Engineering Director US
About The Role
Aspire is the modern finance operating system for businesses, helping them manage payments, treasury, expenses, and financial operations at scale. Trusted by 50,000+ businesses globally, Aspire is rapidly expanding in the US market. We are looking for an Engineering Director to lead and scale engineering initiatives supporting Aspire’s US growth.
You will work closely with Product, Design, Data, Risk, and Operations teams to drive technical execution across critical business areas. You’ll help shape engineering strategy, improve development processes, mentor engineering managers and senior engineers, and ensure Aspire continues to deliver scalable, high-quality products in a fast-moving fintech environment.
What You’ll Do
Lead and scale high-performing engineering teams across key product and platform initiatives
Partner closely with Product and cross-functional stakeholders to define technical strategy and execution priorities
Drive engineering excellence, scalability, reliability, and operational efficiency across systems and infrastructure
Support architecture decisions and help build scalable, secure, and resilient fintech products
Mentor engineering managers and senior engineers while fostering a strong engineering culture
Improve development processes, delivery velocity, and cross-team collaboration
Help recruit and grow top engineering talent as Aspire expands in the US
Balance speed, technical quality, and business impact in a fast-paced environment
What We’re Looking For
10+ years of software engineering experience, including experience leading engineering teams in high-growth technology environments
Prior experience managing engineering managers and/or multiple engineering teams
Strong technical background with experience building scalable distributed systems and modern cloud-based architectures
Experience working within fintech, payments, banking, SaaS, or regulated technology environments is strongly preferred
Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous startup environments
Strong ownership mindset with the ability to drive execution and organizational alignment
Experience scaling engineering processes, teams, and infrastructure during periods of rapid growth
Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
Why Join Aspire
Opportunity to help shape Aspire’s US engineering organization from an early stage
High ownership and visibility with leadership and cross-functional teams
Fast-paced startup environment with global scale ambitions
Hybrid work flexibility and strong focus on professional growth
Serving 50,000+ businesses worldwide
Competitive compensation including bonus, equity, and benefits