AI-driven lending and credit scoring platform for Canadian consumers
BrainFinance runs an online consumer lending platform built on a TypeScript/Node.js stack (Fastify, Next.js, React) deployed mostly on GCP via Terraform and Cloud Run, with BigQuery for analytics and AWS Lambda and Connect alongside. A newly sought Compliance Director and AML and financial-crime pain points show regulatory maturity scaling with the product, while engineering work centers on multitenant infrastructure and internal AI assistants.
Notable leadership hires: Compliance Director
BrainFinance is a Montréal-based fintech founded in 2015 that offers consumer credit through a web-based lending platform. Its proprietary scoring model evaluates applicants using multiple data points, aiming to serve Canadians with lower credit scores who are often overlooked by traditional lenders. The company employs 201–500 people and is self-owned. Its team spans finance, data science, software engineering, legal and compliance, and it hires in Canada.
BrainFinance uses TypeScript, Node.js, Fastify, Express.js, React, Next.js and Tailwind CSS, with PostgreSQL, MySQL and Firestore, deployed on GCP (Cloud Run, BigQuery) via Terraform, plus AWS Lambda and AWS Connect.
Yes. Hiring is accelerating in Canada, focused on engineering, with data and compliance roles including a Compliance Director position.
BrainFinance is headquartered in Montréal, Québec, Canada, and has 201–500 employees.
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