Home Improvement Sales & Solutions Engineer

LendingClub•San Francisco, CA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

At LendingClub, we put our customers at the center of everything we do. Our Embedded Lending team builds financing experiences that are seamlessly integrated at the point of sale, helping merchants grow while giving customers access to affordable, transparent credit. LendingClub Embedded Lending enables lending experiences across third-party platforms, aggregators, and merchant ecosystems. We help partners embed flexible, compliant financing solutions powered by LendingClub’s technology and underwriting capabilities, accelerating partner growth and customer satisfaction across a range of verticals. The Sales & Solutions Engineering team plays a critical role in scaling integrations, demonstrating technical value, and enabling partners from discovery through production launch and beyond. As a Solutions Engineer, you will serve as a trusted technical partner to both internal teams and external partners throughout the integration lifecycle.

Requirements

4+ years of experience in Sales Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Partner Engineering, or a similar technical pre-sales role, ideally within fintech, platform, or SaaS environments
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience
Strong understanding of API technologies including REST/JSON, OAuth, webhooks, SDKs, and developer tooling
Hands-on experience supporting full integration lifecycles, sandbox environments, and partner troubleshooting
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present to both technical and executive audiences
Ability to clearly articulate complex technical concepts and connect them to business value
Proven track record of collaborating effectively with Sales, Product, Engineering, and cross-functional partners
Comfortable managing multiple concurrent integrations with strong attention to detail
Consultative, solution-oriented mindset with a passion for learning and continuous improvement

Nice To Haves

Experience with embedded finance, lending APIs, payments, or credit and risk workflows
Familiarity with fintech compliance and security frameworks such as PCI or SOC 2
Experience creating technical content such as onboarding guides, API documentation, tutorials, or playbooks

Responsibilities

Technical Pre-Sales Leadership Act as the primary technical advisor across the partner lifecycle, from early discovery and scoping through onboarding and launch
Partner closely with Business Development and Sales to translate partner needs into scalable technical solutions and integration strategies
Deliver technical presentations, API walkthroughs, custom demos, and proof-of-concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences
API & Platform Integration Expertise Collaborate with Engineering on the design, documentation, and validation of integration patterns, including REST APIs, webhooks, data schemas, and security models
Work directly with partner engineering teams on architecture decisions, performance requirements, error handling, and testing plans
Partner with Product and Engineering to ensure integrations meet compliance, data governance, scalability, and security standards
Cross-Functional Collaboration Translate product capabilities and roadmap into partner-ready solutions and provide clear technical feedback to Product and Engineering
Support RFP and RFI responses, technical briefs, standards documentation, and partner enablement materials
Partner with Sales Operations to build repeatable onboarding workflows and smooth handoff processes
Post-Sales Support & Enablement Serve as a technical escalation point, troubleshooting integration issues and ensuring operational continuity
Enable internal teams including Sales, Solutions, and Customer Success with training and technical resources
Track key technical metrics and contribute to reporting that informs partner adoption and performance