Senior Engineering Lead – Fintech Systems

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