Software Engineering Head

In this role, you’ll lead the development of cutting-edge financial technology that seamlessly integrates online and offline environments. You’ll scale our business into new territories, build a high-performing, agile engineering team, and deliver products and services that make a real impact.

• Lead cross-functional engineering teams focused on financial services.
• Define the technology roadmap and architecture for core financial platforms.
• Design scalable, fault-tolerant transaction systems capable of handling 10K+ TPS for a 100M+ population.
• Attract and grow top-tier talent across diverse backgrounds and locations.
• Drive performance management, training, and work assignments for engineers.
• Review specs, design decisions, tech stacks, and code.
• Ensure optimal staffing and place top technical leaders where they’re most impactful.
• Balance speed, innovation, and operational excellence across teams.
• Implement best practices for secure, robust transaction processing with partners like Visa, MasterCard, and banks.
• Navigate regulatory requirements (e.g., central bank, PCI-DSS).
• Collaborate with senior engineering leads across the group.
• Foster a culture of innovation, smart risk-taking, and continuous learning.

What You Need to Succeed:

• 10+ years in system development (Java, Golang preferred).
• 3+ years in financial services development.
• 2+ years in team management.
• Proven success building scalable, robust financial platforms.
• Experience in mobile money, payments, or regulated financial environments is a plus.
• Strong leadership in building and guiding technical teams.
• Deep knowledge of emerging technologies and cloud infrastructure (AWS).
• Excellent communication skills and ability to engage with C-level stakeholders.
• Ability to pioneer new technical directions critical to company success.