Principal Software Engineer (Platform)

About this role

• The Tech Platform team is the backbone of Enova’s engineering organization — building, maintaining, and evolving the foundational platform components that power our products, brands, and engineering teams across the company. Spanning IT, Tech Ops, and Platform Software Engineering, we operate at the intersection of infrastructure, tooling, and developer experience
• As a Principal Engineer on Tech Platform, you will set the technical direction for platform-wide initiatives, drive the adoption and responsible use of AI across the engineering organization, and ensure our architecture evolves to meet the demands of a growing, innovative FinTech company. This is a highly visible role: you will influence how Enova builds software, how engineers experience their tools, and how AI becomes a durable part of our engineering culture
• Identify, evaluate, and champion new applications for AI that improve platform reliability, developer productivity, and engineering velocity
• Represent engineering in cross-functional AI governance and vendor discussions, ensuring platform and engineering perspectives are well-represented
• Build internal expertise and advocacy around AI — running demos, sharing learnings, and helping teams understand where and how to apply AI responsibly
• Identify gaps in architecture, technology, tooling, and process — and take ownership of addressing them
• Ensure that new platform systems and services are sensible, secure, scalable, and aligned with Enova-wide design principles
• Conduct or lead proof-of-concept efforts with the goal of widening Enova’s technology advantages
• Partner with technical leads across teams to translate strategy into actionable, prioritized work
• Manage timeline feasibility and proactively communicate changes and pivots to stakeholders and leaders
• Actively participate in large cross-team forums and enterprise-level initiatives
• Provide guidance, mentorship, and oversight to Tech Leads and engineers, particularly during inc...