbeing on Demand program
- Flexible work environment with casual dress code
Pay Range: $95,000 – $110,000/yr.
If you’ve been trying to land a “real” data science PM role where you’re close to the work and the impact, this is one to move on.
Happy Hunting,
~Two Chicks…
by Terrance Ellis | Jan 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
This is the role for someone who can herd cats without losing their mind. You’ll turn messy ideas into clear plans, keep cross-functional teams aligned, and protect timelines and budgets when reality starts throwing elbows.
About Foundation Finance Company (FFC)
Foundation Finance Company is a fast-growing consumer finance company partnering with home improvement contractors across the U.S. to provide flexible, customer-focused financing options. FFC has been Great Place to Work® certified since 2017 and focuses on building strong operations that support both customers and internal teams.
Schedule
Remote role (must reside in one of these states: AL, AR, AZ, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI)
Cross-functional work across IT and business stakeholders
Methodologies include Agile/Scrum and SDLC/Waterfall
What You’ll Do
- Drive project commitments and establish clear accountability across IT and business teams
- Partner with stakeholders to define objectives, identify workstreams, and build project timelines
- Set and track milestones, manage risks, and adjust schedules when delays happen
- Create and run project communication plans with clear status updates across departments
- Build credibility with business leaders, solve problems, and guide teams toward consensus
- Lead interdepartmental teams to deliver projects on time, to spec, and with accuracy
- Maintain project schedules with budget awareness and clean follow-through through close
- Collect, analyze, and summarize trends and data to guide project strategy and decisions
What You Need
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, Engineering, or related field AND 3 years of project management experience
OR equivalent relevant experience in place of a degree
- Experience planning and tracking projects in a cross-functional matrix environment
- Strong requirements gathering and documentation skills
- Working knowledge of SDLC methodologies and Agile/Scrum plus SDLC/Waterfall
- Bonus: PMP, PgMP, CAPM, or similar project management certification
- Bonus: familiarity with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio), Microsoft Project, and Atlassian Confluence/Jira
Benefits
- Day-one health benefits (medical, dental, vision) plus HSA/FSA options
- Day-one 401(k) enrollment with company match
- Paid time off including sick and volunteer time
- Paid parental leave options
- Employer-paid life and disability coverage
- Wellbeing on Demand program
- Flexible work environment with casual dress code
Pay Range: $85,000 – $105,000/yr.
If you’re strong at “clarity + follow-through” and you can keep people moving without becoming the bad guy, this is worth a real look.
Happy Hunting,
~Two Chicks…
by Terrance Ellis | Jan 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
This role is for a QA leader who doesn’t just “run tests,” you build the system that makes quality repeatable. You’ll own automation strategy using Cypress and Cucumber BDD, strengthen CI/CD, and help the team ship faster without shipping broken.
About Foundation Finance Company (FFC)
Foundation Finance Company is a fast-growing consumer finance company partnering with home improvement contractors across the U.S. to provide flexible, customer-focused financing options. FFC has been Great Place to Work® certified since 2017 and continues investing in the technology and processes that keep the business reliable and secure.
Schedule
Remote role (must reside in one of these states: AL, AR, AZ, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI)
Cross-functional work with Developers, Product Owners, and DevOps
Final in-person interview may be required
What You’ll Do
- Lead the design and implementation of automated test strategies using Cypress and Cucumber BDD
- Build and maintain scalable automation frameworks that plug cleanly into CI/CD pipelines
- Drive best practices in test automation and raise quality standards across projects
- Mentor junior QA engineers through training, script reviews, and consistent automation approaches
- Collaborate with engineering, product, and DevOps to integrate automation into the full SDLC
- Evaluate and introduce new testing tools to improve efficiency and test coverage
- Run performance and security testing to identify stability issues and vulnerabilities
- Design test cases for functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end validation
- Analyze test results, troubleshoot failures, and provide root cause analysis on automation issues
- Flag risks, coverage gaps, and quality improvements that influence product roadmaps
What You Need
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field AND 5 years of relevant experience
OR equivalent combination of education and experience in QA automation, software engineering, or SDET work
- Strong automation skills with Cypress and Cucumber (highly preferred)
- Functional knowledge of JavaScript and TypeScript
- Understanding of testing methodologies and automation best practices
- Familiarity with SQL or NoSQL database concepts
- Comfortable in Agile environments and able to present information clearly to management
- Bonus: certifications in automation tools and/or Agile methodologies
Benefits
- Day-one health benefits (medical, dental, vision) plus HSA/FSA options
- Day-one 401(k) enrollment with company match
- Paid time off including sick and volunteer time
- Paid parental leave options
- Employer-paid life and disability coverage
- Wellbeing on Demand program
- Flexible work environment with casual dress code
Pay Range: $105,000 – $132,000/yr.
