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…