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title: 'Lead Engineer (Drupal / Web Platforms) at Current'
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# Lead Engineer (Drupal / Web Platforms) at Current

- **Company:** Current
- **Location:** United States
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-05-13
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/current/jobs/8548913002

## Job description

At Current, Lead Engineers drive the technical direction and delivery of complex digital experiences across multiple client engagements. You’ll partner closely with cross-functional teams across strategy, design, production, and engineering to build scalable, high-quality digital platforms and applications.

Lead Engineers are both strategic and hands-on technical leaders. You’re comfortable architecting solutions, guiding engineering teams, collaborating directly with clients, and jumping into execution when needed. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex technical challenges while helping shape engineering standards and best practices across the agency.

## What You’ll Do

- Lead the technical architecture, development, and delivery of complex digital projects across multiple client engagements
- Partner with strategy, design, production, and engineering teams to define technical approaches and delivery plans
- Serve as a technical lead and point of contact for client stakeholders
- Build scalable, maintainable, and high-performing web applications and CMS-driven platforms
- Develop proof-of-concept solutions and evaluate technical feasibility for integrations and new features
- Guide engineering standards, code quality, and architectural best practices across projects
- Conduct code reviews and mentor engineers across the team
- Assess technical health of active projects and recommend improvements or modernization opportunities
- Collaborate on project planning, estimation, technical scoping, and delivery strategy
- Contribute to internal tooling, workflows, and engineering culture initiatives
- Stay informed on emerging technologies and identify opportunities to improve processes and solutions

## What You’ll Bring

- 6–8 years of software or web development experience, ideally within an agency or consulting environment
- Strong expertise in JavaScript, PHP, and modern front-end/back-end frameworks such as React, Vue, Angular, or Node.js
- Advanced experience with Drupal and WordPress CMS platforms
- Deep understanding of Drupal architecture, APIs, custom module development, and theming
- Strong knowledge of the LAMP stack, including PHP and MySQL
- Experience building scalable applications, integrations, and API-driven solutions
- Experience with cloud hosting platforms such as AWS, Acquia, Pantheon, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Strong understanding of Git workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment best practices
- Ability to lead technical decision-making while remaining hands-on in execution
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders

## Nice to Have

- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or containerized development environments
- Familiarity with automated testing frameworks and DevOps practices
- Experience working within Agile delivery environments such as Scrum or Kanban
- Experience leading engineering teams or mentoring developers across projects
- Strong debugging, optimization, and performance-tuning experience
- Familiarity with Jira, Workfront, or similar project management tools

## Why Current

At Current, we believe the best digital work happens when strategy, design, production, and technology operate as one team. We partner with ambitious brands to create digital experiences that are thoughtful, scalable, and built to drive real impact.

We’re a remote-first agency with teams across the US, working collaboratively across websites, platforms, campaigns, CRM ecosystems, and digital product experiences. Our environment is fast-paced, highly collaborative, and built for people who enjoy solving complex technical challenges alongside smart, supportive teammates.

You’ll have the opportunity to work across a variety of clients and technologies, contribute to meaningful digital experiences, and help shape the future of engineering within a growing agency environment.

The target range of base compensation for this role is $120,000 - $145,000 annually. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors, including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and location.

## About Current

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Current is a U.S. financial technology platform that provides mobile-first banking, credit building, savings, and cryptocurrency services to everyday Americans.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series E)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: Stuart Sopp (CEO and Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Consumer Fintech / Digital Banking
- **Target customers**: B2C – everyday Americans, including teens and underbanked individuals; no minimum income or age requirement.
- **Mission or purpose**: “To improve financial outcomes” by providing affordable, integrated financial tools that help members make progress with their money, regardless of paycheck size.

## Products & Services
- **Current Banking Account**: Fee-free checking/savings account with early paycheck access (up to 2 days), fee-free overdraft, and 40,000+ fee-free ATMs. (Service)
- **Build (Secured Credit Card)**: No credit check or upfront deposit; helps members build credit history through monthly payments, managed with a single balance. (Service)
- **Savings Pods**: Savings accounts with annual boosts up to 4.00% APY. (Service)
- **Crypto Trading**: Buy and sell dozens of cryptocurrencies directly from spending balances with no trading fees. (Service)
- **Paycheck Advances**: Up to $750 deposited directly into the account (eligibility-based). (Service)
- **Teen Banking**: Custodial accounts for members under 18 with automatic allowances, instant transfers, and real-time alerts. (Service)
- **P2P Transfers**: Send money to anyone on the platform. (Service)
- **Money Management Tools**: Budgeting, spending insights, and instant notifications. (Service)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: $1.5 billion as of June 2026 (Series E round) [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/current)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of $663.41M; annual revenue not publicly disclosed (spend-based model driven by interchange fees) [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/current)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Springcoast Partners (lead, Series E), Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global Management, Avenir, Foundation Capital, Wellington Management, Sapphire Ventures, QED Investors, General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund. Banking partners: Choice Financial and Cross River Bank (Members FDIC). Card network: Visa. [current.com/about-us](https://current.com/about-us/)
- **Growth Signals**: Three consecutive years of >70% growth; approaching profitability in 2026; 6 million members; expanded financing partnership with Cross River; raised $80M Series E in June 2026; positioning for public market readiness. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/current)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary core banking technology** – built and maintained in-house, allowing full integration of features, direct relationships with partner banks and Visa, and faster product innovation.
- **Spend-based business model** – revenue from interchange fees rather than traditional deposit-based banking, enabling fee-free and lower-cost services for members.
- **No physical branches** – keeps costs low, passing value back to members.
- **Unified platform** – single spending balance for all products (banking, credit, crypto, savings), eliminating silos common in other fintechs.

## Strategic Focus
- **Profitability & public market readiness**: Current is scaling operational governance and financial profile to become a public company, targeting profitability in 2026.
- **Product expansion**: Continuing to grow its integrated suite of credit, liquidity, and savings products, especially through the expanded Cross River partnership.
- **Member growth**: Leveraging strong unit economics and >70% growth trajectory to acquire and retain members.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & mission**: “Members are at the heart of everything we do” – focus on improving financial outcomes for everyday Americans.
- **Work environment**: New York-based team; likely hybrid/office presence (NYC headquarters). [current.com/careers](https://current.com/careers/)
- **Perks & benefits**: Competitive salary, equity, flexible vacation policy, commuter benefits, discretionary bonus program, medical/dental/vision insurance.
- **Engineering culture**: Building proprietary core banking technology; opportunity to work on integrated fintech products at scale (6M members) with a path to IPO.

## Sources
1. [current.com/about-us](https://current.com/about-us/)
2. [current.com/careers](https://current.com/careers/)
3. [current.com](https://current.com/)
4. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/current)
5. [tracxn.com](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/current/__N4LwB7P3YpXRjBzHEQDbdTr93pYZRm-dqDRw9QL1qJY)

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