If you’ve been wanting a senior QA role where you can actually shape the automation strategy, this is that shot. Apply while it’s open.
Happy Hunting,
~Two Chicks…
by Terrance Ellis | Jan 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
This is a senior seat for someone who can build across the stack and lead while doing it, not just “review PRs and vibe.” You’ll help shape front-end architecture, middleware, and back-end integrations in a fintech environment where performance, security, and reliability matter.
About Foundation Finance Company (FFC)
Foundation Finance Company is a fast-growing consumer finance company partnering with home improvement contractors across the U.S. to provide flexible, customer-focused financing options. FFC has been Great Place to Work® certified since 2017 and continues investing in the systems that keep the business running smoothly.
Schedule
Remote role (must reside in one of these states: AL, AR, AZ, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI)
Agile environment using Scrum planning tools like Jira
Final in-person interview may be required
What You’ll Do
- Lead design and development of front-end web architectures powered by middleware and backed by multiple data sources
- Build and ship software across the current stack: JavaScript, TypeScript, GraphQL, Kafka, MERN (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js), NestJS, Redis, SQL, Jest
- Strengthen the development practice through hands-on coding, code reviews, and acting as a technical bridge across the team
- Step into complex areas of the system when knowledge gaps exist and drive solutions forward
- Lead test-driven development efforts, including strong unit testing practices
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners to define, design, and ship new features
- Apply security best practices to protect customer and company data
- Evaluate emerging technologies and contribute to internal and third-party product roadmaps
- Design scalable, performance-optimized web applications that can grow with the business
What You Need
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field AND 5 years of experience in a development role
OR an equivalent combination of education and experience across front-end, middleware, or back-end development
- Strong leadership habits: clear communication, good judgment, and comfort owning decisions
- Solid grasp of RESTful APIs, testing discipline, performance optimization, and secure development practices
- Ability to collaborate in a fast-paced environment and keep quality high under deadlines
- Bonus: technical certifications from Amazon, Atlassian, Google, Microsoft, or in the listed technologies
Benefits
- Day-one health benefits (medical, dental, vision) plus HSA/FSA options
- Day-one 401(k) enrollment with company match
- Paid time off including sick and volunteer time
- Paid parental leave options
- Employer-paid life and disability coverage
- Wellbeing on Demand program
- Flexible work environment with casual dress code
Pay Range: $100,000 – $130,000/yr.
If your strength is “I can build it, test it, secure it, and explain it,” this is a legit fit. Don’t overthink it, apply.
Happy Hunting,
~Two Chicks…
by Terrance Ellis | Jan 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
Lead the buildout of scalable data and AI infrastructure that helps a growing finance company turn models into real-world impact. If you can mentor technical teams, modernize pipelines, and make cloud systems faster, safer, and cheaper, this is your lane.
About Foundation Finance Company (FFC)
Foundation Finance Company is a fast-growing consumer finance company partnering with home improvement contractors across the U.S. to provide flexible, customer-focused financing options. FFC has been Great Place to Work® certified since 2017 and is focused on creating an environment where teams can deliver strong outcomes and keep improving.
