Fintech Engineering Leader: Scale Global, Secure Platforms

Tanqeeb; Dubai; On-site; AED 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanqeeb is seeking a VP of Engineering to lead the company’s engineering function across multiple product lines and regions. The role requires strategic leadership with hands‑on delivery, ensuring scalable, secure platforms that meet regulatory requirements and business growth objectives.

You will collaborate with Product, Data, Security, Infrastructure, and Executive Leadership to translate business objectives into robust technical delivery while building high‑performing engineering teams

Qualifications

• Senior engineering leadership experience in fintech, trading, or high-scale tech environments.
• Proven track record leading large, distributed teams across multiple products or regions.
• Experience delivering complex, high-traffic platforms in regulated or security‑sensitive environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute engineering strategy aligned with growth, scalability, and technology vision.
• Lead multiple engineering teams across backend, frontend, mobile, platform, and infrastructure.
• Establish engineering standards, governance, and best practices across development teams.
• Oversee design, development, and delivery of high-availability trading and fintech platforms.
• Ensure system reliability, performance, security, and scalability in global markets.
• Guide architectural decisions, roadmaps, and modernization initiatives.
• Build and retain Engineering Managers, Tech Leads, and Architects.
• Drive accountability, quality, and ownership in teams.
• Partner with Product, Compliance, Risk, Security, and Operations to ensure aligned delivery.
• Deliver governance, risk, and delivery excellence with metrics and reporting.
• Identify and mitigate technical debt, delivery risks, and scalability challenges.
• Provide executive-level technical guidance to leadership.

Skills

Senior engineering leadership

Fintech / trading experience

Distributed engineering teams

Regulatory/compliance awareness

Job description

Tanqeeb is seeking a VP of Engineering to lead the company’s engineering function across multiple product lines and regions. The role requires strategic leadership with hands‑on delivery, ensuring scalable, secure platforms that meet regulatory requirements and business growth objectives.

You will collaborate with Product, Data, Security, Infrastructure, and Executive Leadership to translate business objectives into robust technical delivery while building high‑performing engineering teams