Fintech - Lead Software Engineer (Hybrid)

About the role

The successful candidate must be physically based in New York, USA and available to attend the office during normal working hours. They operate on a hybrid working model.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering initiatives across the organisation's platform and technology ecosystem
• Support the continued development of scalable, secure and resilient infrastructure
• Drive improvements across platform reliability, performance, scalability and operational excellence
• Partner closely with founders and senior stakeholders to execute strategic technology objectives
• Contribute directly to software development and technical delivery
• Support engineering best practices, technical standards and development processes
• Help strengthen security, authentication, identity and payments-related capabilities
• Identify and resolve technical bottlenecks impacting growth and performance
• Support the development of engineering roadmaps and technical priorities
• Collaborate with product, operations and leadership teams to deliver business objectives
• Promote a culture of accountability, ownership and continuous improvement
• Contribute to hiring, mentoring and developing engineering talent as the organisation grows

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience
• Strong experience working within fintech, payments, banking, digital identity or other regulated financial services environments
• Must have demonstrable direct experience of building payments and ledger systems
• Demonstrated experience building and scaling customer-facing technology products
• Strong understanding of system architecture, scalability, reliability and security principles
• Experience working within startup, scale-up or high-growth technology environments
• Proven ability to operate effectively in fast-moving and evolving organisations
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities
• Comfortable balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders
• Experience working with payment systems, authentication technologies, identity platforms, or financial infrastructure is highly desirable
• Demonstrated ownership mentality with a track record of delivering results
• A builder mindset with the ambition to grow alongside a rapidly scaling business

Qualifications

Applications from candidates requiring sponsorship will be automatically disqualified and will not be considered further.

Skills

• Technical leadership skills
• Strategic thinking and execution
• Problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Effective communication and stakeholder management
• Experience with fintech, payments, banking, digital identity or other regulated financial services
• Experience building and scaling customer-facing technology products
• Experience with system architecture, scalability, reliability and security principles
• Experience working within startup, scale-up or high-growth technology environments
• Experience with payment systems, authentication technologies, identity platforms, or financial infrastructure

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Opportunity to join a rapidly scaling international fintech
• Significant ownership and influence within a growing organisation
• Direct exposure to founders and senior leadership
• Opportunity to help shape the future direction of the technology function
• High-autonomy environment with meaningful impact and responsibility
• Exposure to complex payments, identity and financial technology challenges
• Professional growth and development opportunities
• Opportunity to contribute to the growth of a business with significant international expansion plans

Pay

Competitive compensation package

Schedule

High-autonomy environment with meaningful impact and responsibility