Schedule
Remote role (must reside in one of these states: AL, AR, AZ, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI)
Cross-functional work supporting data science and analytics teams
Leadership role with team management, delivery ownership, and operational accountability
What You’ll Do
- Build infrastructure such as microservices to support deployment and operationalization of ML/AI models
- Lead and mentor a team of Data Analytics Engineers and Machine Learning/AI Engineers through coaching, development, and execution
- Design and maintain data pipelines, data lakes, and ML/AI model deployment frameworks
- Drive scalable, secure cloud infrastructure development and ongoing optimization
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to gather needs and deliver infrastructure solutions
- Automate ingestion, transformation, and ML/AI workflow processes to increase efficiency
- Ensure compliance with data governance policies and regulatory standards
- Monitor and optimize performance, scalability, and cost efficiency across the stack
- Stay current on emerging technologies and recommend improvements that meaningfully move the needle
What You Need
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of experience in data engineering, ML infrastructure, or similar roles
- 2+ years leading or managing technical teams (preferred)
- Ability to design secure, scalable cloud systems and support model deployment frameworks
- Strong operational mindset: governance, performance monitoring, cost optimization, and reliability
- Master’s degree preferred
- Cloud certifications (AWS Solutions Architect, GCP Data Engineer, etc.) preferred but not required
Benefits
- Day-one health benefits (medical, dental, vision) plus HSA/FSA options
- Day-one 401(k) enrollment with company match
- Paid time off including sick and volunteer time
- Paid parental leave options
- Employer-paid life and disability coverage
- Wellbeing on Demand program
- Flexible work environment with casual dress code
Pay Range: $130,000 – $140,000/yr.
This role is half builder, half coach. If you’re the type who can ship infrastructure and level up the people shipping it with you, don’t sit on it.
Happy Hunting,
~Two Chicks…
by Terrance Ellis | Jan 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
Build the data backbone that powers real-time analytics, reporting, and machine learning across a fast-growing fintech platform. If you love clean pipelines, low latency, and shipping cloud-native systems that actually move the business, this one’s got teeth.
About SmartAsset
SmartAsset is a consumer-focused financial information and advice platform that helps people make smarter money decisions through educational content and personalized calculators and tools. The company also operates a platform that connects consumers with fiduciary financial advisors, supporting data-driven decision-making at scale.
Schedule
Remote role, eligible to work from anywhere in the Contiguous US
Cross-functional collaboration with teams across Marketing, Product, Sales, and Finance
Agile environment with ownership of end-to-end technical projects
What You’ll Do
- Architect, design, implement, and operate end-to-end data engineering solutions using Agile practices
- Build and manage robust vendor and partner data integrations, including complex API integrations
- Partner with analysts, data scientists, DBAs, and business teams to translate requirements into scalable data solutions
- Lead technical projects, owning execution in a fast-paced environment
- Improve pipeline quality, security, efficiency, reliability, and scalability while reducing data latency
What You Need
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
- 7+ years of hands-on data engineering experience
- 4+ years building and maintaining complex ETL/ELT pipelines
- 3+ years of Python building production-grade data APIs (FastAPI or similar)
- Advanced SQL skills including query optimization and performance tuning
- Expert-level dbt implementation experience (models, macros, incremental/dynamic tables)
- Strong Snowflake experience (performance optimization, Time Travel recovery, advanced modeling)
- AWS data services experience (Kinesis, Firehose, Redshift, Spectrum, EMR, Lambda) plus ECS/EKS for deploying data apps
Benefits
- Remote-first: flexibility to work from anywhere in the Contiguous US
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- 401K plus equity packages
- Time off including vacation, sick, and parental leave
- FSA (Medical and Dependent Care), EAP, home office stipend, pet insurance, and more
Comp range listed for select locations: $135,500 – $200,000 + RSUs + benefits.
This is a strong senior seat with real ownership—apply while it’s still fresh.
Bring the receipts, build the backbone, and let the data speak.
Happy Hunting,
~Two Chicks…
