--- title: 'Software Engineer (Frontend-Focused Full Stack) at Lendbuzz' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/software-engineer-frontend-focused-full-stack-lendbuzz-boston-w2cy1q056qqt' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-11' --- # Software Engineer (Frontend-Focused Full Stack) at Lendbuzz - **Company:** Lendbuzz - **Location:** Boston, MA - **Compensation:** $110k–$120k - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-09-08 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/lendbuzz/f3c0d168-fc27-4a3e-89f4-b3efcf1db4b4 ## Job description At Lendbuzz, we believe financial opportunity should be more personalized and fair. We develop innovative technologies that provide underserved and overlooked borrowers with better access to credit. From our employees to our dealers, partners, and borrowers, we’ve built a company and a culture around a resolute belief in the promise and power of diversity. We value independent and critical thinking. ## Key Responsibilities - Participate in all phases of agile software development, including design, implementation, testing, deployment, and monitoring - Build and evolve high-performance frontend applications using Next.js, with a focus on usability and scalability - Contribute to backend services using Node.js and NestJS, supporting RESTful APIs and workflows - Apply OOP principles and modern JavaScript (ES6+) to write clean, maintainable, and testable code - Architect systems optimized for speed, scalability, and reliability - Collaborate with design, product, backend, and underwriting teams to deliver user-centered features - Research, prototype, and evaluate new tools and technologies to improve our development workflow - Collaborate with a hybrid, globally distributed team across time zones using Slack, GitHub, shared documentation, and Zoom ## Key Requirements - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience) - 3-5+ years building modern, scalable React-based web applications; experience with [Next.js](http://next.js) is a plus - Strong experience with TypeScript, [Node.js](http://node.js), and RESTful API design - Solid understanding of OOP and modern JavaScript (ES6+) - ## Experience with TDD and automated testing frameworks - ## Experience with AWS or cloud-based infrastructure - Bonus: NestJS, WebSockets, Ruby on Rails, and/or Python experience We believe: Diversity is a competitive advantage. We celebrate our differences, and are better when we have a variety of experiences, viewpoints, and backgrounds. Compassion is a strength. We care about our customers and look to build long-term relationships with them. Simplicity is a key feature. We work hard to make our forms and processes as painless and intuitive as possible. Honesty and transparency are non negotiable. We incorporate these traits in all of our interactions. Financial opportunity belongs to everyone. We work every day to improve lives by extending this opportunity. If you believe these things too then we would love to hear from you! Background Checks After an offer is accepted, Lendbuzz conducts a pre-employment background check. Any evaluation of the background check will be subject to an individualized assessment, taking into account the applicant’s or employee’s specific record and the responsibilities and requirements of the particular role. A Note on Recruiting Outreach We’ve been made aware of individuals falsely claiming to represent Lendbuzz using lookalike email addresses (eg @lendbuzzcareers.com). Please note that all legitimate emails from our team come from @lendbuzz.com. We will never ask for sensitive information or conduct interviews via messaging apps. ## About Lendbuzz ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Lendbuzz is an AI-powered auto finance platform that provides car loans to individuals with limited or no U.S. credit history, using machine learning algorithms to assess creditworthiness. - **Entity Type**: Public (ticker: LBZZ) - **Headquarters**: Boston, Massachusetts, USA - **Founded**: 2015 - **Founders**: Not publicly available ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Financial Services / Auto Finance / Fintech - **Target customers**: B2C (consumers with thin or no credit history) and B2B (auto dealerships) - **Mission**: To offer fair access to credit for underserved populations [sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1736734/000119312526096942/d715014ds1a.htm) ## Products & Services - **[AI-Powered Auto Loans]**: Loan origination and servicing for consumers, underwritten by a proprietary AI Risk Analysis (AIRA®) score that analyzes thousands of data points per applicant. Type: Financial product. - **[Dealership Portal]**: A streamlined point-of-sale software platform that enables dealership partners to manage loan applications and increase sales. Type: SaaS. - **[Floorplan Lending]**: Inventory financing for dealerships. Type: Financial product. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (IPO filed; pricing not yet set) - **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of $200M (as of latest data) [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/lendbuzz). Total revenue grew at a compounded annual rate of ~83% from 2020 to 2025; the company has been profitable (positive net income) each year since 2021 [sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1736734/000119312526096942/d715014ds1a.htm). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not disclosed in provided sources. The company partners with 2,344 active auto dealerships as of December 2025 [sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1736734/000119312526096942/d715014ds1a.htm). - **Growth Signals**: 323 employees (+7.5% YoY) [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/lendbuzz); 100%+ net dollar retention for 19 consecutive quarters; 143 sales employees; 61% of open positions are remote [jobera.com](https://jobera.com/employer/lendbuzz/); expansion potential in a $718 billion U.S. auto loan origination market with over 55,000 dealerships [sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1736734/000119312526096942/d715014ds1a.htm). ## Competitive Advantages - Proprietary AI algorithms (AIRA®) trained on over 3.7 million payments from more than 205,000 consumers, incorporating 2,000+ features per applicant [sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1736734/000119312526096942/d715014ds1a.htm). - Focus on a large underserved market: ~119 million U.S. adults (46% of adults) with thin/no credit or near-prime status [sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1736734/000119312526096942/d715014ds1a.htm). - Efficient go-to-market through dealerships, leading to low customer acquisition costs and strong unit economics. - Consistent profitability and positive net income since 2021 [sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1736734/000119312526096942/d715014ds1a.htm). ## Strategic Focus - Expand the dealership network within existing geographic footprint and enter new U.S. regions. - Increase loan origination volume and market share in the $718 billion auto loan origination market. - Continue to refine AI/ML models for credit risk assessment and credit outperformance. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Mission-driven to broaden access to credit for underserved populations; co-founders were personally affected by the problem they solve [lendbuzz.com](https://www.lendbuzz.com/about). - **Work Policy**: Broad flexibility – 61% of job listings are remote, 23% hybrid, 16% on-site [jobera.com](https://jobera.com/employer/lendbuzz/). - **Employer Rating**: 3.9/5.0 on LinkedIn (110 reviews) with strong scores in Work-Life (3.8), Compensation (3.9), Culture (3.9), and Career (3.7) [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/lendbuzz). - **Growth & Stability**: Rapidly growing, profitable fintech company with a recent IPO filing; Product, Engineering, and Development teams are central to the company’s innovation [lendbuzz.com](https://www.lendbuzz.com/about). ## Sources 1. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/lendbuzz) 2. [lendbuzz.com](https://www.lendbuzz.com/about) 3. [sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1736734/000119312526096942/d715014ds1a.htm) 4. [sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1736734/000119312525201851/d715014ds1.htm) 5. 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