Head of Engineering

• Remain actively involved in architecture, design, code reviews, and critical engineering initiatives


• Contribute directly to the development of core platform functionality and business-critical systems


• Drive decisions around scalability, reliability, security, and performance


• Lead troubleshooting efforts for complex production issues and system challenges


• Establish and maintain engineering standards, best practices, and development processes


• Own engineering execution and delivery across multiple initiatives


• Partner with product and business stakeholders to prioritize and organize work effectively


• Mentor and develop engineers at all levels of experience


• Manage hiring, performance, career development, and team growth


• Create accountability and clear ownership across projects and teams


• Foster a culture of transparency, collaboration, and operational excellence

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Remain actively involved in architecture, design, code reviews, and critical engineering initiatives


• Contribute directly to the development of core platform functionality and business-critical systems


• Drive decisions around scalability, reliability, security, and performance


• Lead troubleshooting efforts for complex production issues and system challenges


• Establish and maintain engineering standards, best practices, and development processes

Team Leadership

• Own engineering execution and delivery across multiple initiatives


• Partner with product and business stakeholders to prioritize and organize work effectively


• Mentor and develop engineers at all levels of experience


• Manage hiring, performance, career development, and team growth


• Create accountability and clear ownership across projects and teams


• Foster a culture of transparency, collaboration, and operational excellence

Organizational Impact

• Build scalable processes that improve execution without creating unnecessary bureaucracy


• Ensure engineering efforts align with business objectives and strategic priorities


• Partner with executive leadership on organizational planning and technical strategy


• Help shape the future structure and growth of the engineering organization

Desired Skills and Experience

• Experience within fintech, payments, financial infrastructure, banking technology, or other regulated industries


• Familiarity with transaction processing, payment workflows, risk systems, or money movement platforms


• Experience scaling engineering teams through periods of rapid company growth


• Background working in startup or high-growth environments


• Experience building mission-critical systems that handle significant transaction volume


• Exposure to compliance, security, or regulated operational environments