GeezJobs (Recruitment Department)
Senior Engineering Lead – Fintech Systems
Posted
2 hours ago
Experience
4+ years
Deadline
Jun. 13, 2026 (5 days left)
On behalf of our client we are looking for a highly experienced Senior Engineering Lead to guide our engineering teams in building scalable, secure, and reliable fintech and payment systems.
This role combines hands-on software development, technical leadership, and system architecture ownership. You will work closely with Product, QA, DevOps, and business teams to deliver high-quality financial technology products.
Key Responsibilities
1. Technical Leadership
- Lead system architecture and technical design decisions
- Define and enforce engineering standards and best practices
- Review technical solutions and ensure high-quality implementation
- Guide teams through complex technical challenges
- Lead technical planning and estimation sessions
2. Software Development
- Actively contribute to backend and platform development
- Build scalable and secure fintech systems and APIs
- Support integration of payment services and third-party systems
- Participate in production issue resolution when needed
- Ensure code quality through reviews and testing practices
3. Team Leadership & Mentorship
- Mentor and support engineers in their growth
- Conduct knowledge-sharing and technical sessions
- Promote accountability and engineering ownership
- Build a strong and collaborative engineering culture
4. System Architecture
- Design microservices and distributed systems
- Ensure scalability, reliability, and performance
- Optimize database, infrastructure, and system design
- Lead integrations with banks, wallets, and payment providers
- Implement monitoring, logging, and observability standards
5. Delivery & Collaboration
- Work with Product Owners to translate requirements into technical solutions
- Support sprint planning and backlog prioritization
- Collaborate with Scrum and DevOps teams to improve delivery speed
- Ensure timely and predictable delivery of features
6. Security & Compliance
- Apply secure coding and payment security standards
- Support compliance efforts (PCI-DSS, KYC, AML, where applicable)
- Identify and fix security risks and vulnerabilities
- Ensure data protection and system safety
7. DevOps & Operations
- Support CI/CD and deployment automation
- Improve system stability and release reliability
- Assist in incident response and root cause analysis
- Maintain high system uptime and performance
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or related field
- 4+ years of experience, especially in fintech and payment systems.
- Experience in fintech, banking, or high-scale systems is preferred
- Experience leading Agile/Scrum teams
Technical Skills
- Backend: Java (Spring Boot), Node.js, .NET, or Go
- Frontend: React
- Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis APIs: REST, GraphQL, Webhooks
- Cloud/DevOps: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins)
- Architecture: Microservices, event-driven systems, messaging (Kafka/RabbitMQ)
Preferred Fintech Experience
- Payment gateways and wallets
- Mobile money systems
- Card processing and switch integrations
- QR payments
- Fraud detection systems
- Reconciliation systems
Skills Required:
- Computer / Software / It / Data
How to Apply
Interested? Send your application to the email to-recruiters@geezjobs.com
Subject line "Senior Engineering Lead"
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